Check out our latest ‘Horror File’ entry
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January 31, 2026
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 James Sankey of Sankey Pools in Warminster, Pennsylvania.

James sent this picture but he left out a description, and so we thought we'd ask our readers to take a look at the picture and tell us what is wrong. There could be several problems and we invite you to try and identify as many as possible.

If you can make it to the Western Pool & Spa Show you can stop by our booth, #345, where we will enter your submission to win a special prize at the show! The service tech who finds the most issues is the winner.

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 to info@serviceindustrynews.net.

mailto:info@serviceindustrynews.net

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