Setting The Water Softener - IKEA DW60 User Manual

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If you use detergent tablets, refer to the
chapter 'Use of detergent'.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and salts
from the water supply. Minerals and salts can
have bad effect on the operation of the appli-
ance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
°dH °TH
51 - 70 91 - 125
43 - 50 76 - 90
37 - 42 65 - 75
29 - 36 51 - 64
23 - 28 40 - 50
19 - 22 33 - 39
15 - 18 26 - 32
11 - 14 19 - 25
4 - 10 7 - 18
< 4 < 7
1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener manually
and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at position
2.
Water hardness
mmol/l
9,1 - 12,5
7,6 - 9,0
6,5 - 7,5
5,1 - 6,4
4,0 - 5,0
3,3 - 3,9
2,6 - 3,2
1,9 - 2,5
0,7 - 1,8
< 0,7
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardness setting
Clarke manually
64 - 88
53 - 63
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
1
1
electronically
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1)
2
Set switch to position
1 or 2.
8
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1)
1