Once assembled and mounted, the vacuum worked well. However, I found the mounting of the unit troublesome in that the rear mounting plates were difficult to insert into the wall brackets without removing the rubber cushions which do not appear to have any function other than to frustrate the installer. Also, the hose rewind function does not coil the hose such that the last 3-4' of hose can be rewound without manually manipulating the positioning of the hose, which took several attempts to accom...