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6.2 The water softener
The water softener removes minerals
from the water supply, which would have
a detrimental effect on the washing
results and on the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
Water hardness
German de-
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
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1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt
are not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. Make sure that the programme
marker on the knob is in on/off
position.
2. To enter the user mode, press and
hold Delay. At the same time turn
the knob counterclockwise until the
French degrees
(°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
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The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water
in your area. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
mmol/l
Clarke de-
grees
8.4 - 9.0
58 - 63
7.6 - 8.3
53 - 57
6.5 - 7.5
46 - 52
5.1 - 6.4
36 - 45
4.0 - 5.0
28 - 35
3.3 - 3.9
23 - 27
2.6 - 3.2
18 - 22
1.9 - 2.5
13 - 17
0.7 - 1.8
5 - 12
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< 5
programme marker indicates the first
programme. Release the Delay when
the indicators Start and on/off start
flashing.
• The intermittent flashing of
shows the current setting, e.g. 5
flashes + pause + 5 flashes = level
5.
3. Press Delay repeatedly to change
the setting. Each pressing of Delay
increases the level number. After
reaching level 10, the count starts
again from level 1.
4. To confirm the setting, turn the
programme knob until the
programme marker is again in on/off
position
Water softener lev-
el
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1
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