Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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September 12, 2022
CAN YOU TOP THIS?
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 Mike Cipko, of Mike’s Krystal Clear Pools, in La Mirada, California.

“Installed a brand new spa heater at a commercial pool in Pico Rivera, California,” writes Mike.

“About a month later they took it upon themselves to install a cover to protect their investment from the sun and rain.”

Thank you for sending this, Mike. Is it still holding up?

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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