Setting The Water Softening System; Special Dishwasher Salt; Switching Off The Water Softening System - Bosch SHX9PCL5N Use And Care Manual

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Water hardness °E
0 - 8
9 - 10
11 - 12
13 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 26
27 - 38
39 - 62
Note: Set the water hardness determined on your
appliance.
→  "Setting the water softening system", Page 15
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 15
9.2 Setting the water softening system
Set the water hardness on your appliance.
Determine the water hardness and the appropriate
1.
setting value.
→  "Overview of water hardness settings", Page 14
Press
⁠ .
2.
To open the basic settings, press the
3.
seconds.
Press
repeatedly until the right water hardness has
4.
been set.
The value H:00 is set at the factory.
To store the settings, press the
5.
9.3 Special Dishwasher Salt
You can use special dishwasher salt to soften the water.
Adding dishwasher salt
If the salt refill indicator lights up, add special dishwasher
salt to the dispenser for salt just before the cycle starts.
The amount of special dishwasher salt required depends
on the water hardness. The higher the water hardness, the
greater the amount of salt required.
NOTICE:
Detergent may damage the water softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the water softening system
with special dishwasher salt.
Special salt for dishwashers can damage the tub due to
corrosion.
To make sure that any special salt that escapes is
washed out of the tub, add the special salt to the
dispenser for special salt immediately before the
program starts.
Unscrew the lid of the salt dispenser and remove.
1.
Before the first use: Fill the dispenser full with water.
2.
Hardness range
soft
soft
medium
medium
medium
hard
hard
hard
button for 3
button for 3 seconds.
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
Note: Only use special salt specified for dishwashers.
3.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special dishwasher salt to the dispenser.
Funnel
Fill the dispenser completely with the salt. The water in
the dispenser is displaced and forced out.
Place the lid back on the dispenser and turn to close.
4.
9.4 Switching off the water softening system
If you do not need to use the water softening system, e.g.
you already have a whole house water softening system,
you can turn the system off.
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance, only switch off the
water softening system in the following cases:
¡ The water hardness is max. 26 °E and you are using
combined detergents with salt replacement substances.
According to manufacturers, combined detergents with
salt replacement substances can generally only be used
up to a water hardness of 26 °E without adding special
salt.
¡ The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E. You can omit special
salt.
Press
⁠ .
1.
To open the basic settings, press the
2.
seconds.
Press
repeatedly until the display shows H:00.
3.
Water softening system en-us
Setting value
H:00
H:01
H:02
H:03
H:04
H:05
H:06
H:07
a
button for 3
15

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