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Kits safety records practice questions

15 questions from the backflow prevention tester practice test.

Kits safety records practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

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What are the three control (needle) valves on a common three-valve test kit?

  1. Inlet, outlet and relief
  2. High, low and bypass (vent)
  3. Supply, zone and drain
  4. Hot, cold and mixed
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B. High, low and bypass (vent)

A three-valve kit has a high-side valve, a low-side valve and a bypass or vent valve, matched to the high, low and bypass hoses. The other names describe parts of an assembly, not of the test kit.

Reference: ASSE Series 5000 field test procedures; USC FCCCHR Manual of Cross-Connection Control, 10th ed., field test procedures

Most certification programs and water purveyors require the accuracy of a test gauge to be verified at least how often?

  1. Once every five years
  2. Only when it is dropped
  3. Once a year
  4. Only when it is first purchased
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C. Once a year

Annual accuracy verification is the common requirement, and the gauge is also checked whenever it has been dropped, frozen or gives doubtful readings. A gauge is not accepted on its factory calibration indefinitely.

Reference: ASSE Series 5000 field test procedures; USC FCCCHR Manual of Cross-Connection Control, 10th ed., field test procedures; local program rules

How should a test kit be cared for after use in cold weather?

  1. Drain the water from the gauge and hoses so it cannot freeze
  2. Leave the hoses full of water so that the seals stay moist
  3. Store the gauge with its needle valves closed tight and full
  4. Fill the gauge with line water and cap both of the hoses
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A. Drain the water from the gauge and hoses so it cannot freeze

Water left in the gauge can freeze and ruin the sensing element or shift its calibration. Draining the kit and storing it above freezing protects its accuracy.

Reference: Test kit manufacturer instructions

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