Hello Ron,
   The Shark is a handheld vacuum.For a hand vacuum it is one of the best I have ever seen,but it is just a hand vac,not good enough to clean your whole house.You might be interested in a small canister vacuum.Riccar makes several small,light,and quiet machines you might like.Try the link below for more imfo.
 
 
 
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