Bosch SKE52M75EU - Setting Water Softening System; Special Salt

Water softening system en
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Water hardness
°E
Hardness range mmol/l Setting value
9 - 10 Soft 1.2 - 1.4 H:01
11 - 12 Medium 1.5 - 1.8 H:02
13 - 15 Medium 1.9 - 2.1 H:03
16 - 20 Medium 2.2 - 2.9 H:04
21 - 26 Hard 3.0 - 3.7 H:05
27 - 38 Hard 3.8 - 5.4 H:06
39 - 44 Hard 5.5 - 6.2 H:07
Note:Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→"Setting water softening system",
Page23
With a water hardness of 0 - 8°E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.
→"Switching off water softening sys-
tem", Page24
11.2 Setting water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1. Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→"Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page22
2. Press ⁠.
3. Hold programme button A and
press repeatedly until the dis-
play shows H:xx.
4. Release programme button A and
⁠.
a Programme button A flashes and
the display shows H:04.
5. Press programme button C re-
peatedly until the right water hard-
ness has been set.
6. Press to save the setting.
11.3 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.
ATTENTION!
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶ Only fill the dispenser of the water
softening system with special dish-
washer 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 dis-
penser for special salt immediately
before the programme starts.
1. Unscrew the lid of the dispenser
for special salt and remove.
2. On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser
right up with water.