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Setting The Water Hardness
It is necessary to descale your appliance at regular intervals . This is the only way to prevent
damage .
Your appliance has a system that automatically displays when it needs descaling . It is preset
to a water hardness 4 . Change the value if your water is softer .
Checking the water hardness
Information on the hardness of the water in your area can be obtained from the local water
board .
Changing the water hardness
1
Turn the
FUNCTION KNOB
to “
OFF
”
position .
2
Press the
STEAM CLEAN
and the
START
button at the same time and
hold for 3 seconds .
3
Turn the
SELECTION KNOB
to the
desired water hardness .
4
Press the
SELECT
button .
►
The appliance is now programmed
to provide the descaling warning
when necessary, based on the
actual hardness of the water .
Display
Type
PPM
French deg.
(
°df
)
German deg.
(
°dH
)
1
Soft Water
0 - 105
0 - 11
0 - 6
2
Medium Soft water
125 - 230
12 - 23
7 - 13
3
Medium Hard Water
250 - 350
24 - 36
14 - 20
4
(Default)
Hard Water
> 375
> 37
> 21
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