POOL OPERATOR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔The hypochlorinator doesn't work. What could be a possible cause for this?
a) no chlorine in the vat
b) the injection fitting is clogged
c) the tube assembly needs to be changed
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔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.
a) no time
b) 15 minutes
c) 30 minutes
d) One day - ✔✔c) 30 minutes
✔✔When doing the pH test and the sample turns yellow, what does it mean? - ✔✔pH is
too low
✔✔When doing the pH test and the sample turns purple, what does it mean? - ✔✔pH is
too high
✔✔What do you do if a patron complains of a chlorine smell and their eyes are
stinging? - ✔✔Raise the chlorine to Breakpoint Level.
✔✔If the telephone at the pool doesn't work - ✔✔close the pool
✔✔What should you use when handling chemicals? - ✔✔Personal Protective
Equipment - Gloves, Goggles, Apron
✔✔What happens if the alkalinity level is too low? - ✔✔pH is difficult to maintain, the
water will cause damage to the pool walls
SURE A+
✔✔The hypochlorinator doesn't work. What could be a possible cause for this?
a) no chlorine in the vat
b) the injection fitting is clogged
c) the tube assembly needs to be changed
d) all of the above - ✔✔d) all of the above
✔✔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.
a) no time
b) 15 minutes
c) 30 minutes
d) One day - ✔✔c) 30 minutes
✔✔When doing the pH test and the sample turns yellow, what does it mean? - ✔✔pH is
too low
✔✔When doing the pH test and the sample turns purple, what does it mean? - ✔✔pH is
too high
✔✔What do you do if a patron complains of a chlorine smell and their eyes are
stinging? - ✔✔Raise the chlorine to Breakpoint Level.
✔✔If the telephone at the pool doesn't work - ✔✔close the pool
✔✔What should you use when handling chemicals? - ✔✔Personal Protective
Equipment - Gloves, Goggles, Apron
✔✔What happens if the alkalinity level is too low? - ✔✔pH is difficult to maintain, the
water will cause damage to the pool walls
