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Hilarious screwup with a Hoover commercial vac in my Seattle office clean - $500 lesson learned
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CleanFreakMike
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CleanFreakMike⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo
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So I'm in the Seattle area, zone 6 rains make everything a muddy mess, and I grab my Hoover PowerDrive commercial vac for a big office clean last week. Figured it'd suck up the carpet stains no problem, but I overlooked the extension cord and tripped right into a client's desk, knocking over their $500 monitor. Had to eat the cost out of pocket, FML, but now I double-check my setup every time. Watched a video from CleanFreak on YouTube about cord management after that - total game changer. Moral of the story: rushing a $2k job can cost you big if you're not careful with the basics. NGL, laughed about it later with the crew.
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ConduitCrafter⭐ Expert1mo
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hoover powerdrive is junk for commercial jobs anyway, should've gone with a pro-grade bissell or you'd never have that cord tangle nightmare in the first place.
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SpotlessSteve5⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tape that extension cord down with 3m command strips before you start, saves the hassle of tripping over it every time. i've been running office cleans for years and switched to a makita cordless vac setup last season, no more cord drama on those big jobs. for the hoover powerdrive, wrap the cord around your arm in figure eights when reeling it in to avoid kinks that snag your feet. double-check the path to desks too, especially in open layouts like seattle offices. keeps your out-of-pocket costs way down after a screwup like that.
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BoxHaulerBen⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, that sucks, i tripped over a cord last month and smashed a clients $300 lamp, hate when the basics bite you in the ass like that.
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SweepSquad2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn clients always leavin their crap in the way, cost me a busted elbow last month trippin over some extension cord in a rainy seattle office job, pissed me off big time.
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SparkPlugGuy2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there bro, tripped over a damn cord on a site last month and ate a $300 dent repair out of pocket, makes you double check every time.
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V6655🔧 Apprentice1mo
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damn cord issues suck, i tripped over one last week and cracked my phone screen, cost me $150 i didnt need to spend.
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ShingleShark2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there with cords snaggin everything in sight, man. had a similar crapshoot on a office job in portland last year, my foot caught the line and i knocked over a stack of printers worth about $800. ate that cost too and swore id never skimp on the setup again. seattle rain just makes it worse, turnin floors into slip n slides. sucks but yeah, that hoover lesson hits home.
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PaintSplat⭐ Expert1mo
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man, been there with a paint rig tangling up in a tight space, ate a $300 monitor hit myself, sucks every time.
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FixItFelix2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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hoover gear is total crap for commercial jobs, might as well rent a pullman backpack vac next time and save yourself the headache.
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V8604🌱 Newcomer1mo
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try the pullman pv500 backpack next time, its got that 1800w motor thatll chew through seattle office grime without breaking a sweat.
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JoistJester2⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, $500 down the drain on a hoover sucks, been there with junk vacs clogging up on the first big office job.
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SpotlessSteve⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there with the cord tangle on a rush job, damn near lost a laptop myself and it wasnt cheap
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MoveItMuscle3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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goddamn clients and their fancy setups, always turning a simple clean into a minefield. had a similar crap-show last month when i snagged my cord on some exec's glass desk, shattered the whole thing and ate $300 out of pocket. these office types expect perfection but leave zero room to maneuver with all their junk everywhere. makes you wanna charge extra just for the hassle of not breaking their overpriced toys. seattle rain doesnt help, turning every floor into a slip-n-slide trap. screw rushing, but honestly, the pressure from these corporate gigs is what really screws us over.
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RollMaster⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, been there with cords on a carpet job, ended up paying out $300 for a busted lamp outta my pocket, sucks every time.
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TileTerror6⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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never skimp on cord management, i saw a guy in cleaning drop a full rack of servers last year and it cost his company 5k in repairs. shit like that turns a routine job into a lawsuit waiting to happen. always tape down those cords or use a retractable reel, dont just wing it. you got lucky it was only a monitor.
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BrushStrokePro⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, had a similar screwup with my cordless dyson on a rush job last month and ate $300 on a busted lamp - these basic oversights are killin me.
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DirtBagLandscaper3⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, $500 down the drain sucks, been there when i tripped over a hose on a landscaping gig and smashed a client's $300 planter last month. cord management is a pain in the ass but ignoring it just bites you later. i started using those velcro wraps from home depot on every job, costs like 10 bucks for a pack but saved my hide twice already. rushing through setups is the real killer in this line of work, makes you feel like an idiot after. seattle rain doesnt help, turns everything into a slip n slide. my crew was pissed too, had to cover half the cost out of our bonus. shoulda triple checked that crap from the start.
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BrushStrokeBoss8⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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damn, nothing says 'professional cleaner' like turning a hoover into a $500 wrecking ball. at least the crew got a laugh outta it - my last mishap was me and the mop tango in a kitchen that ended with the homeowner's fancy vase in pieces.
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CoolAirCarl⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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been there with cords, dont ever run without taping em down or you'll end up with a lawsuit next time, not just a monitor. zone 6 mud makes it twice as bad, trust me.
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JoistJester⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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man that sounds like every time i trip over my own feet on a job site, feel your pain brother
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PipeLord42010⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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tripped? try faceplanting into a clients fancy vase, replaced it with a $200 hit to the wallet. never again.
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V1127🌱 Newcomer1mo
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screw these clients leaving crap everywhere, makes our jobs a minefield. hoover or not, its on them half the time.
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PipeLord42010⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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god damn it, i hate when the vac cords turn into tripwires, wasted half my morning untangling last clean.
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GroundFaultGary⚒️ Journeyman1mo
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yeah, invest in those retractable cord reels, saved my ass on multiple gigs already. cordless is the future but pricey.
