Pinellas Ice Co.
Pinellas Ice Co.
Service Comparison — Pinellas County

Not All Ice Machine
Service Is Equal

Here's what you're actually getting from different providers — and what you're not.

Side by Side
What Each Service
Actually Includes
Feature
Competitor
Crystal Ice
Lease
$175/mo
$2,100/year
Competitor
Crystal Ice
Standalone PM
$295/visit
$590/year (2 visits)
❄ Pinellas Ice Co.
Certified
Cleaning Plan
$129/mo
$1,548/year · 4 visits
Service Visits / Year 2 × semi-annual 2 × semi-annual 4 × quarterly
ATP Bioluminescence Test ✕ Never ✕ Never ✓ Every Visit
RLU Score Documented ✕ No ✕ No Yes — before & after
Compliance Documentation Service record only
— date stamp, no proof		 Service record only
— date stamp, no proof		 ATP-verified certificate
— scannable, inspector-ready
CleanScore Certification ✕ No ✕ No ✓ Every Service
QR Sticker on Machine ✕ No ✕ No Yes — inspectors can scan
DBPR Inspection History ✕ Not checked ✕ Not checked Reviewed every visit
Response Territory 4 counties, 3 techs 4 counties, 3 techs Pinellas only — faster
You Own Your Machine ✕ They own it ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Monthly Recurring Cost $175/mo (machine + service) $49/mo amortized $129/mo all-in
Contract Required Month-to-month ✓ None None — cancel anytime
Machine Repair Included ✓ Yes ✕ Extra cost Separate — transparent pricing
Real Cost Analysis
What You're Actually
Paying Per Year
Crystal Ice — Lease
$2,100
per year (machine you don't own)
  • 2 semi-annual cleanings included
  • All repairs included
  • Machine belongs to Crystal Ice
  • No ATP verification ever
  • Service record only — no proof
After 18 months you've paid off their machine cost. Still paying full price.
Crystal Ice — Standalone PM
$590
per year (2 visits at $295 each)
  • 2 visits per year
  • Scale removal and sanitization
  • Service record "compliance docs"
  • No ATP score — no measurement
  • No cert sticker — no inspector proof
Lowest cost option. Zero verifiable proof of result.
Pinellas Ice Co.
$1,548
per year · 4 certified visits
  • 4 quarterly visits — 2× more frequent
  • ATP test every single visit
  • RLU score before and after
  • CleanScore certificate issued
  • QR sticker — inspectors scan and verify
  • DBPR history reviewed each visit
$958 more than Crystal Ice standalone — with 2× more visits and actual proof every time.
The Core Difference
What "Compliance Docs"
Actually Means
ATP Bioluminescence Testing
The only objective measurement of biological contamination in an ice machine
312
RLU
typical
uncleaned
Crystal Ice "Compliance Docs"
A printed service record that says a technician visited on a specific date. It lists what was done: sanitization, scale removal, inspection. There is no number. There is no measurement. There is no proof the machine is actually clean after the visit. A health inspector looking at this document cannot verify the result — only that someone showed up.
Pinellas Ice Co. ATP Certificate
A Hygiena EnSURE V2 luminometer swab test records the exact RLU score before cleaning and after. FDA acceptable standard is 10 RLU. Most uncleaned machines test above 200. Your CleanScore certificate shows the pre-clean number, the post-clean number, technician ID, date, and a QR code any inspector can scan to verify in real time. That's not a visit record — that's proof.
The Inspection Reality

When a DBPR inspector cites your establishment for ice machine contamination, a service record showing "cleaning performed" does not resolve the citation. A documented ATP score showing post-clean RLU below 10 does. One is a paper trail. The other is evidence. Crystal Ice gives you the first. We give you the second.

Health Inspector's View
What They See When
They Walk In
With Crystal Ice
  • ✕ A service sticker with a date — no RLU score
  • ✕ No way to verify cleaning actually removed contamination
  • ✕ No certification ID to cross-reference
  • ✕ No QR code — inspector must take your word for it
  • ✕ If cited, service record does not prove remediation
With Pinellas Ice Co.
  • ✓ CleanScore sticker with cert ID on the machine
  • ✓ QR code scans to live ATP score record
  • ✓ Pre-clean and post-clean RLU documented
  • ✓ Date, technician, and result — all verifiable
  • ✓ Demonstrates proactive compliance — not just reactive

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