Indesit IDL 420 Installation And Use Manual page 15

Salt ......
Salt
The hardness of the water varies from place to place. If
hard water is used in the dishwasher, deposits will form
on the dishes and utensils.
The appliance is equipped with a special softener that
uses a salt specifically designed to eliminate lime and
minerals from the water.
Loading the Salt into the Softener
Always use salt intended for use with dishwashers.
The salt container is
located beneath the lower
rack and should be filled
as follows:
1. Remove the lower rack
and then unscrew and
remove the cap from the
salt container;
2. If you are filling the
container for the first time,
fill it with water;
3. Place the end of the funnel (supplied) into the hole and
introduce about 2 kg of salt. It is normal for a small amount
of water to come out of the salt container.
4. Carefully screw the cap back on.
The salt container should be filled up when the low salt
indicator light "E" flashes. Once you have loaded the salt
for the first time, it is normal that the low salt indicator
light stays on or flashes for about 5 consecutive cycles.
Warning: To prevent rust from forming, we advise you
to load the salt before starting a wash cycle.
If the salt container is not filled, the water softener and
the heating element may be damaged as a result.
Adjusting Salt Consumption
The dishwasher is designed to allow for adjusting the
amount of salt consumed based on the harness of the
water used. This is intended to optimize and customize
the level of salt consumption so that
it remains at a minimum.
Your Local Water Board can supply
the degree of hardness of the water
in your area.
To adjust salt consumption, proceed
as follows:
1) Unscrew the cap from the salt con-
tainer.
2) There is a ring on the container with an arrow on it (see
figure to the side), if necessary, rotate the ring in the an-
ticlockwise direction from the "_" setting towards the "+"
sign, based on the hardness of the water being used.
It is recommended that adjustments be made in accord-
ance with the following schema:
Hardness of the water
°dH °fH °mmol/l
0 - 10 0 - 17 0 - 1.7
10 – 25 18 – 44 1.8 – 4.4
25 – 50 45 – 89 4.5 – 8.9
> 50 > 89 > 8.9
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Selector Salt
Autonomy
knob consumption
(cycles/2 kg)
position (grams/cycle)
/ 0
- 20
MED 40
+ 60
/
60
40
25
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