Bosch SHV7PT53UC, Operating Instructions Manual

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Water softening system / special salt*
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Using special dishwasher
salt
As soon as the low salt indicator
lights up on the digital display
8
,
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 tub.
NOTICE
Detergent will destroy the water
softening system! Never pour
detergent into the salt dispenser.
Top off the salt as follows:
1.
Undo the screw plug on the
dispenser
1Z
.
2.
Fill the dispenser with water
(required only when switching on
the appliance for the first time).
3.
Add salt as illustrated
(do not use
table salt, salt tablets or salt for
use with whole house water
softeners)
.
The water is displaced and runs
out.
For more information about buying
dishwasher salt, please contact
customer service (1-800-944-2904).
Using detergents with salt
component
Detergent with a s alt compo nent
If combined detergents with a salt
component are used, special salt can
usually be omitted up to a water
hardness of 21° dH (37° fH,
26° Clarke, 3.7 mmol/l). If the water
hardness is over 21° dH, salt must
be used.
Switching off low salt
indicator / water softening
system
Switching off wate r softeni ng system
If the use of combined detergents
with a salt component impairs the
low salt indicator on the digital
display
8
, the low salt indicator
can be switched off.
Proceed as described under “Setting
water softening system” and set the
value to
•
:
‹‹
. The water softening
system and salt refill indicator are
now switched off.