Water Hardness Setting - Nespresso Essenza Plus BEC350 Manual

Water Hardness Setting

The water hardness level can be tested with the water hardness stick available on the first page of the user manual.
To set the water hardness via your machine:
❶
With machine turned off, press and hold
the Hot water button for 5 seconds. The
beverage buttons will blink to indicate the
current setting.
Water hardness*
Soft
Medium
Hard
* On the App, the water hardness can be adjusted any time under "Water status".
A strong use of Americano or hot water function may lead to an earlier descaling.
App. fH
Level 0 < 5
Level 1 > 7
Level 2 > 13
Level 3 > 25
Level 4 > 38
❷
To change the water hardness setting, press the Hot water button as many
times until the appropriate level is reached:
Espresso, Lungo, Hot water blinking: Hard
Espresso, Lungo blinking: Medium
Espresso blinking: Soft
Descaling after:*
dH CaCO
3
< 3 < 50 mg/l
> 4 > 70 mg/l
> 7 > 130 mg/l
> 14 > 250 mg/l
> 21 > 380 mg/l
❸
Cups
(40 ml)
4000
3000
2000
1500
1000
EN EN
To validate and exit the water
hardness setting mode, press
either the Espresso or Lungo
button.
fH French degree
dH German Grade
CaCO Calcium Carbonate
3
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