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The dishwasher requires lime free water. Hard water leaves watermarks on your dishes. Your dishwasher
has a special water softening system to remove the hardness of the tap water. Setting this system
correctly will increase the washing effectiveness.
To find out the water hardness level of water in your area, contact your local Water Board or Determine
water hardness level by the help of test strip provided.
Test Strip
Let the water
flow from your
tap for 1
minute.
Remove the
test strip from
its packing.
Fill a glass with
tap water and
dip the test strip
into water for 1
second.
Take the test strip
out of the water
and shake it.
Hold for
1 minute.
Set the water hardness level of your dishwasher
according to the result shown by the test strip.
b
a
e
1 minute
1 second
c
d
f
No Lime
Very low lime content
Low lime content
Medium lime content
Lime content
High lime content
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
If you move to a different location, the level of water hardness will possibly be changed. It is essential to
reset the water hardness in order to obtain optimum washing efficiency.
If the hardness of the water you use is more than 80°dF (French Hardness) or if you are using pit water, we
recommend that you use filters and purifiers.
* If your tap water is below 9F (French hardness), you do not need to use special dishwasher salt in your machine. In this case,
salt indicator light will be on continuously.
Water Hardness Level
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
0-5
6-11
12-17
18-22
0-9
10-20
21-30
31-40
0-6
7-14
15-21
22-28
23-34
41-60
29-42
Hardness
Level
Clarke
degree
s°dE
German
degrees
°dH
French
degrees
°dF
Hardness Level Displayed
*
Level 6
35-45
61-80
43-56
1st programme indicator lights
Press the programme selection button before you switch the appliance on and keep this button pressed down.
Switch the appliance on using the on/off switch. The start/stop indicator light will start flashing.
Water hardness can be set to the desired level by pressing the programme selection button. The water hardness setting is
showed with different configurations of programme indicator lights. Please compare the test strip with the water hardness
level table and use the programme selection button until you reach the desired configuration.
Once you have set the hardness level press the start/stop button to save the value. The start/stop indicator now lights up
permanently.
! For level 5 and level 6 there is no difference between hardness level settings.
2nd programme indicator lights
3rd programme indicator lights
1st and 3rd programme indicator lights
2nd and 3rd programme indicator lights
