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1. What is the maximum height of the tile line of a dark-colored surface in a commercial pool? A. 1 inch B. 2 inches C. 3 inches D. 4 inches ✅ Correct Answer: B. 2 inches Rationale: This maximum ensures visibility and compliance with commercial pool safety codes. 2. According to the Florida Building Code, what is the minimum height of the lettering of depth markers in a public swimming pool? A. 2 inches B. 3 inches C. 4 inches D. 5 inches ✅ Correct Answer: C. 4 inches Rationale: 4-inch letters provide clear visibility to swimmers and meet FBC standards. 3. How many BTUs are required to heat 1 gallon of water by 1°F? A. 6.
B. 7.
C. 8.
D. 9.
✅ Correct Answer: C. 8. Rationale: This is a standard physical constant used in pool heating calculations.
4. A 1,500-gallon spa is at 91°F. To raise the temperature to 102°F, how many BTUs are needed? A. 102,450 BTU B. 124,950 BTU C. 137,445 BTU D. 150,330 BTU ✅ Correct Answer: C. 137,445 BTU Rationale: 1,500 gallons × 11°F × 8.33 BTU/gallon/°F = 137,445 BTU. 5. A 275,000-gallon pool must turn over every 8 hours. What is the required flow rate? A. 500 gpm B. 530 gpm C. 573 gpm D. 600 gpm ✅ Correct Answer: C. 573 gpm Rationale: Turnover rate = volume ÷ (turnover time × 60). 275,000 ÷ (8 × 60) = ~573 gpm. 6. How many automatic skimmers are needed for a 720 sq. ft. residential pool using skimmers as the sole overflow system? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 ✅ Correct Answer: A. 1 Rationale: Residential pools require one skimmer per 800 sq. ft. of surface area.
✅ Correct Answer: B. 23.3 minutes Rationale: 3,500 ÷ 150 = 23.3 minutes.
11. A 150 ft × 30 ft commercial pool with a sloping floor (3'–5') loses 3 inches of water in 24 hours. How much water is lost? A. 6,325 gallons B. 7,250 gallons C. 8,415 gallons D. 9,000 gallons ✅ Correct Answer: C. 8,415 gallons Rationale: Average depth loss of 3 inches × surface area gives volume loss, converted to gallons. 12. Outdoor pools must have a barrier that prevents passage of a sphere of what diameter? A. 3 inches B. 4 inches C. 5 inches D. 6 inches ✅ Correct Answer: B. 4 inches Rationale: FBC and safety codes require no gaps larger than 4 inches to prevent child entry. 13. You’re sealing a pool deck (200'×60') minus pool area (150'×30'). Sealer covers 60 sq. ft./gal and costs $18/gal. What is the material cost? A. $2, B. $2, C. $2, D. $2, ✅ Correct Answer: B. $2, Rationale: Area to seal = 7,500 sq. ft. → 125 gallons needed × $18 = $2,250. 14. One gallon of water weighs how many pounds? A. 7. B. 8.
C. 8.
D. 8.
✅ Correct Answer: C. 8. Rationale: Standard physical constant used in all pool volume-to-weight calculations.
15. What should employees wear when working in areas with head injury hazards or electric shock risk? A. Goggles B. Gloves C. Helmet D. Ear protection ✅ Correct Answer: C. Helmet Rationale: OSHA requires helmets for protection from falling objects or electrical exposure. 16. During hydrostatic integrity testing of a pressure filter tank, how many pressure-relief cycles are required? A. 1, B. 5, C. 10, D. 20, ✅ Correct Answer: D. 20, Rationale: This stress test ensures long-term performance and safety under repeated load. 17. How should pool chemicals be stored? A. Dry and ventilated B. Away from flammables C. In labeled containers D. All of the above ✅ Correct Answer: D. All of the above Rationale: Safe chemical storage requires multiple precautions to prevent accidents.
C. 6 feet D. 8 feet ✅ Correct Answer: C. 6 feet Rationale: NEC requires safe electrical distances for outdoor receptacles near water bodies.
22. What are advantages of using bromine instead of chlorine in high-use spas? A. Works better at high temperatures B. Less odor C. Maintains residual longer D. All of the above ✅ Correct Answer: D. All of the above Rationale: Bromine performs better in hot, high-bather-load environments and is more stable. 23. ORP (Oxidation-Reduction Potential) is measured in what units? A. Amperes B. Volts C. Millivolts D. pH ✅ Correct Answer: C. Millivolts Rationale: ORP is a millivolt reading indicating disinfecting power of sanitizers in water. 24. Chlorine gas is about how many times heavier than air? A. 1 B. 1. C. 2. D. 2. ✅ Correct Answer: D. 2. Rationale: Being heavier than air, chlorine gas sinks, posing a respiratory hazard if not vented.
25. Which valve configuration is used when cleaning pool filters? A. All valves closed B. OPEN: V2, V3, V4, V7, V9, V10, V11, V C. Open only main drain D. Recirculation mode ✅ Correct Answer: B. OPEN: V2, V3, V4, V7, V9, V10, V11, V Rationale: This configuration supports full backwash flow through and out of the filters. 26. A 16' × 30' pool with 5.5' avg. depth must turn over in 12 hours. What is the required circulation volume? A. ~25,000 gallons B. ~27,000 gallons C. ~30,000 gallons D. ~32,000 gallons ✅ Correct Answer: B. Between 27.1 and 30.026 gallons Rationale: Volume = L × W × Depth × 7.5 = 16 × 30 × 5.5 × 7.5 ≈ 19,800; 12-hour turnover adjusts accordingly. 27. Flexible cord used in fountains and exposed to water must be: A. Water-rated B. Medium duty C. Extra hard usage D. Double insulated ✅ Correct Answer: C. Extra hard usage Rationale: NEC article 680 requires this rating to withstand continuous water exposure. 28. Electrical equipment within how many feet of a therapeutic pool in a health care facility must be grounded? A. 3 feet B. 4 feet C. 5 feet D. 6 feet
- All swimming pools shall be provided with a Sheppard's hook securely attached to a piecepole not less than in length?
- In a public Swimming pool, the water velocity in copper discharge piping of a public spashall not exceed
- How much sodium bicarbonate would be required to raise total alkalinity in a 50,000 gallonpool by 40 ppm?
- If there are 5 bathers per day in a 1,200 gallon spa, in how many days will it be necessary toreplace the water?
- To find a gas chlorine leak, the best method is to use a plastic bottle containing _________and squeeze to release only vapors. - ANSWER 26E BE Ammonia
- In Public Swimming pools, diving board platforms and ladders shall have a _______ finish. - ANSWER Non-absorbent & slip resistant "18. Before a regulator to a cylinder valve is connected, the valve shall be opened slightly andclosed immediately to clear the valve of dust & dirt that might
otherwise enter the regulator. This process is known as ___________." - ANSWER Cracking "19. How many gallons of water are in a pool measuring 20 feet by 40 feet, with a uniform slopebetween a depth of 3 feet on the shallow end and 7 feet on the deep end? (select closest answer)" - ANSWER 30,
- Which is a requirement for testing water in a commercial swimming pool? - ANSWER None of the above. When manually adding chemicals to a pool you should always ______. - ANSWER Add acid to water. When a pool heater is installed after the pool is built a ____ valve should be installed as part of the assembly to prevent flow in the opposite direction. - ANSWER Check When a skimmer is operating normally at the maximum design flow rate and up to ____ of the open area in the skimmer is blocked, the flow rate (leakage) past the equalizer line shall not exceed 10% of the total flow rate through the skimmer. - ANSWER 75% Positive displacement pump mechanical chemical feeders shall operate at a suction lift of water rated at ___ feet of water at 80% back pressure and 100% of their rated capacity. - ANSWER 4 The design filtration rate of a residential pool or spa/ hot tub rapid rate sand filter shall be ______ gallons per minute per square foot. - ANSWER 5
Flexible cord immersed in or exposed to water in a fountain shall be ________ and shall be listed type w a "W" suffix. - ANSWER Of a type for extra hard usage The equipment used for site clearing shall equipped with overhead canopy covering guard of not less than _______ inch steel plate or 1/4 inch woven wire mesh. - ANSWER 1/ The use of chlorinated solvents shall be kept atleast _______ feet, unless shielded from the exposed arc before welding in the area is permitted. - ANSWER 200 In order to protect rebar from corrosion or exposure to weather the Florida Building Code requires a minimum ________ inches cover of concrete protecting the rebar when the concrete is cast against and remains permanently exposed to the earth. - ANSWER 3 The most commonly used type of shotcrete is _____ shotcrete - ANSWER Conventional The tolerance for lap splice lengths in rebar placement is _______inch(s). - ANSWER 1 In the dry-mix process, adding water to the aggregate or premixed shotcrete materials during batching to adjust the moisture content of the shotcrete mixture before introduction into the gun is called ______. - ANSWER Pre-dampening Masonry sand stored in a pile at the jobsite will have between ______ percent and _______ percent moisture. - ANSWER 4;
________ cubic feet of mortar needed to construct a wall that is 8 inches thick using 8x8x16 nominal size masonry units and 200 sq foot of finished wall area. - ANSWER 20. When applying shotcrete, standard nozzle distance from the receiving surface is _____ feet. - ANSWER 2- 6 Supports located at the back of a retaining wall are called _______. - ANSWER Buttresses ________ type mortar has the highest compressive strength. - ANSWER M A mortar that has no admixtures or modifiers added should be used within ______ hour(s) after initial mixing. - ANSWER 1 Efflorescence is a crystalline deposit that develops on the surface of masonry that is caused by _______. - ANSWER Many facilities have stopped using gas chlorine to sanitize their pool water because of ______. - ANSWER Regulatory restrictions, health hazards, necessity of an equipment room with forced air ventilation system (all the above). In a commercial spa and handhold shall be provided that is a maximum of _______ inches above the waterline. - ANSWER 12 Apply shotcrete to ______ first to prevent the accumulation of rebound and overspray. - ANSWER Corners
The max radius where walls join the floor shall be ______ at water depths between 3 feet and 5 feet. - ANSWER 2' 3" When ordering trucks for an excavation job, the truck capacity should be atleast _____times the dipper or bucket capacity of the excavator. - ANSWER 3 The cost of making core borings will depend upon _______. - ANSWER Location of the work, quantity of cores drilled, difficulty in getting to the holes (all the above). In a site clearing operation, the object is to maximize the storage of any existing soil onsite. Any area cleared of tree stumps will have a soil loss factor of _______.
- ANSWER 15% - 50% Pool barriers shall not have any gaps or openings that shall allow access to the pool area. Openings in any barrier shall not allow passage of a _____ inch diameter sphere. - ANSWER 4 The depth of a wading pool at the perimeter shall not exceed _______ inches. - ANSWER 12 Residential pool skimmers shall be installed on the basic of one per _______ square feet of surface area with a designed flow rate of at least ________ gpm. - ANSWER 800; Multi-level seating may be provided, but the max water depth of any seat or seating bench shall be _____ inches measured from the waterline to the top of the seating or bench area. - ANSWER 28
The bathing load for a conventional swimming pool, wading pool, interactive water feature or water activity pool less than 24 inches deep shall be computed on the basis of _______. - ANSWER One person per 5 gpm of recirculation flow The bathing load for a conventional swimming pool, wading pool, interactive water feature or water activity pool less than 24 inches deep shall be computed in the basis of _____ - ANSWER One person per 5 gpm of recirculating flow Pool equipment rooms or areas shall be lighted to provide ______ foot candles of illumination at floor level. - ANSWER 30 For a pool that measures 50 yards x 20 yards with a uniformly sloping depth of 3 feet to 8 feet, _______ water closets must be provided for in the women's restroom. - ANSWER 8 Headfirst entry dives _____. - ANSWER Should not be allowed unless the pool meets all standards that pertain to diving. Strainers with an inlet connection with a nominal pipe size of ______ inch(es) or greater shall have a strainer basket with a minimum internal volume of 90in (cubic) - ANSWER 2 The minimum depth of recessed treads, where provided, to enter into a spa is______ inches. - ANSWER 5 Opening and closing checklists ______. - ANSWER (All the above)
In river reinforced shotcrete , fibers re typically synthetic or ______. - ANSWER Steel The max water depth shall be _____ for spas. - ANSWER 4'-0" When ropes are used to define control access areas the rope shall have a minimum breaking strength of _____ pounds. - ANSWER 200 The vertical distance between the spa coping edge, desk, or step surface and uppermost recessed tread shall be a max of ____ inches. - ANSWER 12 Reinforcing bars that are used in bundles shall not ____. - ANSWER Exceed 4 in number Exposure to impulse or impact noise should not exceed _____dB peak sound pressure level. - ANSWER 140 Piping with the filter should be able to handle _____ times the working pressure. - ANSWER 1 1/ It is allowable to omit rebars across ____transverse joints. - ANSWER (None of these) construction, expansion, contraction The type of gun used for dry mix shotcrete that allows for continuous operation by using the upper chamber as an airlock during the charging cycle is referred to as a ____gun. - ANSWER Double chamber
Recessed treads of public swimming pools shall have a minimum width of _____ inches. - ANSWER 12 Excavations 8 feet or less in depth which have unsupported, vertically sided lower portions, shall have a max vertical side of _____ feet. - ANSWER 3 1/ A/an _______ joint is a construction joint in concrete occurring where continuous pouring has been interrupted. - ANSWER Cold A four foot minimum continuous, unobstructed deck shall be provided around at least _____ percent of the spa. - ANSWER 50 Piping to a swimming pool filter shall be suitable material capable of withstanding ______ times the working pressure. - ANSWER 1 1/ The circulation system shall be designed to turn over the entire spa water capacity at a minimum of every ______ minutes. - ANSWER 30 All diving stands higher than ____ inches measured from the deck to the top butt end of the board shall be provided with stairs and/or a ladder. - ANSWER 21
