SWIMMING POOL OPERATOR
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
●● parallel. Answer: valves are open if handle is ______ to the pipe
●● pH. Answer: how acidic or basic a solution (pool water) is
●● 60 to 180. Answer: acceptable range of Total Alkalinity in a pool
●● 7.2 to 7.8. Answer: acceptable range of pH in a pool
●● 150 to 400. Answer: acceptable range of calcium hardness in a pool
●● 1500. Answer: maximum reading for total dissolved solids (TDS)
●● 7.5. Answer: pH of a human eye
●● 15 minutes. Answer: maximum time someone should spend in a spa
, ●● 8 hours. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a main pool
●● 2 hours. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a wading pool
●● 30 minutes. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a spa
●● 104. Answer: maximum temperature for a spa is _____ degrees
●● -0.5 - +0.5. Answer: acceptable range for the Langelier Saturation
Index
●● flow meter. Answer: instrument that measures how fast the water is
returning to the pool after it has been cleaned
●● parts per million. Answer: the rate of flow is measured in...
●● effluent line. Answer: other name for return line
●● DPD #1 and #2. Answer: to measure free available chlorine the
reagents should be...
●● floculent. Answer: filter aid that makes small dirt bigger
CERTIFICATION ACTUAL TEST SCRIPT 2026
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS A+
●● parallel. Answer: valves are open if handle is ______ to the pipe
●● pH. Answer: how acidic or basic a solution (pool water) is
●● 60 to 180. Answer: acceptable range of Total Alkalinity in a pool
●● 7.2 to 7.8. Answer: acceptable range of pH in a pool
●● 150 to 400. Answer: acceptable range of calcium hardness in a pool
●● 1500. Answer: maximum reading for total dissolved solids (TDS)
●● 7.5. Answer: pH of a human eye
●● 15 minutes. Answer: maximum time someone should spend in a spa
, ●● 8 hours. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a main pool
●● 2 hours. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a wading pool
●● 30 minutes. Answer: maximum turnover rate for a spa
●● 104. Answer: maximum temperature for a spa is _____ degrees
●● -0.5 - +0.5. Answer: acceptable range for the Langelier Saturation
Index
●● flow meter. Answer: instrument that measures how fast the water is
returning to the pool after it has been cleaned
●● parts per million. Answer: the rate of flow is measured in...
●● effluent line. Answer: other name for return line
●● DPD #1 and #2. Answer: to measure free available chlorine the
reagents should be...
●● floculent. Answer: filter aid that makes small dirt bigger