New Pressure Washer Certification Exam

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Why does the van smell like gas?

The pressure washer or gas can flipped over.

The van has a gas leak.

It’s normal.

All of the above.

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When is a pressure wash ready?

1 week after the driveway is poured?

When the windows are scheduled.

When the sod has been installed and the water is on.

When the exterior of the house is painted.

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What happens when high concentrated acid is left on the driveway?

It will burn it and turn it black.

It will clean it.

It will bleach it very white.

Nothing.

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Where can get pressure wash splatter go?

On the porch ceiling.

The pressure wash van.

The mailbox.

The doors.

All the above.

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How do you prevent ladder scratches?

Lean the ladder on the house carefully.

Lean the ladder at the steepest angle.

Protect the ladder with rags.

Have someone hold the ladder.

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Why do windows get scratched?

Dull blades.

Dirty rags and razor.

Brick masons.

All of the above.

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The cleaner didn’t clean the 4th glass. What should you do?

Contact the manager.

Clean them.

Save them for the cleaner.

Clean them only if you have time.

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What happens to the pine straw after the driveway is pressure washed?

It stays in the same spot.

It flips over.

It turns the pine straw grey.

All of the above.

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Why do you want a consistent cleaning process?

So nothing is missed.

Finish a pressure wash quicker.

Finish more pressure washes in a day.

All of the above.

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What is the best thing to do when waiting on a response from your manager?

Take a lunch break.

Unload your equipment.

Check and clean high windows.

Check behind our cleaners.

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What is not an extra?

Excess paint in the garage.

2 buckets of paint, 5 splash blocks, 4 pieces of trim, and a box of tile in the garage.

Shoveling mud.

Using lacquer thinner to remove paint.

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Where does pressure wash splatter not go?

Columns.

Siding.

Garage walls.

Inside the house.

13 / 20

What breaks the water pump?

Usage over 4 continuous hours.

Running bad water through the machine.

Running the pressure washer and not spraying.

All of the above.

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What glass on the window is the 4th glass?

The top exterior window.

The bottom exterior window.

The top interior window.

The bottom interior window.

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Why would a pressure washer not start?

Flooded carburetor.

The pull string broke.

The on off button is off.

The choke is off.

Out of fuel.

All the above.

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What doesn’t damage the van?

Loading and unloading the pressure washer.

Loading and unloading the ladder.

Loading dirty equipment and mud in the van.

Pressure washing the exterior of the van.

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What are we mostly cleaning off of the driveway and the house?

Red clay.

Paint.

Black dirt.

Sheetrock mud and caulk.

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What is an acceptable way to load a pressure washer in and out of the Van?

Using a ramp.

Using a rope on the ladder rack.

Lifting it in and out of the van with a partner.

All of the above.

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Who will fine the pressure washer for pressure washing a house without sod?

The EPA.

The Builder.

The City Marshall.

All of the above.

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What causes the most emergencies for pressure washes?

Missed high windows.

Missed pressure wash.

Putting the pine straw back.

Gutter cleaning.

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