Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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October 14, 2020
Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry

Welcome to the latest edition of our popular “Can You Top This?” column, featuring the newest entry in the Service Industry News “Horror File. ”

This issue’s entry comes to us from Thomas Brittain, in Melbourne, Florida.

“My name is Thomas and I work for a local pool company in Melbourne, FL.

I was sent out to a new pool cleaning customer to fill out our "new customer specs" and found that

the solar plumbing was on the vacuum side of the circulation system.

I always enjoy the horror file entries so I figured

I’d share the joy by sharing my “horror” discovery.”

We are so glad you sent this in Thomas. We wonder what are the consequences of running the system on the wrong side?

Other publications like to print lots of pretty pictures of beautiful pools, spas and well engineered installations.

At Service Industry News, We would rather go behind the scenes and take a closer look at the type of stuff our readers encounter everyday. — cracked tiles, tree roots, spaghetti plumbing, rats in the heater, cars in the pool and more!

When you are out in the field and you see something

that doesn’t look right, send us an email along with a picture and a brief description: Attention Horror File, serviceindustrynewscd@yahoo.com.

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