CPO EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Depth markings should be - Answer-clearly visible by people in the water.
Wading pool and spa drains must be - Answer-anti-vortex AND secured.
Pool drains must be - Answer-secured and fastened with screws if holes are present.
If at any time the filter equipment, chemical feed system, pump stops working, or the
main drain cover has been removed or is broken, the pool must - Answer-be closed
immediately
Pool must have - Answer-1.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Wading Pool must have - Answer-2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Spa - Answer-2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Chlorine should be ____ in a pool and _____ in a wading pool or spa - Answer-one part
per million; two part per million
PH levels should be - Answer-7.2-7.8 for all pools
Water temperature of a heated pool does not - Answer-exceed 90 degrees
Water temperature of a heated spa does not - Answer-exceed 104 degrees
The temperature of a pool must be - Answer-recorded once a day
Water quality must be - Answer-checked two times a day at least six hours apart
At least _ water quality test per day must be completed by the CPO - Answer-1
The CPO must physically inspect the pool and must complete the CPO checklist
______ - Answer-once per day
Total Alkalinity and Cyanuric Acid levels are - Answer-checked once per week
Daily written records of water quality must be - Answer-kept on site for 6 months
Pump and filter must - Answer-operate 24 hours/everyday
ANSWERS
Depth markings should be - Answer-clearly visible by people in the water.
Wading pool and spa drains must be - Answer-anti-vortex AND secured.
Pool drains must be - Answer-secured and fastened with screws if holes are present.
If at any time the filter equipment, chemical feed system, pump stops working, or the
main drain cover has been removed or is broken, the pool must - Answer-be closed
immediately
Pool must have - Answer-1.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Wading Pool must have - Answer-2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Spa - Answer-2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm Bromine
Chlorine should be ____ in a pool and _____ in a wading pool or spa - Answer-one part
per million; two part per million
PH levels should be - Answer-7.2-7.8 for all pools
Water temperature of a heated pool does not - Answer-exceed 90 degrees
Water temperature of a heated spa does not - Answer-exceed 104 degrees
The temperature of a pool must be - Answer-recorded once a day
Water quality must be - Answer-checked two times a day at least six hours apart
At least _ water quality test per day must be completed by the CPO - Answer-1
The CPO must physically inspect the pool and must complete the CPO checklist
______ - Answer-once per day
Total Alkalinity and Cyanuric Acid levels are - Answer-checked once per week
Daily written records of water quality must be - Answer-kept on site for 6 months
Pump and filter must - Answer-operate 24 hours/everyday
