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POOL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS
Qs and Ans - Expert- Explanation - ing score -51 Questions and Answers
-Format: Multiple-choice / Flashcard
Question 1: What do you do if a patron complains of a chlorine smell and their eyes are stinging?
Answer:
Raise the chlorine to Breakpoint Level.Question 2: The time it takes for all the water to go through the filter system is the
Answer:
turnover rate
Question 3: Adding chlorine to the pool to the pool
Answer:
raises the pH
Question 4: Flow Rate=
Answer:
number of gallons divided by hours of turnover (multiply hours by 60 to get minutes)
Question 5: pH levels should be
Answer:
7.2-7.8 (like a pool)
Question 6: Electrical system at pool must have
Answer:
GFI's
Question 7: In most jurisdictions the turnover rate is
Answer:
- hours
Question 8: Ideal chorine level for a pool is:
Answer:
1ppm to 5ppm Question 9: When doing the pH test and the sample turns purple, what does it mean?
Answer:
pH is too high Question 10: You go to the pool in the morning and notice the chlorine is at zero. You hand-feed chlorine, how long to do you have to wait to allow people to go into the pool.
- no time
- 15 minutes
- 30 minutes
d) One day
Answer:
- 30 minutes
Question 11: The skimmer
Answer:
weir prevents floating material from re-entering the pool.Question 12: Ideal bromine level in a pool and spa is:
Answer:
3ppm to 6ppm
Question 13: If the telephone at the pool doesn't work
Answer:
close the pool Question 14: If you are using gas chlorine at a swimming pool the filter room must be
Answer:
WELL VENTILATED.
Question 15: Most common form of algae
Answer:
green Question 16: The hypochlorinator doesn't work. What could be a possible cause for this?
- no chlorine in the vat
- the injection fitting is clogged
- the tube assembly needs to be changed
- all of the above
Answer:
- all of the above
Question 17: How do you lower the Calcium Hardness Level?
Answer:
Drain water out and add fresh water. Dilute the water.
Question 18: To remove stains from the pool surface
Answer:
drain and acid wash the pool Question 19: As the dirt in the filter accumulates the flow of water going through the filter
Answer:
decreases while filter pressure increases
Question 20: When doing the pH test and the sample turns yellow, what does it mean?
Answer:
pH is too low
Question 21: Stairs in a pool must be accompanied by a
Answer:
handrail must be anchored in the pool deck and in the bottom step
Question 22: removing dirt/particles from filter
Answer:
backwashing
Question 23: The formula for area is
Answer:
length x width
Question 24: What happens if the alkalinity level is too low?
Answer:
pH is difficult to maintain, the water will cause damage to the pool walls
Question 25: Worst type of algae
Answer:
black
Question 26: Filtration is the
Answer:
physical process of water moving through the system.
Question 27: Flow Rate=
Answer:
Turnover Rate/Filter Media Rate
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