My DH is handy too and does all of my repairs and cleans my machines. The only time it had to go to the shop was about a year ago when I broke a belt on it that none of the shops said I could have broken and they wouldn't sell me one so we had to take it in. We have a set of mini vacuum attachments and he uses those as well as oil where it's needed. He did get a manual for my machine but hasn't had to use it yet.