Measuring And Programming Water Hardness - Philips HD8831/09 User Manual

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9 At the end of this operation, fi ll the water tank again up to the MAX
level. Now the machine is ready to brew coff ee.
The display on the left will be shown.
Note:
The automatic rinse/self-cleaning cycle starts when the machine has been
in stand-by mode, or turned off , for more than 15 minutes.
When you have not used the machine for 2 or more weeks, you will need to
perform a manual rinse cycle.
At the end of the cycle, you can brew a coff ee.

MEASURING AND PROGRAMMING WATER HARDNESS

Water hardness measuring is very important in order to defi ne the descal-
ing frequency and to install the "INTENZA+" water fi lter (for more details on
the water fi lter, see next chapter).
To measure water hardness, follow the steps below:
1 Immerse the water hardness test strip (supplied with the machine) in
water for 1 second.
Note:
The test strip can only be used for one single measurement.
2 Wait for one minute.