POOL OPERATOR STUDY ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔slurry feed - ✔✔adding DE to the filter while the pump is running
✔✔sodium hydrochlorite - ✔✔chemical name for liquid chlorine
✔✔scaling - ✔✔mineral deposits on the wall or in the pipes
✔✔breakpoint - ✔✔the point at which the chlorine is raised to 10 times the combined
chlorine level and all of the chloramines are oxidized
✔✔flow rate - ✔✔amount of water per minute that is returning back to the pool
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔This stands for Material Safety Data Sheets and are required by OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration). These sheets provide complete
information on the chemicals being used
✔✔impeller - ✔✔instrument inside the motor that creates the vacuum pressure that
pulls the water through the system
✔✔backwash - ✔✔the reverse of flow of water through the filter tanks in order to clean
the system
✔✔valves - ✔✔control the flow of water in the system: ex. gate, floating, ball, butterfly
✔✔free available chlorine - ✔✔chlorine that is available for disinfection in the water
✔✔priming the pump - ✔✔process that provides a system enough water to being
filtering prior to the pump being turned on
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔slurry feed - ✔✔adding DE to the filter while the pump is running
✔✔sodium hydrochlorite - ✔✔chemical name for liquid chlorine
✔✔scaling - ✔✔mineral deposits on the wall or in the pipes
✔✔breakpoint - ✔✔the point at which the chlorine is raised to 10 times the combined
chlorine level and all of the chloramines are oxidized
✔✔flow rate - ✔✔amount of water per minute that is returning back to the pool
✔✔MSDS - ✔✔This stands for Material Safety Data Sheets and are required by OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration). These sheets provide complete
information on the chemicals being used
✔✔impeller - ✔✔instrument inside the motor that creates the vacuum pressure that
pulls the water through the system
✔✔backwash - ✔✔the reverse of flow of water through the filter tanks in order to clean
the system
✔✔valves - ✔✔control the flow of water in the system: ex. gate, floating, ball, butterfly
✔✔free available chlorine - ✔✔chlorine that is available for disinfection in the water
✔✔priming the pump - ✔✔process that provides a system enough water to being
filtering prior to the pump being turned on
