Listen up and make sure none of these ever happen to you. Frank and Jacque discuss some of Frank’s scariest and most odd memories he’s had over his many years in the pool industry. Some of the worst that Frank has seen, felt, and smelt.
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00:00 – Introduction
07:50 – The customer’s children were shocked every time they swam in the deep end of the pool.
08:55 – The customer’s pool floated out of the ground because they drained their swimming pool to fix their pool, which was unnecessary. destroyed their pool
12:20 – A pool friend drained an abandoned pool to clean it out and found a dead cow in the bottom of the pool
14:10 – The pool heater was having a delayed ignition issue. The heater cabinet would fill with natural gas before it would ignite, causing a small explosion whenever it would finally ignite. be careful when checking the heater ignition
18:30 – rats in heaters, some of the creepiest pool heater issues I have ever dealt with were due to rat infestations.
20:10 – turned a heater on a 4 ft long rat snake came out, half burnt from the heater ignition. this partially burnt snake was extremely aggressive and not happy
22:35 – 3 live baby opossums in a skimmer.
24:17 – giant bullfrog in a skimmer, the worst Frank has ever been hurt working on a swimming pool
24:57 – Frank walked up on a young lady nude sunbathing.
26:45 – Frank was diving in a swimming pool doing a leak detection. While exiting the pool, he realized there was a copper head coiled up in his air hose.
30:40 – Frank opened up a heater cabinet to find the largest red wasp nest he’s ever seen. 4 to 5 wasp stings to the head taught him to always be prepared when opening any kind of outdoor cabinet. Be careful with the type of wasp spray you use around electrical components. there are non-conductive wasp sprays
34:10 – Frank went into a backyard with two very large Rottweiler dogs. At first, these dogs were friendly and playful, but the mood changed quickly when one of them bit Frank by accident. dogs can turn on you, even after first being friendly
38:55 – Frank had a Chow bite him, and a Saint Bernard in the yard protected Frank and kicked the Chow’s butt
40:05 – Frank severely burnt both eyes with muriatic acid.
44:15 – The customer got killed by his pool filter coming apart. This client was fortunate to have someone nearby who was able to resuscitate him, which saved his life. Pool filters under pressure can be extremely dangerous.
48:55 – mixing pool chemicals in any way can be dangerous. Many of these chemicals can react, resulting in spontaneous combustion or dangerous gasses. Frank has seen pool scoops ignite while in someone’s hand, and has had associates almost burn the service vehicle up
51:00 – use caution when working with chlorine. Chlorine can gas off. Chlorine is extremely acidic and can burn your lungs, cause very bad health issues, or damage property.
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