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AQUATIC FACILITY OPERATOR 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? - correct answer
- Teaching Lessons
2. What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty
program? - correct answer - Facility Inspection
3. How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? - correct answer -
approximately 7.5
4. How do you calculate how many gallons are in a pool? - correct answer
- 1. calculate the volume (LxW)xDavg
2. multiple by 7.5 gallons
5. Law of Dilution - correct answer - During a turnover less than half of the
water molecules pass through the filter
6. What kind of pools need a higher turnover? - correct answer - Special
pools
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7. When do gutters NOT work? - correct answer - when flooded
8. What do surge pits need? - correct answer - room to contain surge flow
9. What do modulating float valves regulate? - correct answer - 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
10. What are the two types of pumps? - correct answer - Self-Priming
and Flooded Suction Centrifugal
11. 4 inches = - correct answer - 400 gpm
12. What does eliminating dead spots mean? - correct answer - Heated
and treated water is equally distributed in the pool
13. Horizontal High Rate Sand Filter - correct answer - increases surface
area
AQUATIC FACILITY OPERATOR 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
1. What is NOT one of the AFO's primary responsibilities? - correct answer
- Teaching Lessons
2. What should you do every day as a part of your AFO safety duty
program? - correct answer - Facility Inspection
3. How many gallons of water is in one cubic ft? - correct answer -
approximately 7.5
4. How do you calculate how many gallons are in a pool? - correct answer
- 1. calculate the volume (LxW)xDavg
2. multiple by 7.5 gallons
5. Law of Dilution - correct answer - During a turnover less than half of the
water molecules pass through the filter
6. What kind of pools need a higher turnover? - correct answer - Special
pools
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7. When do gutters NOT work? - correct answer - when flooded
8. What do surge pits need? - correct answer - room to contain surge flow
9. What do modulating float valves regulate? - correct answer - 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
10. What are the two types of pumps? - correct answer - Self-Priming
and Flooded Suction Centrifugal
11. 4 inches = - correct answer - 400 gpm
12. What does eliminating dead spots mean? - correct answer - Heated
and treated water is equally distributed in the pool
13. Horizontal High Rate Sand Filter - correct answer - increases surface
area
