Kenwood KID60B14, Installation Instructions Manual

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adjusting salt consumption
Salt consumption must be adjusted to correspond to the water hardness level in your area. If you
don’t know how hard the water in your home is, please ask the company that supplies water in your
area.
It is recommended that adjustments should be made in accordance with the following chart.
Water Hardness
Selector
Position
Salt Consumption
(Gram/Cycle)
German ˚dh French ˚fh
British
˚Clarke
mmol/l
0-5 0-9 0-6 0-0.94 H1 0
6-11 10-20 7-14 1.0-2.0 H2 9
12-17 21-30 15-21 2.1-3.0 H3 12
18-22 31-40 22-28 3.1-4.0 H4 20
23-34 41-60 29-42 4.1-6.0 H5 30
35-55 61-98 43-69 6.1-9.8 H6 60
1 ˚dh (German degree) = 0.178 mmol/l
1 ˚fh (French degree) = 0.1 mmol/l
1 ˚Clark (British degree) = 0.143 mmol/l
• Do not use everyday table salt or cooking salt as they contain insoluble
substances which could damage the dishwasher.
• Do not pour detergent into the salt container. This will damage the dishwasher.
To optimise your dishwasher for the local water hardness, please follow the steps below and refer to
the above table.
1. Press the ON/OFF button to switch on the dishwasher.
2. Press and hold the programme button for 5 seconds until the salt refill warning indicator will be
on periodically.
3. Press the programme button repeatedly to adjust the water hardness level: H1 / H2 / H3 / H4 /
H5 / H6.
4. After adjusting the water hardness level, press the ON/OFF button to save the setting.