• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact
your local water authority.
Water hardness
Water hardness setting
°dH
°TH
mmol/l
Clarke
manually
electronically
51 - 70
91 - 125
9,1 - 12,5
64 - 88
2
10
43 - 50
76 - 90
7,6 - 9,0
53 - 63
2
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6,5 - 7,5
46 - 52
2
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5,1 - 6,4
36 - 45
2
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4,0 - 5,0
28 - 35
2
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3,3 - 3,9
23 - 27
2
5
15 - 18
26 - 32
2,6 - 3,2
18 - 22
1
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1,9 - 2,5
13 - 17
1
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0,7 - 1,8
5 - 12
1
2
< 4
< 7
< 0,7
< 5
1
1)
1
1)
1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener man-
ually and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at
position 2.
1. Open the door.
2. Remove the lower basket.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position
1 or 2 (refer to the chart).
4. Install the lower basket.
5. Close the door.
Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory
at level 5.
The appliance must be switched off.
1. Press and hold the start/cancel button.
Turn the programme knob counter-
clockwise until the programme marker
agrees with the first washing pro-
gramme on the control panel.
2. Release the start/cancel button when
the digital display shows the current set-
ting.
Examples:
– level 5 =
– level 10 =
3. Press the start/cancel button to change
the water softener level. Every time you
press the button, the level increases.
4. Turn the programme knob to the off po-
sition to save the operation.
USE OF DISHWASHER SALT
Caution!
Only use dishwashers salt.
Types of salt that are not applicable for
dishwashers cause damage to the
water softener.
Caution!
Grains of salt and salty water
on the bottom of the appliance can
cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with
salt before you start a washing
programme to prevent corrosion.
Do these steps to fill the salt container:
1. Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the
salt container.
2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water
(only the first operation).
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