AQUATIC FACILITY OPERATOR EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | NEW UPDATE
2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS.
What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? Ans✔✔- Teaching Lessons
What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty program? Ans✔✔-
Facility Inspection
How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? Ans✔✔- approximately 7.5
What kind of pools need a higher turnover? Ans✔✔- Special pools
When do gutters NOT work? Ans✔✔- when flooded
What do surge pits need? Ans✔✔- room to contain surge flow
What do modulating float valves regulate? Ans✔✔- the amount of water
contributed by the bottom outlet by slowly restricting the bottom drain valve as the
water level in the surge pit rises
How do you calculate how many gallons are in a pool? Ans✔✔- 1. calculate the
volume (LxW)xDavg
2. multiple by 7.5 gallons
Law of Dilution Ans✔✔- During a turnover less than half of the water molecules
pass through the filter
, What are the two types of pumps? Ans✔✔- Self-Priming and Flooded Suction
Centrifugal
4 inches = Ans✔✔- 400 gpm
What does eliminating dead spots mean? Ans✔✔- Heated and treated water is
equally distributed in the pool
What is oxidation? Ans✔✔- a chemical process that destroys organic compounds in
the pool water
What is disinfection? Ans✔✔- the chemical process that kills or deactivates
pathogens
What does oxidation do? Ans✔✔- destroys organics
What does sanitation do? Ans✔✔- destroys bacteria
Horizontal High Rate Sand Filter Ans✔✔- increases surface area
When do you backwash? Ans✔✔- When the pressure differential indicates it is
needed
When do you body feeding (DE) ? Ans✔✔- during the filter cycle
What does poor oxidation result in? Ans✔✔- cloudy turbid water
What is the desirable chlorine compound? Ans✔✔- HOCl
Why is HOCl the desirable chlorine compound? Ans✔✔- because it oxidizes AND
sanitizes
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION | NEW UPDATE
2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | GUARANTEED PASS.
What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? Ans✔✔- Teaching Lessons
What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty program? Ans✔✔-
Facility Inspection
How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? Ans✔✔- approximately 7.5
What kind of pools need a higher turnover? Ans✔✔- Special pools
When do gutters NOT work? Ans✔✔- when flooded
What do surge pits need? Ans✔✔- room to contain surge flow
What do modulating float valves regulate? Ans✔✔- the amount of water
contributed by the bottom outlet by slowly restricting the bottom drain valve as the
water level in the surge pit rises
How do you calculate how many gallons are in a pool? Ans✔✔- 1. calculate the
volume (LxW)xDavg
2. multiple by 7.5 gallons
Law of Dilution Ans✔✔- During a turnover less than half of the water molecules
pass through the filter
, What are the two types of pumps? Ans✔✔- Self-Priming and Flooded Suction
Centrifugal
4 inches = Ans✔✔- 400 gpm
What does eliminating dead spots mean? Ans✔✔- Heated and treated water is
equally distributed in the pool
What is oxidation? Ans✔✔- a chemical process that destroys organic compounds in
the pool water
What is disinfection? Ans✔✔- the chemical process that kills or deactivates
pathogens
What does oxidation do? Ans✔✔- destroys organics
What does sanitation do? Ans✔✔- destroys bacteria
Horizontal High Rate Sand Filter Ans✔✔- increases surface area
When do you backwash? Ans✔✔- When the pressure differential indicates it is
needed
When do you body feeding (DE) ? Ans✔✔- during the filter cycle
What does poor oxidation result in? Ans✔✔- cloudy turbid water
What is the desirable chlorine compound? Ans✔✔- HOCl
Why is HOCl the desirable chlorine compound? Ans✔✔- because it oxidizes AND
sanitizes
