Before Using For The First Time; Initial Use; Water Softening System; Overview Of Water Hardness Settings - Bosch 300 Series Use And Care Manual

8 Before using for the

Before using for the first time

first time
Before using for the first time
8.1 Initial use
Before the first use, or after a fac-
tory reset, you will need to config-
ure the settings.
Tip: Connect your appliance to a
mobile device. You can conve-
niently change all settings using
the Home Connect® app.
→ "Home Connect® quick start",
Page 32
Requirement: The appliance has
been installed and connected.
Add special salt.
1.
Add rinse aid. → Page 21
2.
Switch on the appliance.
3.
Set the water softening system.
4.
Set the amount of rinse aid.
5.
Add detergent.
6.
9.1 Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be se-
lected here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company
or by using a water hardness tester.
Water hard-
ness °E
0 - 8
9 - 10
11 - 12
13 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 26
27 - 38
39 - 62
Hardness
range
soft
soft
medium
medium
medium
hard
hard
hard
Before using for the first time en-us
Start the Program with the
7.
highest cleaning temperature
without dishware.
To remove any marks from wa-
ter or other residues, we rec-
ommend you operate the appli-
ance without dishware before
using it for the first time.
Tip: You can change these set-
tings and other Basic settings at
any time.
9 Water softening

Water softening system

system
Hard water leaves limescale on
Water softening system
dishware as well as the washing
tank, and parts of the appliance
may become blocked.
To ensure good dishwashing re-
sults, you can treat the water with
special salt and the water soften-
ing system. To avoid damage to
the appliance, water with a hard-
ness above 9 °E must be soft-
ened.
mmol/l
0 - 1.1
1.2 - 1.4
1.5 - 1.8
1.9 - 2.1
2.2 - 2.9
3.0 - 3.7
3.8 - 5.4
5.5 - 8.9
Setting value
H00
H01
H02
H03
H04
H05
H06
H07
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