@JoyfulNoise.
I thought ORP was great indicator of the pools ability to oxidise compounds.
Controller Concepts: ORP and Oxidation Part I | PPOA
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Extremes showed up in pH from 5.7 through 8.3, combined chlorine from 1.4 to 34 ppm, free chlorine from 0 to 30 ppm, cyanuric...