Siemens WM14PIHDN, User Manual And Installation Instructions

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Detergents and care products
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Detergent Fabrics Pro-
gramme Temperature
Detergent for col-
ours/delicates without
optical brighteners Coloured fabrics
made from easy-care
fabrics or synthetic
materials Easy-Care From cold up to
60 °C
Detergent for delic-
ates Delicate fine textiles,
silk or viscose Delicates/
Silk From cold up to
40 °C
Detergent for wool-
lens Wool Wool From cold up to
40 °C
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12.2 Detergent dosage
The detergent dosage depends on:
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The amount of laundry
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Degree of soiling
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Water hardness
You can find out how hard your
water is from your local water com-
pany or measure it yourself using
a water hardness tester.
Water hardness
Hardness range Total hardness in mmol/
l German degrees in °dH
soft (I) 0–1.5 0–8.4
medium (II) 1.5– 2.5 8.4–14
hard (III) over 2.5 over 14
Example of a manufacturer's
instructions for detergent
These example values refer to a
standard load of 4–5 kg.
Soiling Light Normal Heavy
Water hardness: Soft/medium 40 ml 55 ml 80 ml
Water hardness: Hard/very
hard 55 ml 80 ml 105 ml
The dosages can be found on the
manufacturer's packaging.
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If you are not using manual
dosage, adjust the dosage to the
actual load.
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If intelligent dosing is activated, do
not adjust the dosage to the actual
load capacity. The quantity of de-
tergent and fabric softener is auto-
matically calculated via the basic