Electrolux GA60GLV User Manual page 11

a negative effect on the washing results
and on the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
The water 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. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
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1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Regardless of the type of detergent
used, set the proper water hardness
level to keep the salt refill indicator
active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to
soften hard water.
6.2 The rinse aid level
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains. It is
automatically released during the hot
rinse phase. It is possible to set the
released quantity of rinse aid.
French de‐ mmol / l
grees (°fH)
84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0
76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3
65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5
51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4
40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0
33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9
26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2
19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5
7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8
<7
Softening hard water
increases the consumption
of water and energy as well
as the programme duration.
The higher the level of water
softener, the higher the
consumption and the longer
the duration.
Clarke de‐
grees
58 - 63
53 - 57
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
<0.7 < 5
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is on notifying to refill
rinse aid. If the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets only,
it is possible to deactivate the dispenser
and the indicator. However, for best
drying performance, always use rinse aid
and keep the rinse aid indicator active.
To deactivate the rinse aid dispenser and
indicator, set the level of rinse aid to 0A.
6.3 End sound
You can activate an acoustic signal that
sounds when the programme is
completed.
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Water softener
level
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1