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Florida State Service and Repair Pool Contractor Practice Exam With Correct Answers, Exams of Engineering

Florida State Service and Repair Pool Contractor Practice Exam With Correct Answers

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Florida State Service and Repair
Pool Contractor Practice Exam
1 A position of the valves when cleaning the filters is ______ - โœ” โœ”
OPEN: V2, V3, V4, V7, V9, V10, V11, V12
2. GIVEN: A 16' X 30' rectangular residential swimming pool has an
average depth of 5'-6".The pool's filtration system is sized to a
minimum 12-hour turnover of the pool's volume. The minimum
required circulation through the filtration system is ________gallons." -
โœ” โœ” Between 27.1 and 30.026
3. Flexible cord immersed in or exposed to water in a fountain shall be
______ and markedwater resistant. - โœ” โœ” Extra hard usage
4. According to article 680, all electrical equipment loaded within
______ feet of the insidewall of a therapeutic pool or tub in a health
care facility shall be grounded. - โœ” โœ” 5
5. Article 680 requires that the heating elements in electrical pool
water heaters shall besubdivided into loads not exceeding _______
amperes and protected at not more than ______ amperes." - โœ” โœ”
48 - 60
6. According to the American National Standard for Public Spas, the
circulation systempiping that is not included in the manufacturer's
piping shall be subject to a pressure test of how many pounds per
square inch for 30 minutes?" - โœ” โœ” 25 lbs/psi
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Florida State Service and Repair

Pool Contractor Practice Exam

1 A position of the valves when cleaning the filters is ______ - โœ” โœ” OPEN: V2, V3, V4, V7, V9, V10, V11, V

  1. GIVEN: A 16' X 30' rectangular residential swimming pool has an average depth of 5'-6".The pool's filtration system is sized to a minimum 12-hour turnover of the pool's volume. The minimum required circulation through the filtration system is ________gallons." - โœ” โœ” Between 27.1 and 30.
  2. Flexible cord immersed in or exposed to water in a fountain shall be ______ and markedwater resistant. - โœ” โœ” Extra hard usage
  3. According to article 680, all electrical equipment loaded within ______ feet of the insidewall of a therapeutic pool or tub in a health care facility shall be grounded. - โœ” โœ” 5
  4. Article 680 requires that the heating elements in electrical pool water heaters shall besubdivided into loads not exceeding _______ amperes and protected at not more than ______ amperes." - โœ” โœ” 48 - 60
  5. According to the American National Standard for Public Spas, the circulation systempiping that is not included in the manufacturer's piping shall be subject to a pressure test of how many pounds per square inch for 30 minutes?" - โœ” โœ” 25 lbs/psi
  1. According to the American National Standard for Public Spas, when an over-the-rimspout is used for a water supply, it shall not protrude more than how many inches beyond the edge of the spa?" - โœ” โœ” Two inches
  2. According to the Standard for Permanently Installed Residential Spas and Swim Spas, whatis the maximum water velocity on the suction piping for a spa? - โœ” โœ” 8 feet per second
  3. According to the Standard for Permanently Installed Residential Spas and Swim Spas, howmany surface skimmers are needed when automatic surface skimmers are used as the sole overflow system for a 300 square foot spa?" - โœ” โœ” Two surface skimmers
  4. The maximum width of an offset ledge located at least 42 inches below the water line shallbe_____inches. - โœ” โœ” 8
  5. A high-rate sand filter is a sand filter designed for flows in excess of ___ gallons per minuteper square foot - โœ” โœ” 5
  6. In a Public Swimming pool, regarding stairs: the minimum stair horizontal tread depth shallbe ____________. - โœ” โœ” 10"
  7. What is the term for quickly opening & closing a welding tank's valve to clean out debris? - โœ” โœ” Cracking
  8. How many BTU's will it take to heat 1 gallon of water 1degree Fahrenheit? - โœ” โœ” 8.33 BTU's
  9. One-foot pressure of head is equal to ______ PSI at the pump? - โœ” โœ” 0.433 PSI
  1. How much sodium bicarbonate would be required to raise total alkalinity in a 50,000 gallonpool by 40 ppm? - โœ” โœ” 28 lbs
  2. If there are 5 bathers per day in a 1,200 gallon spa, in how many days will it be necessary toreplace the water? - โœ” โœ” 80 days

27.What is the maximum height of the tile line of dark colored surface in a commercial pool? - โœ” โœ” 2 inches minimum

  1. According to the Florida Building Code (FBC), what is the minimum height of the letteringof depth markers in a public swimming pool? - โœ” โœ” 4 inches
  2. In determining cost for heating, it is best to size the heater to the number of gallons of waterin the spa and the desired temperature _________ BTU will heat 1 gallon of water 1 degree F. - โœ” โœ” 8.
  3. A 1,500 gallon spa has a starting temperature of 91degrees. You wish to raisethe temperature to 102 degrees. How many BTU's are required to make the change? - โœ” โœ” 137,445 BTU
  4. A 275,000 gallon pool needs to turn over every 8 hours. What flow rate is required for thisturnover? - โœ” โœ” 573 gpm

"32. In a residential in ground swimming pool, where automatic skimmers are used as the sole overflow system, how many skimmers would be needed if the pool had 720 square feet of surface area?" - โœ” โœ” 1

  1. Using the same readings; if this was a spa and the temperature was raised to 100 degreeswhat would be the effect on the Saturation Index Value? - โœ” โœ” 0
  1. A pool has a Combined Chlorine reading of 0.4 ppm. The pool volume is 125,000 gallons.How much additional chlorine (in ppm) is needed to remove the combined chlorine? - โœ” โœ” 4.0 ppm
  2. Given the above answer, how much calcium hypochlorite would be required to added toraise the chlorine level by that any ppm? - โœ” โœ” 100 oz.
  3. A 3,500 gallon commercial spa has a flow rate of 150 gpm. What will be the resultantturnover rate? - โœ” โœ” 23.3 minutes

"37. A Commercial swimming pool has the following dimensions: 150 feet long X 30 ft widewith a uniform sloping floor of 3' โ€” 5 ft over a 24 hour period this pool loses 3 inches of water. What is the amount of the water loss (in gallons)?" - โœ” โœ” 8,415 gallons

  1. Outdoor swimming pools are required to have a barrier that shall be so constructed not toallow the passage of a ____ diameter sphere. - โœ” โœ” 4 inch

"39. You are contracted to seal coat a pool deck. The overall deck dimensions are 200 feet long by60 foot wide. The actual pool dimensions are 150 feet by 30 feet. The sealer will cover 60 sq. ft. per gallon and the cost of the sealer is $18 per gallon. What will be the cost to purchase the sealer material?" - โœ” โœ” $2,

  1. One gallon of water weighs pounds. - โœ” โœ” 8.

"41.Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, orfrom falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns shall be protected by which of the following?" - โœ” โœ” Helmet

  1. In a Public Swimming Pool backwash or pool draining water has to go through what before itgoes into the sanitary sewer line? - โœ” โœ” Air Gap
  2. In a therapy spa what is the maximum temperature at the heater return outlet? - โœ” โœ” 122 degrees
  3. When testing for the disinfection efficacy of process equipment the recommended ph of thepool water should be: - โœ” โœ” 7.2 - 7.
  4. What type of filter precedes the pump? - โœ” โœ” vacuum E.
  5. In a public spa, what is considered "neutral PH if the chlorine reading is "00"? - โœ” โœ” 7
  6. Handrails & grabrails shall extend a minimum of ________ above the pool deck? - โœ” โœ” 30"
  7. If you have a saturation index reading of +0.2 your pool water would beconsidered_____________. - โœ” โœ” C Balanced
  8. According to Chapter 64E-9, a public pool can be immediately closed by the department whenthe pH of the pool water is below - โœ” โœ” 7.
  9. What gives a pool pump the ability to handle air and re-prime itself?
  • โœ” โœ” Volute
  1. Underwater pool lighting shall be located not less than 18" below the normaloperating water level of the pool as measured from ___________. - โœ” โœ” The top of the installed luminaire lens