Electrolux EGWSSIC Manual page 20

Degrees of water hardness
Level Characteristic
1 soft
2 medium
3 hard
4 very hard
WATER HARDNESS in °fH/°dH/°cH / REGENERA-
TION FREQUENCE in Nr of cycles
°fH °dH
10 - 15 5.6 - 8.4
16 - 20 9.0 - 11.2
21 - 25 11.8 - 14.0
26 - 30 14.6 - 16.8
31 - 35 17.4 - 19.6
36 - 40 20.2 - 22.4
The water softener device is factory-set to the value of 20
cycles since this is generally sufficient for most uses.
During installation of the appliance, the installation technician
should nonetheless check the correct setting of this value.
The regeneration of the resins is carried out by means
of a special regeneration cycle with coarse salt, follow-
ing the instructions described hereinafter.
IMPORTANT:
Only use coarse salt with a purity level of
99.8% NaCl. The use of salt with a lower
purity level can cause clogging of the salt
container filter and malfunctioning of the
water softener.
When the message "
play,activate the cycle to regenerate the resins:

1. Open the door.
2. Remove the rack, the overflow and drain the water
in the tank.
3. Open the salt container by unscrewing the cap.
Figure 13 Salt container cap
4. Fill it with salt for softners or coarse salt up to 2-3
cm from the upper edge (make shure the container
is filled with water before pouring any salt inside).
5. Clean the thread of the container from any salt
deposits before closing the cap. Remove the salt
from the basin if it overflows the container.
22
Degrees
°fH °dH
0 - 5.5 0 - 3
7 - 14 4 - 8 5 - 10
16 - 26.5 9 - 15 11- 18.6
> 27 > 16
°cH Nr
7 - 10.5 200
11.2 - 14 140
14.7 - 17.5 100
18.3 - 21 70
21.8 - 24.6 50
25.3 - 28 30

" appears on the dis-
°cH
0 - 4
> 19
IMPORTANT:
Only salt may be placed in the salt contai-
ner. Do not introduce any other chemical
substances such as detergent, rinse aid
or descaling agent, since these would
inevitably damage the appliance. Such
damage invalidates any warranty and
relieves the manufacturer of all liability.
6. Close the door.
7. Start the regeneration cycle by pressing the corre-
sponding button for at least 5 seconds.
8. During the regeneration cycle the display alter-
nately links two symbols: "
9. After about 30 minutes, 3 beeps indicate the end of
the regeneration cycle and "
display:
10.Replace the overflow.
11.Close the door.
The dishwasher is now ready to start the normal work-
ing functions.
ATTENTION ATTENTION
If the regeneration cycle is accidentally started, it
can be switched off by pressing the same button
for at least 5 seconds.
The regeneration cycle is temporarily stopped:
• in the event of a power failure,
• if the door is opened,
• if the machine is switched off.
The cycle will be completed only when normal con-
ditions are reinstated: the symbol "

symbol "
Figure 14 Filling salt container

" and "

" will flash alternately on the display.

":
" blinks on the

" and the