Water Softening System / Special Salt; Water Hardness Table; Using Special Salt - Bosch SHEM78WH5N Operating Instructions Manual

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Water softening
system / special salt
To ensure good rinsing results, the
dishwasher requires soft water, i.e.
water which is low in lime, otherwise
limescale will be deposited on the
utensils and interior container. Tap
water above 7° dH (1.2 mmol/l)
must be softened. The water
is softened with special salt
(regeneration salt) in the water
softening system of the dishwasher.
The setting and therefore the
required amount of salt depends on
the degree of hardness of your tap
water (see following water hardness
table).

Water hardness table

:DWHU +DUGQHVV
KDUGQHVV UDQJH
YDOXH ƒ (
0Ȣ8
VRIW VRIW
9Ȣ10
PHGLXP
11Ȣ12
PHGLXP
13Ȣ15
PHGLXP
16Ȣ20
KDUG
21Ȣ26
KDUG
27Ȣ38
KDUG
39Ȣ62
Using a water hardness test strip
The strip will be included in the
detergent sample kit.
Sample test strip
Water softening system / special salt en-us
PPROlO
6HW YDOXH
RQ WKH
PDFKLQH
0Ȣ1 1
0 - 8
1 2Ȣ1 .4
9-10
1 5Ȣ1 8
11-12
1 9Ȣ2 1
13-15
2 2Ȣ2 9
16-20
3 0Ȣ3 7
21-26
3 8Ȣ5 .4
27-38
5 5Ȣ8 9
39-62
Adjusting the water
softening system
The amount of salt dispensed can be
set from 0 to 62°E. Salt is not
required at the set value 0-8.
Set the softening system as follows:
1. Ask your local water utility
company for the water hardness
value of the tap water.
2. Required setting can be found in
the water hardness table.
3. Open the door.
4. Switch on ON/OFF switch (.
5. Press Info button 8 for
3 seconds until the following text
is indicated on the display window
at the top @:
Scroll with < >
Set with - +
Leave with Setup 3 sec.
6. Keep pressing button > )R until
the water hardness is indicated
on the display window at the top
@.
7. Make the selection with setting
buttons + - X.
8. Press and hold the Info button
8 for 3 seconds.
The chosen setting has now been
stored.

Using special salt

As soon as the low salt indicator P
lights up on the digital display, salt
should be topped off. Always refill
with special salt immediately before
switching on the appliance. This
ensures that overrun special salt
solution is immediately washed out
and does not corrode the rinsing
tank.
NOTICE:
Detergent will destroy the water
softening system! Never pour
detergent into the salt dispenser.
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