5.1
Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Level
47 - 50
84 - 90
8.4. - 9.0
58 - 63
10
43 - 46
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
2
< 4
< 7
< 0.7
< 5
1
2)
1)
Factory position.
2)
Do not use salt at this level.
How to adjust the level of the
water softener
1.
Make sure that the programme marker
on the knob is aligned with the on/off
indicator.
2.
Press and hold
Delay
. At the same
time turn the knob counterclockwise
until the programme marker is aligned
with the first programme.
3.
Release
Delay
when the start indica-
tor and the on/off indicator start to
flash.
4.
Press
Delay
.
•
starts to flash.
• The start indicator and the on/off in-
dicator continue to flash.
• The intermittent flashing of
re-
fers to the current set level, e.g. 5
f pause + 5 flashes = level
5.
5.
Press
Delay
again and again to
change the setting. Each time you
press
Delay
the level number increa-
ses.
6.
To confirm the setting and deactivate
the appliance, turn the knob until the
programme marker is aligned with the
on/off indicator.
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