Water Softening System - Bosch SRV2IKX10E User Manual

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Water softening system

Water softening system
Hard water leaves limescale on the
Water softening system
tableware as well as the washing
tank and parts of the appliance may
become blocked.
Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected
here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by
using a water hardness tester.
Water hard- Hardness
ness value range
°E
0 - 8 Soft
9 - 20 Medium
21 - 26 Hard
27 - 44 Hard
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→ "Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 22
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt for
dishwashers and switch off the water
softening system.
→ "Switching off the water softening
system", Page 23
Setting the water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
Determine the water hardness and
1.
the appropriate setting value.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 22
Press ⁠ .
2.
To open the appliance settings,
3.
press
is flashing on the display.
a
22
mmol/l
0 - 1.1
1.2 - 2.9
3.0 - 3.7
3.8 - 6.2
for 3 seconds.
To ensure good dishwashing results,
you can treat the water with special
salt and the water softening system.
To avoid damage to the appliance,
water with a hardness above 9 °E
must be softened.
Setting "LED A"
→ Page 15
0
1
2
3
Press
4.
right water hardness has been set.
0, 1, 2 or 3 LEDs will light up ac-
cordingly.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 22
The factory setting is level 1 ("LED
A" → Page 15).
To save the settings, press
5.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of spe-
cial salt required depends on the wa-
ter hardness: the higher the water
hardness, the greater the amount of
special salt required.
"LED B" "LED C"
→ Page 15 → Page 15
repeatedly until the
for 3 seconds.