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Pool Operator's Final Exam Questionsand answers | Updated 2024/25 RATED
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The percentage of hypoclorous acid formation is most influenced by: -
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II Pool painting is usually done: -
II II II II II II II IIBefore opening in the spring II II II II
When a pool is chlorinated with gas chlorine, the operator must also use: -
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Ash
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The term "chlorine demand" refers to: -
II II II II II II II II II II The amount of chlorine which will react with
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substances in the pool
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Re-circulation pumps used in swimming pools are the type called: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II Centrifugal
pumps
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II Reversing the flow of water through the filters is called: -
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II "Slurry feed" or "body feed" refers to: -
II II II II II II II II II II Diatomite added during a filter run II II II II II
II The term pH is determined by the concentration of: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II Hydrogen ions II
Because carbonate ions combine with hydrogen ions, sodium carbonate will cause
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pH to: - Rise
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When enough chlorine is added to cause complete oxidation of all organic
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compounds, a sudden drop in residual chlorine may be noticed. The point at which
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this occurs is called the: - Break-point
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"Residual chlorine" refers to: -
II II II II II II II II The amount left in the water after oxidation of
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organic material
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Which of the following is NOT considered a swimming pool disinfectant: -
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Chlorinated hydrocarbons
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When chlorine is used as a disinfectant for swimming pools, the form in which it's
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disinfectant properties are the greatest is: - Hypochlorous acid
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II The chemical most commonly used to raise pH is: -
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II An example of a chemical used to stabilize chlorine is: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II II Cyanuric acid II
, The chemical reagent recommended by the health department to test chlorine
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residual in swimming pools is: - D.P.D.
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The chemical reagent used most often to test pH in swimming pools is: -
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red
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Considering all factors, which of the following would be the BEST range for pH in a
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swimming pool: - 7.2-7.8
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II The minimum turnover rate to obtain 100% clarity in a pool is: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II IIOnce in eight hours II II II
There is a noticeable odor of chlorine around your pool and bathers are complaining
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of eye irritation. Which of the following is most likely to solve the problem: - Break
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point chlorination
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II As pH increases, chlorine effectiveness: -
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II In a high-rate sand filter system, the tanks are backwashed: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II II All at once II II
The baffle in the filter tank is there to: -
II II II II II II II II II II II II II Disperse water evenly over the surface of II II II II II II
the filter media
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An access manhole is constructed on each tank in sand and anthracite filter systems:
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- All of the above
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II A hair and lint strainer should be located: -
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Sodium hypochlorite used as a pool sanitizer also affects the water pH in the
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following manner: - Raises
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II Chlorine gas will ________ the pH: - II II II II II II II II II Lower
II DE systems should be turned off for a "rest": -
II II II II II II II II II II II II Never
If the filter run is started with clean filters, the difference between the influent and
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effluent gauges should be: - Very little
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II Glass containers are: - II II II II II II Never allowed in the pool enclosure
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Which of the following factors would produce a greater consumption of disinfectant in
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a pool: - Bather load plus sunlight
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In a stabilized pool, the concentration of cyanuric acid should not exceed: -
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ppm
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II Spa filtration and recirculation pumps should operate for: -
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