Wisconsin Pump Installer License Practice Exam (11/01/2021)
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1. "Pump installation" does not include which of the following:
a. A water treatment device installed downstream from the water storage or
pressure vessel.
b. Check valves installed upstream of the water storage or pressure vessel.
c. Installation of a pitless adapter.
d. Installation of a well cap or seal.: a. A water treatment device installed down-
stream from the water storage or pressure vessel.
2. Engaging in the business of pump installing includes which of the follow-
ing:
a. Advertising and bidding on pump installation projects.
b. Receiving payment for property transfer well inspection activities.
c. Supervising a pump installation project.
d. All of the above.: d. All of the above.
3. A pump installer or water well driller license is not required for which of the
following:
a. Well filling and sealing.
b. Property transfer well inspections.
c. Obtaining a water sample when not for a property transfer inspection.
d. All of the above.: c. Obtaining a water sample when not for a property transfer
inspection.
4. A licensed pump installer is legally and financially responsible for cor-
recting noncomplying work done by them or done by anyone under their
supervision.
a. True
b. False: a. True
5. Which of the following is accurate with respect to renewal of an individual
pump installer license each year?
a. The licensee must earn six continuing education hours by attending de-
partment approved continuing education sessions between January 1st and
December 31st.
b. The licensee must submit a renewal application on a form specified by the
department on or before December 31st.
c. Only one renewal fee of $25.00 is paid if the licensee holds both a pump
installer license and water well driller license.
d. Both a & b are accurate.: a. The licensee must earn six continuing education
hours by attending department approved continuing education sessions between
January 1st and December 31st.
6. Holding a pump installer license allows an individual to install a water
treatment device upstream of a pressure tank.
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a. True
b. False: a. True
7. A property owner decides to develop a mobile home park. The mobile home
park will have 9 mobile homes with 18 permanent resident's total. A proposed
well serving the mobile home park will be a low capacity well. Which of the
following statements is true?
a. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR
812, and no advance approval is required from the department.
b. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of
NR 812 and requires advance written approval from the department.
c. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR
811 and requires engineering plan approval from the department.
d. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of
NR 811, and no engineering plan approval is required from the department.: a.
The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR 812,
and no advance approval is required from the department.
8. A pump installer is contacted by a developer to plan and conduct a pump
installation for a new 30-unit condominium with year-round residents. The plan
and installation must meet the following requirements:
a. The pump installer may install a factory-assembled and pressure-tested
pitless adapter unit if it is pressure tested in the field.
b. The department must review and approve design plans before the pump
installation can be done.
c. The pump installer may not install an above-ground discharge unit.
d. a and b.
e. a, b and c.: d. a and b.
9. A pump installer may replace a pump in a well that has a noncompliance
well cap without informing the owner of the noncompliance or installing a
complying well cap.
a. True
b. False: b. False
10. Which of the following is not true when a pump installer is filling and
sealing a well with bentonite chips?
a. The chips must be poured across a coarse-mesh screen so that fine parti-
cles and dust can be prevented from entering the well.
b. The depth of filling must be monitored every 20 bags in order to ensure that
bridging has not occurred.
c. The bags must be poured at a rate no faster than 3 minutes per bag.
d. Clean water must be poured into the well until it reaches the top, in order to
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1. "Pump installation" does not include which of the following:
a. A water treatment device installed downstream from the water storage or
pressure vessel.
b. Check valves installed upstream of the water storage or pressure vessel.
c. Installation of a pitless adapter.
d. Installation of a well cap or seal.: a. A water treatment device installed down-
stream from the water storage or pressure vessel.
2. Engaging in the business of pump installing includes which of the follow-
ing:
a. Advertising and bidding on pump installation projects.
b. Receiving payment for property transfer well inspection activities.
c. Supervising a pump installation project.
d. All of the above.: d. All of the above.
3. A pump installer or water well driller license is not required for which of the
following:
a. Well filling and sealing.
b. Property transfer well inspections.
c. Obtaining a water sample when not for a property transfer inspection.
d. All of the above.: c. Obtaining a water sample when not for a property transfer
inspection.
4. A licensed pump installer is legally and financially responsible for cor-
recting noncomplying work done by them or done by anyone under their
supervision.
a. True
b. False: a. True
5. Which of the following is accurate with respect to renewal of an individual
pump installer license each year?
a. The licensee must earn six continuing education hours by attending de-
partment approved continuing education sessions between January 1st and
December 31st.
b. The licensee must submit a renewal application on a form specified by the
department on or before December 31st.
c. Only one renewal fee of $25.00 is paid if the licensee holds both a pump
installer license and water well driller license.
d. Both a & b are accurate.: a. The licensee must earn six continuing education
hours by attending department approved continuing education sessions between
January 1st and December 31st.
6. Holding a pump installer license allows an individual to install a water
treatment device upstream of a pressure tank.
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a. True
b. False: a. True
7. A property owner decides to develop a mobile home park. The mobile home
park will have 9 mobile homes with 18 permanent resident's total. A proposed
well serving the mobile home park will be a low capacity well. Which of the
following statements is true?
a. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR
812, and no advance approval is required from the department.
b. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of
NR 812 and requires advance written approval from the department.
c. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR
811 and requires engineering plan approval from the department.
d. The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of
NR 811, and no engineering plan approval is required from the department.: a.
The well and water system must be constructed to meet the standards of NR 812,
and no advance approval is required from the department.
8. A pump installer is contacted by a developer to plan and conduct a pump
installation for a new 30-unit condominium with year-round residents. The plan
and installation must meet the following requirements:
a. The pump installer may install a factory-assembled and pressure-tested
pitless adapter unit if it is pressure tested in the field.
b. The department must review and approve design plans before the pump
installation can be done.
c. The pump installer may not install an above-ground discharge unit.
d. a and b.
e. a, b and c.: d. a and b.
9. A pump installer may replace a pump in a well that has a noncompliance
well cap without informing the owner of the noncompliance or installing a
complying well cap.
a. True
b. False: b. False
10. Which of the following is not true when a pump installer is filling and
sealing a well with bentonite chips?
a. The chips must be poured across a coarse-mesh screen so that fine parti-
cles and dust can be prevented from entering the well.
b. The depth of filling must be monitored every 20 bags in order to ensure that
bridging has not occurred.
c. The bags must be poured at a rate no faster than 3 minutes per bag.
d. Clean water must be poured into the well until it reaches the top, in order to
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