Setting The Water Softener - Blomberg DW 24100 B Use And Care Manual

8. SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER (MODEL DEPENDING)
a b
Remove the test Turn on the tap and
strip from the packet. let the water run for
about a minute.
1. Press the Program Selection button before you switch the appliance on and keep this
button pressed down.
2. Switch the appliance on using the On/Off button; then release the switch.
3. Release the Program Selection button when the water hardness level stored on your
machine is displayed in "r....." format.
4. Start / Stop icon will start flashing as soon as the water hardness level stored on your
machine.
5. Water hardness can be set to the desired level by pressing the Time Delay button
(compare the test strip with the degrees of Hardness Table). The appropriate program
follows up lights up.
6. Once you have set the hardness level, press the Start/Stop/Cancel button to save the
value. The control indicator on the Start/Stop/Cancel button now lights up permanently.
7. Switch the appliance off again using the On/Off button.
WATER HARDNESS TABLE
Name of unit American
1 grain of CaCO 3 /
Definition
1 gal (US) of water
1 st Level
0-6
2 nd Level
7-12
rd
3 Level
13-18
4 th Level
19-23
th
5 Level
24-36
6 th Level
37-47
Notice :
• If the water hardness level is less than 7 American degree of hardness, you do not need any
special softening salt. In this case the 'salt' control indicator lights up continually.
• If your local hardness level exceeds 47 American degree of hardness, you should consider
getting a water softening device for your dishwasher. If you use stream water or rainwater,
you are advised to install filters.
• If you move do not forget to adjust the water hardness level to suit your new neighborhood.
• If the model does not have a salt dispenser ignore this changes. Water hardness level must
in position 1.
c
1 Min.
1 Second
Hold the test strip in
the water for about a
second.
PPM
1 mg of CaCO 3 /
1 L of water
0-105
106-210
211-320
321-409
410-624
625-804
d
Remove the test strip
from the water and
shake it.
German
Indicator in the Multi-Function Display
10 mg of CaO/
1 L of water
Press the Time Delay button to switch
0-5
the water hardness level to position 1.
Press the Time Delay button to switch
6-11
the water hardness level to position 2.
Press the Time Delay button to switch
12-17
the water hardness level to position 3.
Press the Time Delay button to switch
18-22
the water hardness level to position 4.
Press the Time Delay button to switch
23-34
the water hardness level to position 5.
Press the Time Delay button to switch
35-45
the water hardness level to position 5.
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USA
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1 Minute
Wait for 1 minute. The test strip shows
you the hardness
level.