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Getting Started
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Water softening
system / special salt
Your water hardness level directly
impacts your dishwasher’s
performance. Hard water will
increase spotting and reduce
detergent performance. Some
dishwasher models are equipped
with a water softener that uses a
special salt to adjust the water
hardness to obtain optimal
performance. The dishwasher salt is
added to the salt chamber
1Z
located under the lower dishwasher
rack. The amount of salt that is
dispensed is based on your home
water hardness. The home water
hardness can be determined by
using the water hardness test strip
included in your manual set (or from
your local hardware store). The
dishwasher water softener setting
must be adjusted to match your
water hardness.
Instructions for use of
included “Water Hardness
Test Strip”
Only use salt designed for automatic
dishwashers. Never use household
water softener salt or table salt.
Follow the instructions below for the
included test strip. (If purchasing a
different test strip, follow
manufacturers instructions).
1.
Run the water at the kitchen sink
for 5 minutes.
2.
Dip the end of the test strip with
the colored squares into the tap
water for 1 second and shake off
excess water.
3.
After one minute, compare the
test strip to the chart below and
determine the Dishwasher Water
Softener setting.
4.
Adjust the dishwasher Water
Softener setting.
5.
If required, add salt to the
dishwasher salt chamber as
shown.
Adjusting the water softener settings
Using the test strip included with
your dishwasher
(Purchased test strips may have a
different scale)
Water
softener
setting
Add salt to
salt
dispenser
Water hardness onversion chart
(only necessary if you purchase a
different test strip)
ppm
gpg/°dH
•
:
‹‹
No
0
116
0
6
•
:
‹‚
Yes
117
152
7
8
•
:
‹ƒ
Yes
153
188
9
10
•
:
‹„
Yes
189
223
11
13
•
:
‹…
Yes
224
294
14
17
•
:
ܠ
Yes
295
383
18
22
•
:
‹‡
Yes
384
544
23
31
•
:
‹ˆ
Yes
545
890
32
52
