Before Use; Setting The Water Softener - Zanussi DE 4744 Instruction Book

Before use

Before using your dishwasher for the
first time:
1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections
comply with the installation instructions
2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance
3. Set the water softener
4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and
then fill with salt
5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.

Setting the water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener
designed to remove minerals and salts from the
water supply, which would have a detrimental or
adverse effect on the operation of the appliance.
The higher the content of these salts, the harder
your water is.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales,
Clarke degrees, French degrees and PPM (parts per
Million).
The 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.
The dishwasher is factory set at level 3.
If this level is not suitable for your area the softener
should be adjusted.
To select a different level be sure that
the dishwasher is off and then proceed
as follows:
1. Press INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL
programme push buttons simultaneously.
2. Always keeping pressed the programme push
buttons INTENSIVE SID 80 and NORMAL switch
on the dishwasher by pressing the ON-OFF push
button.
The ON-OFF indicator light comes on.
At the same time, also the indicator light of the
INTENSIVE SID 80 comes on and remains fixed
for about 5 seconds, after this it starts flashing
indicating the current level of the water softener.
Water hardness
Clarke
Level
degrees
< 6
1
6 - 21
2
22 - 35
3
36 - 49
4
50 - 63
5
SO362
6
PPM
French
(Parts per
degrees
Million)
(°TH)
< 80
< 8
81 - 300
8 - 30
301 - 500
31 - 50
501 - 700
51 - 70
701 - 900
71 - 90
Use of
salt
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES