very good product, easy to set up, simple instructions and cleaned a cream carpet in around 40mins, start to finish. Removed any small stains and dirt from the carpet, even picked up grains of sand, which can be seen in the removable/washable waste carton. drying time would depend on the carpet, mine was over an hiur as ut us thicker than most. highly recommend this product from vax and ao, who are always on time with delivery and offer a decent after care cover.