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Be fo re u sing you r di shwa sher for the first time:
Th e water softener must be s et m anu ally, usin g the wa ter hard ness dial.
Th e water softener is design ed to rem ove min era ls and salts from the water, wh ich woul dh ave
a detrimentalor adverse effect on the operation ofthe appliance.The higher the
content of these miner al s and sal ts, the harde r your wat er is. The s ofte ner shou ld be
adj usted accordi ng to the hardne ss o f the wat er in you r area. Your loca l WaterA uthority
can advise you onthehardnesso fthewater inyour area.
Adjusting Salt Consumption
Th e dishwasher is desig ned to allow for a djus tment i n the amo unt of salt co nsumed bas ed on the ha rdne ss of
the water used. This is intended tooptimise and customise thelevel of salt consumption.
1. Unscrew the cap fromthe salt container.
2. T here is ar i ng on the con taine r wi th ana rrow o n it (see figure
on theside), ifnecessary,rotate thering in the anticlockwise
direction fro mthe "-" Setting toward the" +"sign, based on the
hardne sso f the wat er being used.
It is recomm ende d that adjust me nts should be made i n
acco rd ance wit h the f oll owin g sch eme :
Contact yo ur local water board for infor matio n on t he hardness of your water suppl y.
dH
mm ol /l
0~1 40~8 0~1.4
/
0
/
14~398~22 1.4~3.9 - 20 50
39~8022~45 3.9~8 Mid 4 0 25
+
60 16
fH
0~10
10~28
28~56
Clar ke
°
Clark: British degree
°
fH: French degree
°
DH : Ger man degree
dH =1.25 Clarke=1.78 fH=0.178mmol/l
Note:1
°°
WATER HARDNESS
SelectorPosition
Salt consumption
(gram/cycle)
Aut o no my
(cycles/1kgs)
Pl eas e fol low the s teps bel ow for a djus tmen t in sal t cons um ptio n.
°
""/
"-"
"+ "
"Mid"
Note:2
Settingtowardthe"+"sign
Settingtowardthe"-"sign
Settingtowardbetween
the "-" sign and "+" sign
No salt need adde d
45~60 80~107 56~75 8~11
A. Water Softener
A. Set t he wate r sof tener
B. Pou r 1 2 litre of water i nsid e the sal tco ntainer and then fill w ith dishwash er salt/
C. Fi ll the r ins e ai d di sp en s er
D. Fill indetergent