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DD24/DD60 models
Find out about water hardness in your home, then use the table below to determine how much
detergent to use for each wash program. See also section ‘Water hardness and dishwashing’.
For information on which program to use for your load, see your ‘Quick start guide’.
The detergent dispenser has markings to help you measure the correct quantities. See following
section ‘Adding detergent’.
* If you have a a household water softener installed or your dishwasher has a built-in water softener, use the
quantities recommended for water with a hardness under 100 ppm/6 gpg, irrespective of the water hardness
in your area. See also section ‘Water softener’.
Wash programs and detergent quantities
Water hardness
parts per million (ppm)
grains per gallon (gpg)
Wash programs
Detergent quantities (per drawer)
US CA
NZ AU
GB IE
detergent
dispenser
marking
grams
grams
<100 ppm or
< 6 gpg*
Heavy
2/3
25
25
Normal
2/3
25
25
Fast
1/3
10
10
Delicate
1/3
10
10
Rinse
-
-
-
100 -150 ppm or
6 - 9 gpg
Heavy
full
30
Normal
full
30
Fast
full
25
Delicate
full
30
Rinse
-
-
>150 ppm or
>9 gpg
Heavy
full
30
Normal
full
30
Fast
full
30
Delicate
full
30
Rinse
-
-
SOFTER
HARDER
