Bosch SKS68BB008, User Manual

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Water softening system
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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.
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Only fill the dispenser of the water
softening system with special dish-
washer salt.
Special salt can damage the tub due
to corrosion.
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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.
3.
Note:
Only use special salt for
dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets.
Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dis-
penser.
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Funnel
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Fill the dispenser right up with spe-
cial salt. The water in the dis-
penser is displaced and forced
out.
4.
Place the lid back on the dis-
penser and turn to close.
11.4 Switching off water
softening system
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance,
only switch off the water softening
system in the following cases:
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The water hardness is max. 26 °E
and you are using combined deter-
gents with salt replacement sub-
stances. According to manufactur-
ers, combined detergents with salt
replacement substances can gen-
erally only be used up to a water
hardness of 26 °E without adding
special salt.
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The water hardness is 0 - 8 °E.
You do not need to use special
salt.
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Depending on the appliance specifications