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17. WATER SOFTENER
UNIT
Depending on the source of the supply,
water contains varying amounts of
limestone and minerals which are deposited
on the dishes leaving whitish stains and
marks. The higher the level of these
minerals present in the water, the harder
the water is. The dishwasher is fitted with a
water softener unit which, through the use
of special regenerating salt, supplies
softened water for washing the dishes. The
degree of hardness of your water can be
obtained from your water supply company.
The water softener can treat water with a
hardness level of up to 90 °fH (French grading)
or 50 °dH (German grading) through 8 settings.
The settings are listed in the table below:
Level
Water
hardness
U
se o
f
Re
gene
ra
ting
sa
lt
W
at
er
so
ften
er
se
tti
ng
°f
H
(Fr
anc
h)
°d
H
(G
er
man
)
0
0-5
0-3
NO
No indicator
lights
1
6-15
4-6
YES Indicator light 1
2
16-30
10-16
YES Indicator lights
1, 2
3* 31-45
17-25
YES Indicator lights
1, 2, 3
4
46-60
26-33
YES Indicator lights
1, 2, 3, 4
5
61-90
34-50
YES Indicator lights
1, 2, 3, 4,5
* The water softener unit is set in the
factory at level 3, as this is suitable for
the majority of users.
Regulate the setting of your water softener
unit according to the degree of hardness of
your water as follows:
1.
Hold down the
"PROGRAMME
SELECTION"
button and at the same
time
switch on
the dishwasher by
pressing the
"ON/OFF"
button (a brief
audible signal will sound).
2.
Keep the
"PROGRAMME SELECTION
button pressed for at least
5
seconds,
UNTIL
an audible signal sounds. Some
"PROGRAMME SELECTION"
indicator
lights will come on to indicate the
current water softener setting level.
3.
Press the same button again to select
the required water softener level: each
time the button is pressed, one indicator
light will come on (the water softener
level is indicated by the number of
lightson). For
level 0
all lights will be off.
4.
Turn off the dishwasher by pressing the
"ON/OFF"
button to confirm the new
setting.
WARNING:
If any problem occurs, turn the
dishwasher off by pressing the
"ON/OFF" button and start the
procedure again from the beginning
(STEP 1).
The dishwasher must ALWAYS be off
before start of this procedure.
Regulating the water softener
