Gaggenau DF 460-161, Operating Instructions Manual

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Salt
Using salt
Always refill with salt immediately before switching on
the appliance. This ensures that overrun salt solution is
immediately washed out and does not corrode the
rinsing tank.
Open the screw-type cap of the compartment
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.
Fill the tank with water (only required when switching
on the appliance for the first time).
Then add dishwasher salt (not table salt or
tablets).
The water is displaced and runs out.
As soon as the salt refill indicator
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on the fascia is
lit, top up the salt.
* depending on model
Using detergents with salt component
If combined detergents with a salt component are used,
salt can usually be omitted up to a water hardness of
21
°
dH (37
°
fH, 26
°
Clarke, 3.7 mmol/l). If the water
hardness is over 21
°
dH, salt must be used.
Switching off salt refill indicator/water
softening system
If the salt refill indicator
5
is impaired (e.g. when
using combined detergents containing salt component),
it can be switched off.
Proceed as described under “Setting water softening
system” and set the value to
.
The water softening system and salt refill indicator
are now switched off.
Warnings
Never fill the salt dispenser with detergent. You will
destroy the water softening system.
To prevent corrosion, always refill with salt
immediately before switching on the appliance.
Rinse aid
As soon as the rinse-aid refill indicator
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lights up on
the control panel, refill with rinse aid.
The rinse aid is required for stain-free utensils and
clear glasses.
Use only rinse aid for domestic dish- washers.
Combined detergents with rinse-aid com- ponent may
be used up to a water hard- ness of 21
_
dH (37
_
fH,
26
_
Clarke, 3,7 mmol/l) only. If the water hardness
is over 21
_
dH, rinse-aid must be used.
Open the dispenser
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by pressing and lifting the
plate on the cover.
Carefully pour rinse aid up to the max. mark in the
filler opening.
Close cover until it clicks shut.
To prevent excessive foam formation during the next
rinse cycle, remove any rinse aid which has run over
with a cloth.