My old Henry's Old communicator while 18 Years and works like the first day. Nowadays one is the need to replace used electrical appliances after a few years. Henry is the exception. This device is really indestructible (it is several times the stairs like) and provides a super suction. Forget Dyson vacuum cleaner and the other designers - here you have a product that works and keeps very very long. It is not without reason, as described above, that this equipment is used almost exclusively in England by specialist cleaning company. From me also a very strong buy recommendation!