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Question : Depth markings should be
Correct answer: clearly visible by people in the water.
Question : Wading pool and spa drains must be
Correct answer: anti-vortex AND secured.
Question : Pool drains must be
Correct answer: secured and fastened with screws if holes are
present.
Question : 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
Correct answer: be closed immediately
Question : Pool must have
Correct answer: 1.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm
Bromine
Question : Wading Pool must have
Correct answer: 2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm
Bromine
Question : Spa
Correct answer: 2.0-10.0ppm Free Chlorine & 2.0-10.0ppm
Bromine
Question : Chlorine should be ____ in a pool and _____ in a
wading pool or spa
Correct answer: one part per million; two part per million
Question : PH levels should be
Correct answer: 7.2-7.8 for all pools
Question : Water temperature of a heated pool does not
Correct answer: exceed 90 degrees
Question : Water temperature of a heated spa does not
Correct answer: exceed 104 degrees
Question : The temperature of a pool must be
Correct answer: recorded once a day
Question : Water quality must be
Correct answer: checked two times a day at least six hours
apart
Question : At least _ water quality test per day must be
completed by the CPO
Correct answer: 1
Question : The CPO must physically inspect the pool and
must complete the CPO checklist ______
Correct answer: once per day
Question : Total Alkalinity and Cyanuric Acid levels are
Correct answer: checked once per week
Question : Daily written records of water quality must be
Correct answer: kept on site for 6 months
Question : Pump and filter must
Correct answer: operate 24 hours/everyday
Question : Pool Water should be kept
Correct answer: at such clarity that the main drain cover is
clearly visible from the pool deck
Question : A pool must be closed for
Correct answer: presence of algae; presence of bacteria; no
measurable presence of disinfectant; presence of fecal material