Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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February 28, 2022
Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry

CAN YOU TOP THIS?

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 Steve Kay of Carribbean Pools, in Northridge, California.

“New account. Took a couple of ganders to register what’s wrong; how do you clean the filter?”, writes Steve.

“Everyday is a challenge and physics demands attention.

“Ok. How do I do this? I’m a professional and I do this everyday…right?”

Well Steve, we are curious how you are going to perform maintenance on this filter. Can you gently unscrew the top and move the plumbing to the side? Let us know with an updated photo ok?

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, spaghetti plumbing, rats in heaters, 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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