Before washing for the
first time
1. Checking water hardness
In order to achieve good dishwashing results, the dishwasher needs
soft water (water with low mineral content). Hard water leaves a white
coating on dishes and the dishwasher.
Water hardness is specified using the following scales: The German
water hardness scale (°dH) and the French water hardness scale (°fH).
A water supply with a water hardness in excess of 6°dH (9°fH) must
be softened. This is done automatically with the aid of the built-in water
softener. In order for the water softener to function optimally, it must
be adjusted to the hardness of the water supply. If the water hardness
exceeds 50°dH (89°fH), we recommend connecting an external water
softener.
Contact the local waterworks, or measure the water hardness using
the supplied test strip, to check the water hardness in your area. Once
you have adjusted the water softener, use detergent and rinse aid
doses suitable for soft water.
How to use the test strip:
1 Turn on the water tap and let the water run for a minute or so.
2 Fill a glass with water.
3 Remove the test strip from its packaging.
4 Dip the test strip in the water for about one second.
5 Wait one minute. Now compare the colours of the squares with the
water hardness table.
°dH
1)
Test strip
°fH
2)
<5
<3
4 green
>7
>4
1 red
>12
>7
2 red
>25
>14
3 red
>37
>21
4 red
2. Basic settings
Open the door and press the main power switch.
"
Welcome to your new ASKO. This is a first time set up.
" is shown
on the display. It is important that you choose the right settings to
ensure good dishwashing results.
Confirm setting
Select setting
Main power switch
Settings
Language
1
Select the language to be shown on the display.
Rinse aid
0/1/2/3/4/5/TAB
2
Drying is faster and a better result is achieved if you use rinse aid.
You will also achieve a better dishwashing result with clear and
spotless dishes.
Select rinse aid dosage. The rinse aid dispenser can be adjusted
between 0 (Off) and 5 (High dosage).
When using an all-in-one detergent that contains rinse aid, you can
activate the setting TAB. Read more about all-in-one detergent in the
chapter Using the dishwasher.
Pre-selected at factory: 5
Water hardness
0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
3
Choose a setting depending on the hardness of the water supply.
See the water hardness table below. It is important that this setting
is correct!
0-5
6-8
9-11
12-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-49
50
0-9
10-14
15-20
21-25
26-34
35-43
44-52
53-70
71-88
89
°dH
°fH
°dH
°fH
1)
2)
1)
2)
Do not forget to put salt in the salt compartment after you have set
the water softener to 1 - 9.
For a water supply with a hardness under 6°dH (9°fH), select 0. The
water softener is deactivated and no salt is needed.
Pre-selected at factory: 4
To change the selected setting, see the chapter Settings.
1)
German water hardness scale
2)
French water hardness scale
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