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en-us Before using for the first time
Note: Fill the water tank with fresh,
cold, non-carbonated drinking water
every day.
Tip: To keep the coffee beans at their
best, store them in a sealed container
in a cool place.
You can keep the coffee beans in the
bean container for several days
without them losing their aroma.
6.2 Checking the water hard-
ness
It is important to set the right water
hardness so your appliance indicates
in good time that it needs descaling.
You can use the enclosed test strip to
check the water hardness or ask your
local water company.
Briefly dip the test strip in fresh tap
1.
water.
6.3 Overview of water hardness levels
The table shows allocation of the levels to the different degrees of water hardness.
Level
1
2
3
1
4
1
Factory setting
6.4 Water filter
You can use a water filter to minimize
limescale deposits and reduce
impurities in the water.
The limescale content of the water
influences the aroma and crema of
coffee. There is an aroma ring on the
18
Ring setting on
INTENZA filter
A
A
B
C
Allow the water to drain off the test
2.
strip.
Read the water hardness off the test
3.
strip after 1 minute.
→ "Overview of water hardness lev-
els", Page 18
Note: Please use the test strip even if
you have a water softening system
installed as they generate different
water hardnesses.
Tips
¡ You can change the settings at any
time.
→ "Basic settings", Page 26
¡ If the water hardness is higher than
21.9 gr/gal (US), you can fill the
water tank with prefiltered water to
reduce limescale deposits in the
water tank.
Degree of
German hardness
in °dH
1 - 7
8 - 14
15 - 21
22 - 30
underside of the BRITA INTENZA
water filter. Turn the aroma ring to set
the optimum aroma level for your
mains water.
Water hardness
in gr/gal (US)
< 7.3
7.3 - 14.6
14.6 - 21.9
> 21.9
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