6.1
Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Manual
Elec-
tronic
47 - 50
84 - 90
8.4. - 9.0
58 - 63
2
1)
10
43 - 46
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
2
1)
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
2
1)
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
2
1)
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
2
1)
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
2
1)
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
1
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
1
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
1
2
< 4
< 7
< 0.7
< 5
1
2)
1
2)
1)
Factory position.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
You must adjust the water soft-
ener manually and electronically.
Electronic adjustment
1.
Press the on/off button to activate
the appliance. Make sure that the ap-
pliance is in setting mode, refer to
“Setting and starting a program”.
2.
Press and hold, at the same time,
De-
lay
and
Start
until the indicators of
,
and
start to flash.
3.
Press
Program
,
• The indicators of
and
go off.
• The indicator of
contin-
ues to flash.
• The display shows the current set-
ting of the water softener, e.g.
= level 5.
4.
Press
Program
again and again to
change the setting.
5.
Press the on/off button to deactivate
the appliance and to confirm the set-
ting.
Manual adjustment
Turn the water hardness dial to the posi-
tion 1 or 2.
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