Use Of The Water Softener; Use Of The Detergent And Neutralizing Agent - Smeg WD1050 Operating Instructions Manual

7.1. USE OF THE WATER SOFTENER

The lime content in the water (index of water hardness) is responsible for the whitish
marks on dry instruments, which tend to become opaque as time goes by. The
instrument washer has an automatic water softener which uses a specific regenerating
salt to remove the hardening substances from the water.
When water of medium hardness is used, new salt must be added after every 20
washes or so. The softener reservoir can hold about 1 kg of coarse salt. This reservoir
is situated on the bottom of the instrument washer. After having removed the bottom
rack, unscrew the plug from the reservoir by turning it in the anti-clockwise direction
and pour in salt using the funnel supplied with the appliance.
Before screwing the plug back on, remove any residues of salt from around the
opening.
ATTENTION
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When the instruments washer is used for the first time, pour 1Kg coarse salt in the
reservoir and some water till the rim. Each time the reservoir is filled, make sure that
the cap is tightened with care. The mixture of water and detergent must not penetrate
into the salt reservoir as this would impair the regeneration system. Besides, a salt
leakage in the washing chamber may damage the instruments and the tank. In this
case, the warranty would become void.
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Only use regenerating salt for instrument washers. Do not use kitchen salt.
•
Do not use edible salt as it contains insoluble substances which would damage the
softening system over a period of time.
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For each salt loading in the reservoir, perform a prewash (Pr.1) before starting a
washing programme.
WARNING
Make sure that you do not mistake salt packages for ones containing
detergent: detergent would damage the water softener if it were to be poured
into the reservoir

7.2. USE OF THE DETERGENT AND NEUTRALIZING AGENT

The machine is equipped with two peristaltic pumps, which are situated at the rear of
the machine.
WD1050
fig. 6 – Regenerating salt for the water softener.
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