Freggia DWCI4108, User Manual

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PREPARING THE MACHINE FOR USE
PREPARING THE MACHINE FOR USE
TESTING STRIP
The washing eff ectiveness of your machine depends on the softness of the tap water.
For this reason, your machine is equipped with a system that reduces the hardness
in mains water supply. The washing eff ectiveness will increase when the system
is correctly set. To fi nd out the water hardness level of water in your area, contact
your local water board or determine water hardness level by using the test strip(if
available).
Open the
testing
strip.
Run water
through
your tap
for 1 min.
Keep the
testing
strip in
water for
1 sec.
Shake the
testing strip
after taking
it out of
water.
Wait for
1 min.
Make your machine’s water
hardness setting according to
the result obtained through the
testing strip.
Water
hardness
level German
hardness
dH
French
hardness dF
British hardness dE
Hardness Level
Indicator
1 0-5 0-9 0-6 L1 is seen on display.
2 6-11 10-20 7-14 L2 is seen on display.
3 12-17 21-30 15-21 L3 is seen on display.
4 18-22 31-40 22-28 L4 is seen on display.
5 23-31 41-55 29-39 L5 is seen on display.
6 32-50 56-90 40-63 L6 is seen on display.
ADJUSTING SALT CONSUMPTION
• TABLE OF WATER HARDNESS LEVEL SETTINGS
If the hardness of the water you use is above 90 dF (French hardness) or if you are
using well water; you are recommended to use fi lter and water refi nement devices.
NOTE:
Hardness level is adjusted to level 3 as a factory setting.
Adjust the water softener according to how hard your tap water is.
After resetting your machine, press the program selection button and
keep it pressed down (3).
Meanwhile, energise the machine by pressing the Power On/Off
button (1).
Keep the program selection button pressed until “SL” disappears from
the display (3).
Release the program selection button after “SL” disappears from the
display (3).
Your machine displays the latest entered water hardness setting.
Water hardness can be adjusted by the programme selection button
(3) according to Table of Water Hardness Level Settings.
After adjusting the water hardness level , press on/off button to save
settings in memory (1)
DETERGENT USAGE
Use a detergent specifi cally designed for use in domestic dishwashers.
You can fi nd powder,gel,and tablet detergents in the market that have been designed
for household dishwashers.
Detergent should be put into the compartment prior to starting the machine. Keep
your detergents in cool, dry places out of reach of your children.
Do not fi ll detergent into the detergent compartment more than required; otherwise
it may cause scratches on your glasses as well as lead to a poorly dissolved detergent.
Should you need more information concerning the detergent you will use, contact
detergent manufacturers directly.
THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER DECALCIFICATION
For a good washing function, the dishwasher needs soft, i.e. less calcareous water.
Otherwise, white lime residues will remain on the dishes and the interior equipment.
This will negatively aff ect your machine’s washing, drying and shining performance.
When water fl ows through the softener system, the ions forming the hardness are
removed from the water and the water reaches the softness required to obtain the
best washing result. Depending on the level of hardness of the infl owing water,
these ions that harden the water accumulate rapidly inside the softener system.
Therefore, the softener system has to be refreshed so that it operates with the same
performance also during the next wash. For this purpose, dishwasher salt is used.
FILLING WITH SALT
Use softener salt specifi cally produced for use in dishwashers. To put softener salt,
fi rst remove the lower basket and then open the salt compartment cap by turning it
counter clockwise.
(1) (2) At fi rst fi ll the compartment with 1kg salt and water (3) at
overfl owing level If available,using the funnel (4) provided will make fi lling easier, refi t
the cap and close it.If the salt warning lamp on the control panel becomes on fi ll the
salt compartment with salt again.
Fill the salt compartment with water at fi rst use only.
We recommend that you use grained or powder softener salt.
Do not put table salt into your machine.
Otherwise, the function of the softener compartment may decrease over time. When
you start your dishwasher, the salt compartment gets fi lled with water. Therefore, put
the softener salt prior to starting your machine.
This way, overfl owing salt gets immediately cleaned up through the wash operation. If
you are not going to wash any dishes immediately after putting salt, then run a short
washing program with an empty machine in order to avoid any damage (to prevent
corrosion) to your machine due to the salt overfl ow while fi lling in the salt container.