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Water softening system
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Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected
here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by
using a water hardness tester.
Water hardness °E
Hardness range
mmol/l
Setting value
0 - 8
Soft
0 - 1.1
H00
9 - 10
Soft
1.2 - 1.4
H01
11 - 12
Medium
1.5 - 1.8
H02
13 - 15
Medium
1.9 - 2.1
H03
16 - 20
Medium
2.2 - 2.9
H04
21 - 26
Hard
3.0 - 3.7
H05
27 - 38
Hard
3.8 - 5.4
H06
39 - 62
Hard
5.5 - 8.9
H07
Note:
Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→
"Setting the water softening sys-
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.
→
"Switching off the water softening
Setting the water softening sys-
tem
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
2.
Press .
3.
To open the basic settings, press
for 3 seconds.
a
The display shows Hxx.
a
The display shows
.
4.
Press
repeatedly until the
right water hardness has been set.
The value H04 is set at the factory.
5.
To save the settings, press
for 3 seconds.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of spe-
cial salt required depends on the wa-
ter hardness: the higher the water
hardness, the greater the amount of
special salt required.
ATTENTION!
¡
Detergent may damage the water
softening system.
▶
Only fill the dispenser of the wa-
ter softening system with special
dishwasher salt.
¡
Special salt can damage the tub
due to corrosion.
▶
To make sure that any special
salt that escapes is washed out
of the tub, add the special salt
