Hi, I'm kinda new to the forum and would just like to introduce myself. I live in sunny Florida. I worked in a vacuum store for many years and I've owned many of the high end vacuums out there so if anyone needs any advice or help with a type of vacuum cleaner, please let me know. Out of all the vacuums I've owned, the Kirby pulls the most dirt out of the carpet. But beware, it DOES NOT like throw rugs. It comes with many many attachments and in my opinion has one of the best carpet shampoo methods out there. So, I have a new Sentria model sitting in my closet right now. I also own an old Panasonic Dual Sweep canister with a power nozzle, but I might be selling it soon on eBay. I don't use it very much. OK, bye for now. Rob