Siemens SN61HX04AE User Manual page 24

en Water softening system
To avoid damage to the appliance,
water with a hardness above 9 °E
must be softened.
Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected
here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by
using a water hardness tester.
Water hard- Hardness
ness value range
°E
0 - 8 Soft
9 - 20 Medium
21 - 26 Hard
27 - 44 Hard
Note: Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→ "Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 24
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.
→ "Switching off the water softening
system", Page 25
Setting the 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 24
Press ⁠ .
2.
To open the appliance settings,
3.
press
flashes in the display.
a
Press repeatedly until the
4.
right water hardness has been set.
24
mmol/l
0 - 1.1
1.2 - 2.9
3.0 - 3.7
3.8 - 6.2
for 3 seconds.
Setting "LED A"
→ Page 16
0
1
2
3
0, 1, 2 or 3 LEDs will light up ac-
cordingly.
→ "Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 24
The factory setting is level 1 ("LED
A" → Page 16).
To save the settings, press
5.
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.
"LED B" "LED C"
→ Page 16 → Page 16
for 3 seconds.