BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY BPAT
TESTER FINAL EXAM LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Pressure vacuum breaker shut-off valves must be _____ valves.
A. Angle
B. Gate
C. Globe
D. Regulating
E. Tightly closed Correct Answer E. Tightly closed
An indication that a pressure vacuum breaker is undersized for its
application is _____?
A. Air-inlet valve leakage
B. Bonnet distortion
C. Chatter or noise during flow
D. Disc pitting
E. Spring elongation Correct Answer C. Chatter or noise during
flow
Continuous flow from a pressure vacuum breaker's test cock 2
with shut-off valve 2 open and shut-off valve 1 closed is an
indication of _____?
A. Backpressure backflow
B. Backsiphonage backflow
C. A failed air-inlet valve
D. A leaking check valve
E. A leaking or damaged shut-off valve 1 Correct Answer A.
Backpressure backflow
,Pressure vacuum breakers may be used on the following
applications except ____?
A. High hazard/backsiphonage
B. High hazard/continuous pressure
C. Low hazard/backpressure
D. Low hazard/backsiphonage
E. Low hazard/intermittent pressure Correct Answer C. Low
hazard/backpressure
A double check valve assembly is installed 12 in. (30.5 cm) above
the floor for _____?
A. Electrical code compliance
B. Floor draining
C. Maintenance
D. Mechanical code compliance
E. Rodent control Correct Answer C. Maintenance
Double check valve assembly product performance standards
require venting for _____?
A. Chemicals
B. Test cock corrosion
C. Trapped air
D. Vertical installations
E. Winterization Correct Answer C. Trapped air
A low-hazard use only backflow preventer is a(n) _____?
A. Air-gap separation
B. Atmospheric vacuum breaker
C. Double check valve assembly
D. Pressure vacuum breaker assembly
E. Reduced pressure principle assembly Correct Answer C.
Double check valve assembly
Double check detector assembly flow indicators must register flow
up to _____?
, A. 1 gpm (3.8 l/min)
B. 2 gpm (7.6 l/min)
C. 3 gpm (11.4 l/min)
D. 4 gpm (15.1 l/min)
E. 5 gpm (18.9 l/min) Correct Answer B. 2 gpm (7.6 l/min)
A field test report for a double check valve assembly will include
the manufacturer's name, model, size, and _____?
A. Body material
B. Date of manufacture
C. Serial number
D. Working pressure (maximum)
E. Working temperature (maximum) Correct Answer C. Serial
number
Double check valve assembly components must be _____?
A. Bronze
B. Independently acting
C. Plastic
D. Rubber
E. Spring activated Correct Answer B. Independently acting
After the repair of a double check valve assembly, a field test is
required for the _____?
A. Check valve number 1
B. Component repaired
C. Entire assembly
D. Tester's personal records only
E. Shut-off valve tightness Correct Answer C. Entire assembly
Prior to testing the check valves in the direction of flow on a
double check valve assembly using a high and low side on the
gauge, a tester must first ____?
A. Determine the tightness of shut-off valve number 2
B. Notify the owner of the water shut-off
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