The wat er softener must be set m anually, using the water hard ness dial.
The wat er softener is des igned to rem ove minerals and salts from t he water, which woul d have
a detrim ental or adverse effect on the operation of the app liance.
The more mi nerals there are, the harder your wate r is
The soft ener sho uld be adjusted according to the hard ness of t he water in your area. Your local Water Authority
can advise you on the hardne ss o f the wat er in your area.
Adjusting Salt Consumption
The dishwasher is designed to allow for adjustment in the amount of sa lt co nsumed bas ed on the ha rdness of
the water used. This is intended to op timise and customise the level o f salt consum ption.
1. Open the door ,Sw itch on the appliance;
2. Touch the
progr am button for more than 5 seconds to star t the water softener
setting mode within 60seconds after the applia nce was switched on(Salt and
Rinse aid war ning lights will be on periodically
);
3.
the
progr am button to select the proper set according t o
,
4. To end the setting mode, either touch the On/Off button or wait 5 sec onds
Touch
th e setting wi ll change in t he following sequence: H1->H2->H3->H4->H5->H6->H1;
Rapid
seeting mode is on
the har dness of you r local water
Rapid
WATER SO FTENER
The har dness of the wa ter varie s from place to plac e. If har d water is used i n the dishwasher, de posits will
form on the dish es and utensils.
The applian ce i s equipped with a sp ecial softener that uses a salt container specifically des igned to eliminate
lime and minera ls fr om the water.
Contact your local water board for information on the hardness of your water supply.
H1
H2
H3
H4
Please follo w the steps below for adjustm ent in salt consumpt ion.
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If your model does not have any water softener, you may skip this section.
H5
H6
The manufactory setting: H3 (EN 50242)
Before using you r dishwasher for the first time :
A.
Set the water sof tener
B.
Add 1.5Kg dishw asher salt an d then full fill the salt con tainer with w ater
C.
Fill t he rinse aid dispenser
D.
Fill i n detergent
Clark: British degree
fH:
French degree
dH:
German degree
dH=1.25 Clarke=1.78 fH =0.178mmol/l
1
dH
mmol/l
0~9
0~5
0~0.94
0
10-20
6-11
1.0-2.0
9
21-30
12-17
2 .1 -3.0
12
20
fH
0~6
7-14
15-21
Clarke
WATER HARDNESS
Sel ector Position
Salt con sumption
(gram/cycle)
1 8-22
31-40
2 2-28
3.1-4.0
41-60
23-34
4 .1 -6.0
30
60
29-42
3 5-55
61-98
4 3-69
6.1-9.8