FACILITY MAINTENANCE MAIN EXAMINATION SET
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What can managers do to curb the negative attributes of a hotels fleet of vehicles?
a. power vehicles with clean fuels such as natural gas
b. purchase fuel- efficient vehicles
c. implement measures to curtail the use of vehicles
d. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔Which of the following is an example of land-use planning that can be benefit a
property economically?
a. demolishing existing buildings instead of converting them for reuse
b. positioning newly constructed buildings in an effort to reduce energy costs
c. retaining a cultural and social fabric by tearing down old buildings
d. all of the above - ✔✔B. positioning newly constructed buildings in an effort to reduce
energy costs
✔✔If there is a concern that a proposed environmental initiative might result in negative
customer reaction, a hotel general manger should:
a. reconfigure the initiative so that is looks different from the original, even though it is
essentially the same plan
b. rewrite those parts of the initiative perceived as unacceptable to municipal regulators
c. involve staff, customers, and the local community in test marketing the initiative
d. move forward with the program on the authority of the hotels board-approved
environmental awareness - ✔✔C. involve staff, customers, and the local community in
test marketing the initiative
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding a hospitality facilitys wastewater
TRUE?
a. All water used at facility is disposed of through the propertys sewer system
b. wastewater flow in most building applications is pump-driven
c. wastewater from the guestrooms and laundries is typically disposed of through the
storm sewer system
d. municipal sewage treatment systems typically requires a hospitality facility to run its
grease-containing - ✔✔D. Municipal sewage treatment systems typically require a
hospitality facility to run its a grease-containing wastewater through a grease separator
before discharging into the sewage system
✔✔Which of the following would significantly affect a hotels water concumption?
,a. on-site laundry facilities, kitchens, exercise rooms
b. on-site laundry facilities, kitchens, cooling towers
c. on-site laundry facilities, sprinkler systems, cooling towers
d. anticipate a complete renovation of the property's plumbing system - ✔✔B. on-site
laundry facilities, kitchens, cooling towers
✔✔When considering water-savings devices that may affect guests?
a. do everything possible to ensure the volume of water is increased
b. thoroughly test them before installing them throughout the property
c. ensure that they do not affect the reuse of gray water at the property
d. anticipate a complete renovation of the properties plumbing system - ✔✔B.
Thoroughly test them before installing them throughout the property
✔✔Which of the following is a common treatment for water contaminated by coliform
bacteria?
a. reverse osmosis
b. chlorination
c. filtration
d. iodinization - ✔✔B. Chlorination
✔✔Swimming pools naturally tend to become more _____ than desired
a. chlorinated
b. alkaline
c. aerated
d. acidic - ✔✔B. Alkaline
✔✔Heat pump water heaters:
a. use combustion and require a flue
b. transfer heat with less efficiency than electric resistance heaters
c. extract heat from an air source and transfer it to water that is being heated
d. do all the above - ✔✔C. extract heat from an air source and transfer it to water that is
being heated
✔✔The outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease in the mid-19702 showed hoteliers the
importance of:
a. increasing hot-water temperatures for the guest room showers to be more than 115F
b. effective cooling-tower treatment programs
c. preventing convection attendance (and other hotel guests) from swimming too long in
hotel swimming pools
, d. effective water-softening programs - ✔✔B. effective cooling-tower treatment
programs
✔✔What are some reasons for hospitality business to reduce water usage?
a. rising water costs
b. governmental restrictions on water usage
c. increasing water availability
d. both A and B - ✔✔D. both A and B
✔✔The cost to heat water is usually ______ the cost of the water that is heated
a. lower than
b. the same as
c. higher than
d. inversely related to - ✔✔C. higher than
✔✔Electricity is the ______ used energy source within the hospitality industry
a. least costly and least
b. most costly and most widely
c. most costly and least
d. least costly and most widely - ✔✔B. most costly and most widely
✔✔Which of the following protective devices should be used where water and electricity
may both be found (such as bathrooms and spas)
a. time-delay circuit breakers
b. standard circuit breakers
c. fuses
d. ground fault circuit interrupts - ✔✔D. ground fault circuit interrupts
✔✔Electrical systems consist of:
a. a source, a distribution system, and control devices connected to various pieces of
equipment
b. a feeder system, a distribution system, and control devices connected to various
pieces of equipment
c. a source, a distribution system, and transformer devices connected to various pieces
of equipment
d. a source, a utility system, and control devices connected to various pieces of
equipment - ✔✔C. a source, a distribution system, and transformer devices connected
to various pieces of equipment
2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔What can managers do to curb the negative attributes of a hotels fleet of vehicles?
a. power vehicles with clean fuels such as natural gas
b. purchase fuel- efficient vehicles
c. implement measures to curtail the use of vehicles
d. all of the above - ✔✔D. all of the above
✔✔Which of the following is an example of land-use planning that can be benefit a
property economically?
a. demolishing existing buildings instead of converting them for reuse
b. positioning newly constructed buildings in an effort to reduce energy costs
c. retaining a cultural and social fabric by tearing down old buildings
d. all of the above - ✔✔B. positioning newly constructed buildings in an effort to reduce
energy costs
✔✔If there is a concern that a proposed environmental initiative might result in negative
customer reaction, a hotel general manger should:
a. reconfigure the initiative so that is looks different from the original, even though it is
essentially the same plan
b. rewrite those parts of the initiative perceived as unacceptable to municipal regulators
c. involve staff, customers, and the local community in test marketing the initiative
d. move forward with the program on the authority of the hotels board-approved
environmental awareness - ✔✔C. involve staff, customers, and the local community in
test marketing the initiative
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding a hospitality facilitys wastewater
TRUE?
a. All water used at facility is disposed of through the propertys sewer system
b. wastewater flow in most building applications is pump-driven
c. wastewater from the guestrooms and laundries is typically disposed of through the
storm sewer system
d. municipal sewage treatment systems typically requires a hospitality facility to run its
grease-containing - ✔✔D. Municipal sewage treatment systems typically require a
hospitality facility to run its a grease-containing wastewater through a grease separator
before discharging into the sewage system
✔✔Which of the following would significantly affect a hotels water concumption?
,a. on-site laundry facilities, kitchens, exercise rooms
b. on-site laundry facilities, kitchens, cooling towers
c. on-site laundry facilities, sprinkler systems, cooling towers
d. anticipate a complete renovation of the property's plumbing system - ✔✔B. on-site
laundry facilities, kitchens, cooling towers
✔✔When considering water-savings devices that may affect guests?
a. do everything possible to ensure the volume of water is increased
b. thoroughly test them before installing them throughout the property
c. ensure that they do not affect the reuse of gray water at the property
d. anticipate a complete renovation of the properties plumbing system - ✔✔B.
Thoroughly test them before installing them throughout the property
✔✔Which of the following is a common treatment for water contaminated by coliform
bacteria?
a. reverse osmosis
b. chlorination
c. filtration
d. iodinization - ✔✔B. Chlorination
✔✔Swimming pools naturally tend to become more _____ than desired
a. chlorinated
b. alkaline
c. aerated
d. acidic - ✔✔B. Alkaline
✔✔Heat pump water heaters:
a. use combustion and require a flue
b. transfer heat with less efficiency than electric resistance heaters
c. extract heat from an air source and transfer it to water that is being heated
d. do all the above - ✔✔C. extract heat from an air source and transfer it to water that is
being heated
✔✔The outbreaks of Legionnaires Disease in the mid-19702 showed hoteliers the
importance of:
a. increasing hot-water temperatures for the guest room showers to be more than 115F
b. effective cooling-tower treatment programs
c. preventing convection attendance (and other hotel guests) from swimming too long in
hotel swimming pools
, d. effective water-softening programs - ✔✔B. effective cooling-tower treatment
programs
✔✔What are some reasons for hospitality business to reduce water usage?
a. rising water costs
b. governmental restrictions on water usage
c. increasing water availability
d. both A and B - ✔✔D. both A and B
✔✔The cost to heat water is usually ______ the cost of the water that is heated
a. lower than
b. the same as
c. higher than
d. inversely related to - ✔✔C. higher than
✔✔Electricity is the ______ used energy source within the hospitality industry
a. least costly and least
b. most costly and most widely
c. most costly and least
d. least costly and most widely - ✔✔B. most costly and most widely
✔✔Which of the following protective devices should be used where water and electricity
may both be found (such as bathrooms and spas)
a. time-delay circuit breakers
b. standard circuit breakers
c. fuses
d. ground fault circuit interrupts - ✔✔D. ground fault circuit interrupts
✔✔Electrical systems consist of:
a. a source, a distribution system, and control devices connected to various pieces of
equipment
b. a feeder system, a distribution system, and control devices connected to various
pieces of equipment
c. a source, a distribution system, and transformer devices connected to various pieces
of equipment
d. a source, a utility system, and control devices connected to various pieces of
equipment - ✔✔C. a source, a distribution system, and transformer devices connected
to various pieces of equipment
