Water Softening System; Overview Of Water Hardness Settings; Setting The Water Softening System - Bosch SGX78B55UC Use And Care Manual

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Tip: You can change these set-
tings and other Basic settings at
any time.
9.1 Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be se-
lected here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company
or by using a water hardness tester.
Water hard-
ness °E
0 - 8
9 - 10
11 - 12
13 - 15
16 - 20
21 - 26
27 - 38
39 - 62
Note: Set the water hardness de-
termined on your appliance.
→ "Setting the water softening
system", Page 22
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 soften-
ing system", Page 23
22
Hardness
range
soft
soft
medium
medium
medium
hard
hard
hard
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system
Hard water leaves limescale on
Water softening system
dishware as well as the washing
tank, and parts of the appliance
may become blocked.
To ensure good dishwashing re-
sults, you can treat the water with
special salt and the water soften-
ing system. To avoid damage to
the appliance, water with a hard-
ness above 9 °E must be soft-
ened.
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
9.2 Setting the water
softening system
Set the water hardness on your
appliance.
Determine the water hardness
1.
and the appropriate setting
value.
→ "Overview of water hardness
settings", Page 22
Press
2.
To open the basic settings,
3.
press
Setting value
H00
H01
H02
H03
H04
H05
H06
H07
⁠ .
for 3 seconds.