Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
The wat er softener must be set manually, using the water hard ness dial.
The wat er softener is designed to remove minerals and salts from the water, which would have
a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the app liance. The h igher the
content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is. The softe ner should be
adjusted according t o the hardness of the water in you r area. Your loca l Water Authority
can advise you on the hardness o f the water in your ar ea.
Adjusting Salt Consumption
The dishwasher is designed to allow for adjustment in the amount of sa lt co nsumed bas ed on the ha rdness of
the water used. This is intended to op timise and customise the level o f salt consumption.
1. Un screw the cap from the salt container.
2. There is a r ing on the container with an a rrow on it (see figure
on the side), if necessary, ro tate the ring in the anticlockwise
dire ction fro m th e "-" Setting toward the "+" sign, based on the
hardness o f the water being used.
It is recomm ended that adjustme nts should be made in
accordance wit h the following scheme:
WATER SO FTENER
The hardness of the wa ter varie s from place to plac e. If hard water is used in the dishwasher, de posits will
form on the dish es and utensils.
The applian ce i s equipped with a sp ecial softener that uses a salt container specifically des igned to eliminate
lime and minera ls from the water.
Contact your local water board for information on the hardness of your water supply.
dH
mmol/l
0~14
0~8
0~1.4
/
0
/
14~39
8~22
1.4~3.9
-
20
50
39~80
22~45
3.9~8
Mid
40
25
+
60
16
fH
0~10
10~28
28~56
Clarke
WATER HARDNESS
Selector Position
Salt consumption
(gram/cycle)
Auto nomy
(cycles/1kgs)
Please fol low the steps bel ow for a djustmen t in salt consumption.
" "
/
"-"
"+"
"Mid"
Se tting toward the"+" sign
Se tting toward the"-" sign
Se tting toward between
the "-" sign and "+" sign
No salt need added
45~60
80~107
56~75
8~11
If your model does not have any water softener, you may skip this section.
A.
Set the water sof tener
B.
Pour 1
2 litre of water i nside the salt container and then fill with d ishwash er salt
／
C.
Fill the rinse aid dispenser
D.
Fill in detergent
°
Clark: British degree
°
fH:
French degree
°
DH:
German degree
dH=1.25 Clarke=1.78 fH=0.178mmol/l
°
°
°
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