Adjusting the water softener
Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Level
47 - 50
84 - 90
8.4. - 9.0
58 - 63
10
43 - 46
76 - 83
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
9
37 - 42
65 - 75
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
8
29 - 36
51 - 64
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
7
23 - 28
40 - 50
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
6
19 - 22
33 - 39
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
5
1)
15 - 18
26 - 32
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
4
11 - 14
19 - 25
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
3
4 - 10
7 - 18
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
2
< 4
< 7
< 0.7
< 5
1
2)
1) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
How to adjust the level of the water softener
1. Turn the knob until the programme marker is
aligned with
. Make sure that the
appliance is in setting mode.
2. Press and hold the start button until the start indi-
cator, the on/off indicator and
start to flash.
• The intermittent flashing of
refers to the
current set level,, e.g. 5 f pause + 5
flashes = level 5.
3. Press the start button again and again to change
the setting. Each time you press the start button
the level number increases.
4. To confirm the setting and deactivate the appli-
ance, turn the knob until the programme marker is
aligned with the on/off indicator.
Filling the salt container
Caution!
Water and salt can come out from the
salt container when you fill it. Risk of corrosion.
To prevent it, after you fill the salt container, start a
programme.
1
2
3
4
Put 1 litre of water in the salt container (only for the
first time).
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