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VI.
BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
Preparing your Dishwasher for first use
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Check whether the electricity and supply water specifications match the values
indicated in the installation instructions for the machine.
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Remove all packaging materials inside the machine.
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Set the water softener level.
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Fill the rinse aid compartment.
The importance of water decalcification
For a good washing function, the dishwasher needs soft, i.e. less calcareous water.
Otherwise, white lime residues will remain on the dishes and the interior equipment. This
will negatively affect your machine’s washing, drying and shining performance. Whe
n water
flows through the softener system, the ions forming the hardness are removed from the
water and the water reaches the softness required to obtain the best washing result.
Depending on the level of hardness of the inflowing water, these ions that harden the water
accumulate rapidly inside the softener system. Therefore, the softener system has to be
refreshed so that it operates with the same performance also during the next wash. For this
purpose, dishwasher salt is used.
Fill the salt
Use softener salt specifically produced for use in dishwashers. To fill with softener salt, first
remove the lower basket and then open the salt compartment cap by turning it counter
clockwise. (1) (2) At first use, fill the compartment with 1 kg salt and water (3) until it is
almost overflowing. Using a funnel will make filling easier (4).
The funel is not provided with
the product.
Replace the cap and close it. After every 20th-30th wash, add salt into your machine until it
fills up (approx. 1 kg).
We recommend that you use small grained of powder softener salt. Do not put table salt
into your machine. Otherwise the function of the softener compartment may decrease over
time. When you start your dishwasher the salt compartment gets filled with water.
Therefore, put the softener salt prior to starting your machine. This way, overflowing salt
gets immediately cleaned up through the wash operation. If you are not going to wash any
dishes immediately after putting salt, then run a short washing program with an empty
machine in order to avoid any damage (to prevent corrosion) to your machine due to the salt
overflow while filling in the salt container.
Fill the salt compartment with water the first time you fill the salt compartment only.
Use softener salt specifically produced for use in dishwashers.
When you start your dishwasher, the salt compartment is filled with water, therefore put the
softener salt in prior to starting your machine.
If the softener salt has overflowed and you do not start the machine immediately, run a
short washing program to protect your machine against corrosion.
