Utter rubbish. I put this in my garage and discovered that it will not work in low temperatures. Hoover recommends putting a pan of hot water to stand in it to warm the bloody thing up. Great advice....water into an electrical appliance. Unbelievable. It has a large capacity but is utterly useless in cold weather. My 10 year old machine worked well snow sleet hail. I now have a £200 tumble in my garage that is useless over most of the winter. DONT BUY IT