IKEA LAGAN Manual page 10

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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.
The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
Water hardness
German degrees
(°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 notification 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.
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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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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1. To enter the user mode, press and hold
the programme button until the
indicator
and
2. Wait until the indicators
are off and the indicator
The indicator
intermittent flashing of the indicator
shows the current setting.
• e.g. 5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes =
level 5.
3. Press programme button repeatedly to
change the setting. Each pressing of the
Water softener level
5
< 5
1
flashes and the indicators
are on.
and
still flashes. The
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flashes.