CPO POOL OPERATOR STUDY GUIDE
Questions and Answers
1. 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
Answer c) 30 minutes
2. Ideal bromine level in a pool and spa is
Answer 3ppm to 6ppm
3. Ideal chorine level for a pool is
Answer 1ppm to 5ppm
4. Maximum level of chlorine in a pool is
Answer 5ppm
5. If you see bubbles coming up from a return, the possible cause could
be
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, Answer a bad seal on the hair/lint strainer - it is not properly closed, or air is in the filter, or water
level is too low
6. 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
Answer d) all of the above
7. When doing the pH test and the sample turns yellow, what does it
mean?
Answer pH is too low
8. When doing the pH test and the sample turns purple, what does it
mean?
Answer pH is too high
9. What do you do if a patron complains of a chlorine smell and
their eyes are stinging?
Answer Raise the chlorine to Breakpoint Level.
10. If the telephone at the pool doesn't work
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Questions and Answers
1. 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
Answer c) 30 minutes
2. Ideal bromine level in a pool and spa is
Answer 3ppm to 6ppm
3. Ideal chorine level for a pool is
Answer 1ppm to 5ppm
4. Maximum level of chlorine in a pool is
Answer 5ppm
5. If you see bubbles coming up from a return, the possible cause could
be
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, Answer a bad seal on the hair/lint strainer - it is not properly closed, or air is in the filter, or water
level is too low
6. 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
Answer d) all of the above
7. When doing the pH test and the sample turns yellow, what does it
mean?
Answer pH is too low
8. When doing the pH test and the sample turns purple, what does it
mean?
Answer pH is too high
9. What do you do if a patron complains of a chlorine smell and
their eyes are stinging?
Answer Raise the chlorine to Breakpoint Level.
10. If the telephone at the pool doesn't work
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