Water hardness Water hardness setting
°dH °TH mmol/l Clarke manually electronically
51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88 2 10
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63 2 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52 2 8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45 2 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35 2 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27 2 5
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 13 - 17 1 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 5 - 12 1 2
< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5
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1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener manually and elec-
tronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at position 2.
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Set switch to position 1 or
2.
Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory at level 5.
1. Press and hold the start/cancel button. Turn the pro-
gramme knob clockwise until the programme marker
agrees with the first washing programme on the con-
trol panel.
2. Release the start/cancel button when the on/off indi-
cator light and the start/cancel indicator light start to
flash.
– At the same time, the end-of-programme indicator
light flashes to show the level of the water softener.
Example:
5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes, pause, etc. = level 5
3. Press the start/cancel button one time to increase the
water softener level by one step.
The end-of-programme indicator light shows the new
level.
4. Turn the programme knob to the off position to save
the operation.
Use of dishwasher salt
Caution! Only use dishwashers salt. Types of salt
that are not applicable for dishwashers cause
damage to the water softener.
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