BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY
TESTER (BPAT) EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
If not marked, a pressure vacuum breaker's critical level is ____?
A. At the bottom of the valve body
B. Measured from the check valve inlet
C. Measured from the body outlet
D. Not important
E. The air-inlet valve opening Correct Answer At the bottom of
the valve body
A pressure vacuum breaker may have ____ on the assembly's
discharge piping.
A. Auxiliary water supply looped irrigation
B. A boiler
C. A booster pump
D. Elevated piping
E. Irrigation sprinkler heads Correct Answer Irrigation sprinkler
heads
The minimum loading to open a pressure vacuum breaker's air-
inlet valve is ____?
A. 1 psi (6.89 kPa)
B. 2 psi (13.8 kPa)
C. 3 psi (20.7 kPa)
D. 4 psi (27.6 kPa)
,E. 5psi (34.5 kPa) Correct Answer 1 psi (6.89 kPa)
The recorded value of a pressure vacuum breaker check valve is
determined when ____?
A. Both shut-off valves are closed
B. The high-bleed valve is opened
C. The air-inlet valve opens
D. Water stops flowing from test cock 1
E. Water stops flowing from test cock 2 Correct Answer Water
stops flowing from test cock 2
Pressure vacuum breaker shut-off valves must be _____ valves.
A. Angle
B. Gate
C. Globe
D. Regulating
E. Tightly closed Correct Answer Tightly closed
An indication that a pressure vacuum breaker is undersized for its
application is _____?
A. Air-inlet valve leakage
B. Bonnet distortion
C. Chatter or noise during flow
D. Disc pitting
E. Spring elongation Correct Answer Chatter or noise during flow
Continuous flow from a pressure vacuum breaker's test cock 2
with shut-off valve 2 open and shut-off valve 1 closed is an
indication of _____?
A. Backpressure backflow
B. Backsiphonage backflow
C. A failed air-inlet valve
D. A leaking check valve
E. A leaking or damaged shut-off valve 1 Correct Answer
Backpressure backflow
, Pressure vacuum breakers may be used on the following
applications except ____?
A. High hazard/backsiphonage
B. High hazard/continuous pressure
C. Low hazard/backpressure
D. Low hazard/backsiphonage
E. Low hazard/intermittent pressure Correct Answer Low
hazard/backpressure
A double check valve assembly is installed 12 in. (30.5 cm) above
the floor for _____?
A. Electrical code compliance
B. Floor draining
C. Maintenance
D. Mechanical code compliance
E. Rodent control Correct Answer Maintenance
Double check valve assembly product performance standards
require venting for _____?
A. Chemicals
B. Test cock corrosion
C. Trapped air
D. Vertical installations
E. Winterization Correct Answer Trapped air
A low-hazard use only backflow preventer is a(n) _____?
A. Air-gap separation
B. Atmospheric vacuum breaker
C. Double check valve assembly
D. Pressure vacuum breaker assembly
E. Reduced pressure principle assembly Correct Answer Double
check valve assembly
TESTER (BPAT) EXAM LATEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+
If not marked, a pressure vacuum breaker's critical level is ____?
A. At the bottom of the valve body
B. Measured from the check valve inlet
C. Measured from the body outlet
D. Not important
E. The air-inlet valve opening Correct Answer At the bottom of
the valve body
A pressure vacuum breaker may have ____ on the assembly's
discharge piping.
A. Auxiliary water supply looped irrigation
B. A boiler
C. A booster pump
D. Elevated piping
E. Irrigation sprinkler heads Correct Answer Irrigation sprinkler
heads
The minimum loading to open a pressure vacuum breaker's air-
inlet valve is ____?
A. 1 psi (6.89 kPa)
B. 2 psi (13.8 kPa)
C. 3 psi (20.7 kPa)
D. 4 psi (27.6 kPa)
,E. 5psi (34.5 kPa) Correct Answer 1 psi (6.89 kPa)
The recorded value of a pressure vacuum breaker check valve is
determined when ____?
A. Both shut-off valves are closed
B. The high-bleed valve is opened
C. The air-inlet valve opens
D. Water stops flowing from test cock 1
E. Water stops flowing from test cock 2 Correct Answer Water
stops flowing from test cock 2
Pressure vacuum breaker shut-off valves must be _____ valves.
A. Angle
B. Gate
C. Globe
D. Regulating
E. Tightly closed Correct Answer Tightly closed
An indication that a pressure vacuum breaker is undersized for its
application is _____?
A. Air-inlet valve leakage
B. Bonnet distortion
C. Chatter or noise during flow
D. Disc pitting
E. Spring elongation Correct Answer Chatter or noise during flow
Continuous flow from a pressure vacuum breaker's test cock 2
with shut-off valve 2 open and shut-off valve 1 closed is an
indication of _____?
A. Backpressure backflow
B. Backsiphonage backflow
C. A failed air-inlet valve
D. A leaking check valve
E. A leaking or damaged shut-off valve 1 Correct Answer
Backpressure backflow
, Pressure vacuum breakers may be used on the following
applications except ____?
A. High hazard/backsiphonage
B. High hazard/continuous pressure
C. Low hazard/backpressure
D. Low hazard/backsiphonage
E. Low hazard/intermittent pressure Correct Answer Low
hazard/backpressure
A double check valve assembly is installed 12 in. (30.5 cm) above
the floor for _____?
A. Electrical code compliance
B. Floor draining
C. Maintenance
D. Mechanical code compliance
E. Rodent control Correct Answer Maintenance
Double check valve assembly product performance standards
require venting for _____?
A. Chemicals
B. Test cock corrosion
C. Trapped air
D. Vertical installations
E. Winterization Correct Answer Trapped air
A low-hazard use only backflow preventer is a(n) _____?
A. Air-gap separation
B. Atmospheric vacuum breaker
C. Double check valve assembly
D. Pressure vacuum breaker assembly
E. Reduced pressure principle assembly Correct Answer Double
check valve assembly
