Thank you both I may visit my local vac shops tomorrow. I know the Sharks are known to break down and they aren't keen on parts/fixing (shame) but they are easy to use machines. I actually had the power nozzle die on my old one, bought the microswitch and was already to solder it in when Shark agreed to a free power nozzle swap.
I love that my Kenmore (Electrolux I believe) is a workhorse just not well suited for tight space and furniture layout I have.
