Setting Water Softening System; Special Salt - Siemens SC Series User Manual

en Water softening system
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.

Setting 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 21
Press ⁠ .
2.
Press and hold
3.
Turn the programme selector until
4.
the display shows H:04.
Release the button.
5.
Turn the programme selector until
6.
the required level has been set.
The appliance is set to H:04 at the
factory.
Press to save the setting.
7.

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.
1
Depending on the appliance specifications
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⁠ .
ATTENTION!
¡ Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the wa-
▶
ter softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡ Special salt 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 pro-
gramme starts.
Unscrew the lid of the dispenser
1.
for special salt and remove.
On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
2.
right up with water.
Note: Only use special salt for
3.
dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
1
Funnel
Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dis-
penser is displaced and forced
out.
Place the lid back on the dis-
4.
penser and turn to close.
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