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Water softener
The water softener must be adjusted manually using the water hardness
control.
The water softener removes minerals and salts from the water that would
affect the operation of the appliance.
The more minerals there are in your water, the harder it is.
The water softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the
water in your region. You can get the water hardness information from
your local water authority.
Adjusting the salt consumption
The dishwasher is designed so that the amount of salt used can be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water used. This is intended to allow the
optimization and individual adjustment of the salt consumption.
Follow the following steps to adjust the salt consumption.
1. Open the door and switch on the appliance.
2. Press the program button for more than 5 seconds to start the
water softener within 60 seconds of pressing the power button.
3.
Press the program button to select the correct water softener for
your region. The water softeners change in the following order: H3-
>H4->H5->H6->H1->H2->H3;
4. Wait 5 seconds or press the power button to complete the setting and exit
the settingmode.
Water hardness
Germany
°dH
France
°fH
England
°Clarke
mmol/l
Water softener
level
Salt consumption
(grams/wash cycle)
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 = 1.25°Clarke = 1.78°fH = 0.178
mmol/l Factory setting: H3
You can get the water hardness information from your local water authority.