Was easy enough to put together. First I did my area rug.. functionally it worked great. It is a bit heavy when full. I like that it has a rinse on it. I would never imagine that much soap would be left behind. Next I did my full wall to wall carpets upstairs. No one is up there but has not been cleaned in a year. Usually I rent a commercial shampooer. So having said that it cleans nicely.. but every five minutes I had to stop to put water in it or empty it out. That was time consuming. The attachments work nicely easy to connect and use. Again when full it’s heavy so if the hose doesn’t go half way up your stairs so you can put it and bottomOf stairs and do half and on top of stairs to do the other half I can’t see putting it on a step in the middle and trying to shampoo. It’s a good shampooer in an emergency.. goodFor area rugs again wall to wall you’re going to have to keep stopping. There is not a lot of noise . It was a good value for the money.. good in case the pet does a ?. Would I buy it again? Yes I would it was worth the money and the convenience of not always having to run out toRent one and being able to clean up the pet oops or my spilling something.I am updating my review. Up it to 5 stars. Even though I had to keep stopping to refill with water or empty it the performance of this machine is awesome. I went back and looked at my rugs .. I am use to a commercial size shampooer.. and I have to say I think this one out beats the clean of the commercial one.. this one is a little more time-consuming however the performance is right up there. Have no complaints about the performance I’m impressed. Today I did my steps awesome attachments love them! The hose reaches about seven steps up, which is the same as a commercial one. It cleaned the steps very well. Five stars five stars five stars! Best shampooer I ever had ! And the price was great. I am so happy I bought it. It’s convenient to always have it. I could do my carpets my furniture anytime I want if my dog has an accident it’s there it’s clean. Awesome people! try it out.