GB
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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) = 1.25 mmol/l
1˚fh (French degree) = 0.178 mmol/l
1˚Clark (British degree) = 1.78 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. Open the door and press the
On/Off
button to switch on the dishwasher.
2. Press and hold the
P
program button for 5 seconds until the salt refill warning indicator will
be on periodically.
3. Press the
P
program 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.
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