POOL OPERATOR ACTUAL TEST PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
TESTED ANSWERS
◉ If the pool is cloudy and you cannot see the main drain, what do
you do?
Answer: Close the pool to swimmers
◉ PH should be between ___ and ___
Answer: 7.2 and 7.8
◉ To raise pH you add...
Answer: Soda Ash
◉ To lower pH you add
Answer: Muriatic acid
◉ Chlorine levels should be between ____ and ____
Answer: 1.0 and 5.0
◉ Liquid chlorine is named
, Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite
◉ Powder chlorine is named
Answer: Calcium Hypochlorite
◉ Chlorine comes in these forms
Answer: Liquid, gas, and powder
◉ Chlorine is added to the pool to
Answer: Oxidize organic matter
◉ When you add chlorine to the water it forms
Answer: Hydrochlorous acid
◉ Total Alkalinity of a pool should be between ?
Answer: 80 and 120 ppm
◉ Low alkalinity results in ?
Answer: Loss of pH control (pH bounce)
◉ To raise total alkalinity you should add
Answer: Sodium Bicarbonate
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
TESTED ANSWERS
◉ If the pool is cloudy and you cannot see the main drain, what do
you do?
Answer: Close the pool to swimmers
◉ PH should be between ___ and ___
Answer: 7.2 and 7.8
◉ To raise pH you add...
Answer: Soda Ash
◉ To lower pH you add
Answer: Muriatic acid
◉ Chlorine levels should be between ____ and ____
Answer: 1.0 and 5.0
◉ Liquid chlorine is named
, Answer: Sodium Hypochlorite
◉ Powder chlorine is named
Answer: Calcium Hypochlorite
◉ Chlorine comes in these forms
Answer: Liquid, gas, and powder
◉ Chlorine is added to the pool to
Answer: Oxidize organic matter
◉ When you add chlorine to the water it forms
Answer: Hydrochlorous acid
◉ Total Alkalinity of a pool should be between ?
Answer: 80 and 120 ppm
◉ Low alkalinity results in ?
Answer: Loss of pH control (pH bounce)
◉ To raise total alkalinity you should add
Answer: Sodium Bicarbonate
