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Water softening system
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Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by using
a water hardness tester.
Water hardness °E
Hardness range
mmol/l
Setting value
0 - 8
Soft
0 - 1.1
0 - 8
9 - 10
Soft
1.2 - 1.4
9 - 10
11 - 12
Medium
1.5 - 1.8
11 - 12
13 - 15
Medium
1.9 - 2.1
13 - 15
16 - 20
Medium
2.2 - 2.9
16 - 20
21 - 26
Hard
3.0 - 3.7
21 - 26
27 - 38
Hard
3.8 - 5.4
27 - 38
39 - 62
Hard
5.5 - 8.9
39 - 62
Note:
Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→
"Setting water softening system",
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E you
can dispense with special salt and
switch off the water softening system.
→
"Switching off water softening sys-
Setting water softening sys-
tem
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
2.
To open the basic settings, press
for approx. 3 seconds.
3.
Press repeatedly until the display
shows "Water hardness".
4.
Press or repeatedly until the
display shows the right water hard-
ness value.
5.
To save the settings, press
for
approx. 3 seconds.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften wa-
ter.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of special
salt required depends on the water
hardness: the higher the water hard-
ness, the greater the amount of special
salt required.
ATTENTION!
¡
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶
Only fill the dispenser of the water
softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡
Special salt can damage the tub due
to corrosion.
▶
To make sure that any special salt
that escapes is washed out of the
tub, add the special salt to the
dispenser for special salt immedi-
ately before the programme
starts.
