Gaggenau DF264101, Information For Use

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Water softening system
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10.1 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 H:00
9 - 10 Soft 1.2 - 1.4 H:01
11 - 12 Medium 1.5 - 1.8 H:02
13 - 15 Medium 1.9 - 2.1 H:03
16 - 20 Medium 2.2 - 2.9 H:04
21 - 26 Hard 3.0 - 3.7 H:05
27 - 38 Hard 3.8 - 5.4 H:06
39 - 62 Hard 5.5 - 8.9 H:07
Note:
Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→
"Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 27
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt for
dishwashers and switch off the water
softening system.
→
"Switching off the water softening
system", Page 28
10.2 Setting the water soften-
ing system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 27
2.
Press ⁠.
3.
To open the basic settings, press
for 3 seconds.
a
The display shows H:xx.
a
The display shows ⁠.
4.
Press repeatedly until the
right water hardness has been set.
The value H:04 is set at the fact-
ory.
5.
To save the settings, press
for 3 seconds.
10.3 Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
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 consumption of
special salt depends on the water
hardness. The higher the water hard-
ness, the greater the consumption of
special salt.
ATTENTION!
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶
Only fill the dispenser of the water
softening system with special dish-
washer salt.