POOL OPERATOR CLASS STUDY GUIDE
TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
SUCCESS RESOURCE
●● 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
TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
SUCCESS RESOURCE
●● 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