Scrolling around the Eureka website and sound this, it looks like it would be a bear to use and is about the size of a tank.
http://www.eureka.com/en-US/Products/Uprights/SuctionSeal/Uprights-SuctionSeal-AS1101A.aspx
http://www.eureka.com/en-US/Products/Uprights/SuctionSeal/Uprights-SuctionSeal-AS1101A.aspx