POOL OPERATOR'S TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Phenol red - answer-used to measure ph
Parallel - answer-valves are open if handle is ______ to the pipe
Ph - answer-how acidic or basic a solution (pool water) is
60 to 180 - answer-acceptable range of total alkalinity in a pool
7.2 to 7.8 - answer-acceptable range of ph in a pool
150 to 400 - answer-acceptable range of calcium hardness in a pool
1500 - answer-maximum reading for total dissolved solids (tds)
7.5 - answer-ph of a human eye
15 minutes - answer-maximum time someone should spend in a spa
8 hours - answer-maximum turnover rate for a main pool
2 hours - answer-maximum turnover rate for a wading pool
30 minutes - answer-maximum turnover rate for a spa
104 - answer-maximum temperature for a spa is _____ degrees
-0.5 - +0.5 - answer-acceptable range for the langelier saturation index
Flow meter - answer-instrument that measures how fast the water is returning to the
pool after it has been cleaned
Parts per million - answer-the rate of flow is measured in...
Effluent line - answer-other name for return line
Dpd #1 and #2 - answer-to measure free available chlorine the reagents should be...
Floculent - answer-filter aid that makes small dirt bigger
Cyanuric acid - answer-chemical that stabilizes chlorine against ultraviolet light of the
sun
AND ANSWERS
Phenol red - answer-used to measure ph
Parallel - answer-valves are open if handle is ______ to the pipe
Ph - answer-how acidic or basic a solution (pool water) is
60 to 180 - answer-acceptable range of total alkalinity in a pool
7.2 to 7.8 - answer-acceptable range of ph in a pool
150 to 400 - answer-acceptable range of calcium hardness in a pool
1500 - answer-maximum reading for total dissolved solids (tds)
7.5 - answer-ph of a human eye
15 minutes - answer-maximum time someone should spend in a spa
8 hours - answer-maximum turnover rate for a main pool
2 hours - answer-maximum turnover rate for a wading pool
30 minutes - answer-maximum turnover rate for a spa
104 - answer-maximum temperature for a spa is _____ degrees
-0.5 - +0.5 - answer-acceptable range for the langelier saturation index
Flow meter - answer-instrument that measures how fast the water is returning to the
pool after it has been cleaned
Parts per million - answer-the rate of flow is measured in...
Effluent line - answer-other name for return line
Dpd #1 and #2 - answer-to measure free available chlorine the reagents should be...
Floculent - answer-filter aid that makes small dirt bigger
Cyanuric acid - answer-chemical that stabilizes chlorine against ultraviolet light of the
sun
