Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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December 31, 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 Jamie Tuttle, of James Dean Pools in Scottsdale, Arizona.

“After a wind storm, I went to service a pool last month,” writes Jamie.

“When I arrived, I went to check the equipment and found this mess.

“I contacted Rick Norman of Woodys Pool Repair, because he is licensed to do major repairs. They now have new automation, a new spa pump and a new filter. Thank you, Rick.”

And thank you, Jamie, for not doing work you are not licensed to do. You give the pool service trade a good name.

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, snakes in the plumbing, 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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