Setting Water Hardness; Measuring Water Hardness - Whirlpool W11 CM145 Instructions For Use Manual

WARNING
Hot water containing acid flows out of the hot water/steam
spout. Take care to avoid contact with splashes of this solution.
8. Press to confirm that you have added the descaling
solution. DESCALING UNDERWAY, PLEASE WAIT appears on
the display. The descale programme starts and the descaler
liquid comes out of the hot water/steam and coffee spouts.
A series of rinses and pauses is performed automatically to
remove all the scale residues inside the coffee machine;
After about 25 minutes, descaling stops:
9. RINSE AND FILL WATER TANK UP TO MAX LEVEL: the ap-
pliance is now ready to rinse with drinking water. Empty
the container used to collect the descaler solution. Extract
the water tank, empty, rinse under running water, fill with
drinking water up to the MAX level and put back in the ap-
pliance;
10. PLACE 2.5l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
RINSING : Place the container used to collect the descaler
solution empty under the coffee spouts and hot water/
steam spout (fig. 8) and press
11. Hot water is delivered first from the coffee spouts, then
from the hot water/steam spout and RINSING UNDERWAY,
PLEASE WAIT is displayed;
12. When the water in the tank has run out, empty the contain-
er used to collect the rinsing water;
13. (If the filter is installed) INSERT FILTER INTO ITS HOUSING
(fig. 42). Press and extract the water tank. Replace
the water softener filter if removed previously;
14. RINSE AND FILL WATER TANK UP TO MAX LEVEL: Fill the tank
up to the MAX level with drinking water;
15. INSERT WATER TANK (fig. 6): Put the water tank back in the
appliance;
16. PLACE 2.5l CONTAINER UNDER SPOUTS PRESS OK TO START
RINSING :
Place the container used to collect the descaler solution empty
under the hot water/steam spout (fig. 8) and press
17. Hot water is delivered from the hot water/steam spout and
RINSING UNDERWAY is displayed.
18. EMPTY DRIP TRAY (fig. 27): At the end of rinsing, remove,
empty and replace the drip tray (A14) and grounds contain-
er (A4). Press ;
19. DESCALE COMPLETE : press
20. FILL TANK WITH FRESH WATER : empty the container used to
collect the rinse water, remove the water tank and fill with
drinking water up to the MAX level, then put back in the
appliance.
Descaling is complete.
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SETTING WATER HARDNESS

The DESCALING NEEDED - PRESS OK TO START (~45min)
message is displayed after a period of time established according
to water hardness.
The machine is set by default for a hardness level of 4. The ma-
chine can also be programmed according to the hardness of the
;
mains water in the various regions so that the machine needs to
be descaled less often.

Measuring water hardness

1. Remove the "total hardness test" indicator paper (C1) from
2. Immerse the paper completely in a glass of water for one
3. Remove the paper from the water and shake lightly. After
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Setting water hardness
1. Press
2. Press
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If the descaling cycle is not completed correctly (e.g. no
electricity) we recommend repeating the cycle;
After descaling, it is normal for the grounds container (A4)
to contain water.
If the water tank has not been filled to the MAX level, at
the end of descaling, the appliance requests a third rinse to
guarantee that the descaler solution has been completely
eliminated from the machine's internal circuits. Before
starting rinsing, remember to empty the drip tray;
The appliance may request descaling cycles at very short in-
tervals. This is normal and due to the appliance's advanced
control system.
its pack (attached to the instructions).
second.
about a minute, 1, 2, 3, or 4 red squares form, depending on
the hardness of the water. Each square corresponds to one
level.
soft water - level 1
slightly hard water - level 2
hard water - level 3
very hard water - level 4
(B2) to enter the menu;
(B10) or (B8) until
appears on the display (B);
EN
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WATER HARDNESS