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Water softening system
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To avoid damage to the appliance,
water with a hardness above 9 °E
must be softened.
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 0 - 8
9 - 10 Soft 1.2 - 1.4 9 - 10
11 - 12 Medium 1.5 - 1.8 11 - 12
13 - 15 Medium 1.9 - 2.1 13 - 15
16 - 20 Medium 2.2 - 2.9 16 - 20
21 - 26 Hard 3.0 - 3.7 21 - 26
27 - 38 Hard 3.8 - 5.4 27 - 38
39 - 62 Hard 5.5 - 8.9 39 - 62
Note:
Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→
"Setting the water softening sys-
tem", Page 26
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt for
dishwashers and switch off the water
softening system.
→
"Switching off the water softening
system", Page 27
Setting the water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
tings", Page 26
2.
Press ⁠.
3.
To open the basic settings, press
for approx. 3 seconds.
4.
Press repeatedly until the display
shows "Water hardness".
5.
Press or repeatedly until the
right water hardness has been set.
The value 16 - 20 is set at the fact-
ory.
6.
To save the settings, press for
approx. 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.