Certified Pool Operator Handbook Practice Test – 2023 Questions and Answers Graded A+

Certified Pool Operator Handbook Practice Test – 2023 Questions and Answers Graded A+ 1. You operate a 120,000-gallon pool, and upon performing your hourly chemical tests you observe the following readings: Total Available Chlorine reading is 1.6 free available chlorine reading is 1.5 pH is 7.4 Your supervising lifeguard has just informed you that you have had a fecal incident occur; a solid stool has been discharged into the pool. According to the Centers for Disease Control, as the CPO, you should do the following: clear the pool and raise the free chlorine to 2 ppm 2. Assuming that your local health department requires you to raise the free chlorine to 5 ppm, how much sodium hypochlorite would be needed to raise the free chlorine in the pool in question #1 to that level? 3.5 gallons 3. You are the CPO for an indoor health club pool. The facility manager informs you that he is receiving complaints about a strong chlorine odor in the pool area, and several members have complained of eye irritation. The most likely cause of these complaints is: high levels of chloramines in the pool 4. To determine the level of chloramines in the water, you should do which of the following? test for total chlorine and free chlorine, then subtract the free chlorine number from the total chlorine 5. You operate a 45,000 gallon indoor pool, and upon doing your hourly chemical tests you observe the following readings:Total available chlorine is 2.2 Free available chlorine is 1.4 and pH is 7.6 What is the level of chloramines in this pool? 0.8 7. You are the operator of a 330,000 gallon outdoor pool. Your local health department requires you to perform a water balance calculation once monthly. Upon performing the water tests necessary to perform this calculation, you observe the following readings in your pool: Total alkalinity is 50 ppm pH is 7.2 Calcium Hardness is 150 ppm Temperature is 76 degrees F Total Dissolved Solids is 500 ppm Using these readings, what is the Saturation Index for this pool? -0.8 8. To adjust the tested Total Alkalinity in the pool in question #7 to an acceptable level, which chemical would be most appropriate? Sodium Bicarbonate 9. To adjust the tested pH in the pool in question #7 to an acceptable level, which chemical would be most appropriate? Sodium Carbonate 10. You are the CPO for a 28,000 gallon hotel pool. You perform a water balance chemical test, and to your surprise, the Calcium Hardness is only 100 ppm. How much calcium chloride (77%) would be required to increase this to 400 ppm?" 100.8 lbs. 11. You are the CPO for a 100 foot long, 50 foot wide country club pool. The average depth of this pool is 7 feet. You return to the pool on Monday morning, after a rare weekend off, and find that the auto-fill feature has failed to work, and the pool water level is four inches too low. How many gallons of water must be added to return the water to the proper level? 12,495 gallons 12. You are the operator of a 3,000 gallon health club spa, which has an average of 100 users per day. According to the CPO Handbook, how often should the water in this spa be changed? 10 days "13. You are the CPO for a large municipal swimming pool. This pool has a volume of 560,000 gallons of water,and has an average daily bather load of 1300 people. The pool is operated using high rate pressure sand filters. How often should you backwash the filters?" When the influent and effluent gauges are 10 to 20 psi apart 14. In testing for Chlorine/Bromine in a commercial pool, DPD is preferred over OTO because: OTO only tests for Total Chlorine 15. Safety and rescue equipment should always be: Kept easily accessible around the pool 16. Which type of filter system will remove the smallest micron particles? diatomaceous earth 17. If the pump fails to prime, which of the following does not have to be checked? filter system pressure is too high 18. Oxidation Reduction Potential testing (ORP) is measured in? mV 19. High calcium hardness can result in what condition? cloudy water 20. Head first entry dives are: only allowed in areas of the pool that are not marked as 'NO DIVING' 21. Opening and closing checklists: all of the above 22. You can become sick from ingesting water infected with Legionella bacteria false 23. Channeling of filters occurs when: the FMR is exceeded, and water cuts a channel through the media 24. The only physical factor that affects water balance is: temperature 25. To be classified as a disinfectant, a compound must kill or inactivate 99.9% of contaminants as well as: leave a measurable residual in the water 26. Pools using chlorine gas as a disinfectant produce hydrochloric acid, which can be neutralized with: caustic soda or soda ash 27. When balancing swimming pool water, the following should be adjusted first: total alkalinity 28. A spa with water tested as pH 7.2, temperature 103, calcium hardness 600, total alkalinity 120, and tds of 1,500 will be: scale forming 29. When performing a water test, sample water should be collected: 18 inches below the surface, away from return line 30. Swimming pool circulation systems should be adjusted to remove: 75% from the surface 31. Vacuuming of the pool bottom should be done: after foreign matter has settled 32. You are a service tech and have gotten a contract to maintain a small motel pool. Upon examining the operational records, you find that the number of gallons in the pool is not listed in the records. You visit the pool and observe that it is a fairly rectangular concrete pool, with the following dimensions: length = 40 feet; width = 20 feet. The pool bottom slope is constant from the shallow end, which is 3 feet deep, to the deep end, which is 8 feet deep. What is the total number of gallons of water in this pool? 33,000 gallons 32. b.)You are a service tech and have gotten a contract to maintain a small motel pool. Upon examining the operational records, you find that the number of gallons in the pool is not listed in the records. You visit the pool and observe that it is a fairly rectangular concrete pool, with the following dimensions: length = 40 feet; width = 20 feet. The pool bottom slope is constant from the shallow end, which is 3 feet deep, to the deep end, which is 8 feet deep.B). To achieve a 6 hour TOR in this pool, what flow rate would be needed? 92 GPM 32. c.) You are a service tech and have gotten a contract to maintain a small motel pool. Upon examining the operational records, you find that the number of gallons in the pool is not listed in the records. You visit the pool and observe that it is a fairly rectangular concrete pool, with the following dimensions: length = 40 feet; width = 20 feet. The pool bottom slope is constant from the shallow end, which is 3 feet deep, to the deep end, which is 8 feet deep.C). You notice a clear greenish tint to the water. What could be the problem? presence of copper "33. You are the aquatics manager at a very busy local gym that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. This gym has a 1,850 gallon spa. This spa is in almost constant use with about 100 bathers per day using the spa (on ... average). You begin to get complaints from the bathers that their eyes are burning and their skin itches after soaking." 6 days 34. When performing a color matching water test, when using the comparator, you should: hold the sample up to the horizon opposite the sun or a daylight illuminator 35. Which of the following would not be considered an acceptable ADA access method? corner steps with a vertical rise of less than 11 inches 36. According to the Certified Pool - Spa Operator Handbook, which of the following should result in the immediate closure of a pool or spa? ph level is 8.0 37. One cubic foot of water contains gallons. 7.48 38. One cubic foot of water weighs pounds. 62.4 39. One gallon of water weighs pounds. 8.33 41. What effect does gas chlorine have on pH in water? lowers 46. What is the ideal range for total alkalinity? 80 to 120 ppm 47. The amount of unfiltered water is reduced to after four turnovers. 2% 48. What is considered the necessary backwash rate to achieve proper agitation when backwashing sand filters? 15 gpm/sf 60. According to the Certified Pool - Spa Operator Handbook, to provide proper building protection and comfort to users the humidity levels for indoor pools and spas should be maintained between 40 to 60% 61. What is the process of replacing used diatomaceous earth powder with fresh powder called? ng 66. According to the Certified Pool - Spa Operator Handbook, the acceptable pH reading is: 7 2 to 7 8 67. When determining the degree of saturation and pool water the constant (12.1) includes a factor for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), assuming a value of less than 1,000 ppm TDS. When the TDS is found to be higher (1,000-2,000 ppm) a value of should be used for the constant." 12.2 69. Water with a pH of less than 7.0 is said to be: acidic 70. According to the Certified Pool - Spa Operator Handbook, the ideal level for total water alkalinity is ppm 80-120 71. Spas and hot tubs require a higher level of chlorine than in swimming pools. The free available chlorine concentration should be maintained at ppm with hourly checks during heavy use. 3 0-5.0 72. According to the Certified Pool - Spa Operator Handbook, filtration and recirculation pumps should operate _______________ hours continuously for public spas and therapy pools. 24 78. The addition of Trichlor Tables to a swimming pool has what effect of the pH level? lowers pH 79. Heat loss to the ground from a pool through its sides, bottom, pipes and filters is called . conduction 80. Water clarity is measured in units of . turbidity