Miele PG 8058, Operating Instructions Manual

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Filling the salt reservoir
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Reactivation
In order to achieve good cleaning results, the dishwasher needs to
operate with soft mains water. Hard water results in the build-up of
calcium deposits on the load and in the dishwasher.
Mains water with a hardness of more than 0.7 mmol/l (4 °dH German
scale) must be softened. This occurs automatically in the integrated
water softener.
The water softener must be set to the exact hardness of the mains
water.
Your local water authority will be able to tell you the exact degree of
hardness of the mains water supply.
For future servicing it is useful to make a note of your water
hardness level. Enter your water hardness level here:
______________ °dH or mmol/l
The water softener must be reactivated at regular intervals.
Special reactivation salt is required for this.
If the hardness of your water is constantly less than 0.7 mmol/l (=
4 °dH German scale), salt is not required for the water softener.
However the water softener must still be set.
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Do not fill the salt reservoir with powder or liquid cleaning
agent.
Dishwasher cleaning agent will damage the water softener.
Only use special coarse grained dishwasher salt for reactivation, or
pure evaporated salt.
Other salts may contain insoluble additives which can impair the
functioning of the water softener.