Water hardness
Water softener
adjustment
German
degrees
(°dH)
French
degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l
Clarke
degrees
Level
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. Make sure that the programme marker on
the knob is aligned with .
2. Press and hold . At the same time turn
the knob counterclockwise until the pro-
gramme marker is aligned with
.
3. Release when
and start to flash.
4. Press .
•
starts to flash.
•
and continue to flash.
• The intermittent flashing of
refers to
the current set level,, e.g. 5 f
pause + 5 flashes = level 5.
5. Press again and again to change the set-
ting. Each time you press the level num-
ber increases.
6. To confirm the setting and deactivate the
appliance, turn the knob until the pro-
gramme marker is aligned with .
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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