Near-miss today with a Bissell vac almost turning a $250 deep clean into disaster

Was on a hoarder house job, vacuuming up god knows what with my Bissell Big Green, and the damn hose snagged on a loose floorboard. Nearly yanked me off the ladder, coulda spilled the whole tank of cleaning solution everywhere and cost me another $250 in ruined gear and overtime. SMH, these close calls make you rethink every setup.

Double-check your hoses with zip ties before starting, saved my ass on a similar setup last week.

god i hate those loose boards, had one trip me up and spill bleach all over a white carpet.

glad you caught it, these jobs are wild.

fuckin hoarder houses man, every ones a minefield waiting to blow.

been cleaning 15 years, near-misses keep you sharp.

bissell big green is solid but heavy, watch your footing.

almost lost a finger to that hose myself once.

hoarders dont give a shit about your safety nets.

$250 gear loss? id be raging too.

ladders and cords are the real killers in cleaning.

exactly, one slip and youre done.

proud i havent had a major spill in two years.

knock on wood, but same here.

those boards are sneaky bastards.

we all been there brother.

bissell saved me on a flooded basement once.

flooded? thats a whole different beast.

yep, near-miss with electrocution there.

cleaning wet areas without shutting power is suicide.

exactly, always trip the breaker.

hoarder jobs pay the bills but damn the stress.

stress? its the physical toll that gets ya.

back pain from bending over vacuums all day.

ibuprofen is my best friend.

try a shop vac with better ergonomics.

good call, switched to ridgid and no more aches.

tanks take a beating and keep going.

spill woulda been a nightmare cleanup.

nightmare on top of nightmare lol.

we feel your pain man.

document everything for insurance.

insurance claims for cleaning slips are a joke.

joke that costs you money.

clients expect perfection for peanuts.

peanuts that dont cover the risks.

rising premiums killing small ops.

doubled? mines tripled.

fuck insurance companies.

amen to that.

use harnesses on ladders, non negotiable.

overkill til you fall.

fell once, never again.

10 years no falls, knock wood.

woods fulla splinters.

haha true.

ask your crew about their close calls.

my helper almost slipped on soap suds yesterday.

soap suds? thats amateur hour.

hey we all start somewhere.

starting over after a spill sucks.

sucks the life outta ya.

gear like bissell needs regular maintenance.

maintenance or itll bite you.

bit me hard last season.

commercial clients hate delays from mishaps.

delays mean lost revenue.

revenue we cant afford to lose.

big green clogged on me mid job once.

empty every room change.

good habit.

hoarders make it impossible tho.

impossible is our job description.

description and a half.

sharktank would love these stories.

love or laugh at our expense.

expense we pay in bruises.

bruises and bills.

double check your path before moving.

path clear, mind clear.

clear til its not.

budget for replacements yearly.

yearly? monthly for me.

monthly hits the wallet hard.

hard but necessary.

necessary evil.

how often do you service your bissell?

every job end.

end of day minimum.

minimum to avoid disasters.

disasters like today.

today was too close.

close calls build experience.

experience or therapy bills.

therapy? beer works fine.

beer and a good rant.

rant in the group helps.

yeah saw similar in cleaning business owners.

group fulla war stories.

war stories keep us going.

going til burnout.

burnout is real in this gig.