Water Softening System; Special Salt - Bosch SHX88PW55N Operating Instructions Manual

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Water softening
system / special salt
Your water hardness level directly
impacts your dishwasher's
performance. Hard water will
increase spotting and reduce
detergent performance. Some
dishwasher models are equipped
with a water softener that uses a
special salt to adjust the water
hardness to obtain optimal
performance. The dishwasher salt is
added to the salt chamber 1Z
located under the lower dishwasher
rack. The amount of salt that is
dispensed is based on your home
water hardness. The home water
hardness can be determined by
using the water hardness test strip
included in your manual set (or from
your local hardware store). The
dishwasher water softener setting
must be adjusted to match your
water hardness.
Adjusting the water softener settings
Using the test strip included with
your dishwasher
(Purchased test strips may have a
different scale)
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Instructions for use of
included "Water Hardness
Test Strip"
Only use salt designed for automatic
dishwashers. Never use household
water softener salt or table salt.
Follow the instructions below for the
included test strip. (If purchasing a
different test strip, follow
manufacturers instructions).
Run the water at the kitchen sink
1.
for 5 minutes.
Dip the end of the test strip with
2.
the colored squares into the tap
water for 1 second and shake off
excess water.
After one minute, compare the
3.
test strip to the chart below and
determine the Dishwasher Water
Softener setting.
Adjust the dishwasher Water
4.
Softener setting. ~ "Adjusting
the water softening system"
on page 13
If required, add salt to the
5.
dishwasher salt chamber as
shown. ~ "Using special
dishwasher salt" on page 13
Water Add salt to
softener salt
setting dispenser
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Water hardness onversion chart
(only necessary if you purchase a
different test strip)
ppm
0 116 0
117 152 7
153 188 9
189 223 11
224 294 14
295 383 18
384 544 23
545 890 32
gpg/°dH
6
8
10
13
17
22
31
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