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1. What is the #1 cause of damage to the pool pump motor? A) Overheating due to improper suction load. B) Bearings wearing out C) Running without prime D) Leaking pump seals E) All of the above

2. What is Combined Chlorine?

3. What happens to ph as the Total Alkalinity rises too high?

4. What is the common name for the following chemical? (Not the balance pack numbers) : Sodium Bicarbonate

5. What is the percentage of available chlorine and pH in the following type of chlorine?: Trichloroisocyanurate

6. What are the APSP-5 (Formally NSPI) recommended chemistry low & high guidelines for the following? : ph

7. When testing Total Alkalinity and the test turns blue then yellow.... what is the likely cause?

8. What is the common name for the following chemical? (Not the balance pack numbers) : Sodium Carbonate

9. What is the purpose of the weir door in the skimmer?

10. What are the required stabilizer levels for the following Pools or Spas? : Outdoor Bromine Pool

11. Hypochlorous Acid is? A) Chlorine B) Bromine C) Muriatic Acid

12. What are the 3 most common forms of algae found in pools?

13. In your Taylor Test kit, what does the cap color BLUE perform for testing water?

14. How many Quarts are in a gallon?

15. How much salt does 1 gallon of 12.5% sodium hypochlorite add to a pool?

16. How much stabilizer is added for each gallon of Sodium Hypochlorite?

17. What is the best Algaecide/ Algaestat for a pool?

18. How many Ounces are in a half pint?

19. How many gallons of water are in a cubic foot?

20. After backwashing how much DE should be put back in the filter?

21. What happens to pH as the Total Alkalinity drops too low?

22. What are the APSP-5 (Formally NSPI) recommended chemistry low & high guidelines for the following? : TOTAL ALKALINITY

23. True of false: Total Alkalinity can be lowered without lowering ph?

24. What direction should a gate swing when entering the pool area?

25. When using the reagents in your test kit, how should you hold your bottle as you dispense them into the water sample?