I bought this for my wife who has trouble reaching different areas when cleaning the bathtub area. We have a whirlpool bath and like to scrub out any accumulated gunk after each use. (Who wants to sit it that?) We also use the shower and clean the tiles around the shower every week or so. My wife, who has developed limited mobility and has had two knew replacements, was having trouble doing the daily and weekly cleaning because of her limited reach and the desire not to have to bend or kneel on the floor. This power brush permits her to clean the tub easily. She actually can do it sitting down next to the tub. The tiles are another matter, but again, she can easily clean them all, including the shower head, faucets, and bathtub fill pipe without having to stretch or lean over the tub -- an imbalanced position that might result in a fall. Some have complained about the unit being weak or poorly made. No, this is not designed for massive pressures to be used with it, but normal grime will clean up without that much force. Perhaps someone with scale in the water or heavy soil issues might want to buy something stronger. What we have found is that you should apply pressure gradually. If the motor starts to slowdown, you should let off on the pressure a bit. If the motor seems to be running at full speed, you can apply a bit more pressure. Be sure to use an appropriate cleaner with this product when needed. Time to complete a job, amount of force needed to do it, and overall effectiveness will not be as good without the cleaner. The reason I gave it four stars instead of five is first that the sections snap together, but it is not always clear if this happened correctly. Once you get used to it, this is not an issue, but first-time users might find the device separating at the joints. The second thing is that there is some type of hanger attachment provided, but no directions on how to use it. I still don't know now this is supposed to work. The battery charger plug is located in the handle where you are supposed to hang onto the unit, but appears to be poorly sealed, and might let water (or whatever) in. Normally, you probably wouldn't want to have water running on this area and getting your hand wet, but I am not sure if splashed water or condensation might get into the battery compartment from this area. Again, nothing in the directions about this possible issue. It might be that lightly splashing some water in the area would not be a major issue, but putting it under a full-force faucet, under water, or otherwise getting it very wet might cause issues. Lastly, the directions again are a little vague on the charger use. Obviously, you should not charge the brush system in a place where it might be damaged or fall into water or other fluids, but we left it on the charger for a full 12 hours before using it for the first time, even though the charge status light had turned green only a few minutes after being plugged in, something that seemed to be unlikely. To summarize, the power brush has met or exceeded our expectations. The owner's manual has not. This device is not designed for heavy duty cleaning or very tough cleaning jobs, where a lot of pressure is needed. You may have to clean up these heavy messes one more time by hand or however you used to clean them. But for lighter cleaning, like in our case, weekly cleaning of the bath tub tiles, or daily cleaning of the whirlpool bath, this device makes the job a lot nicer, both because it does a quick job, but also because it permits cleaning without excessive bending.
