Atag VA71114SRT Operating Instructions Manual page 55

Before washing for the first time
3. Water hardness 0/1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9
Adjusting the water softener. Select a setting depending on the hardness of the water supply. It is
important that this setting is correct!
Do not forget to put salt in the salt compartment after you have set the water softener to 1 - 9.
For a water supply with a hardness under 6°dH (9°fH), select 0. The water softener is deactivated
and no salt is needed.
Pre-selected at factory: 4
Top up salt
1. Unscrew the salt compartment lid.
2. Place the funnel supplied with the dishwasher in the salt compartment top-up hole. First, pour
in about 1 l of water.
3. Then add salt, a maximum of 630 gram, until the compartment is full. Use large grain salt or
special dishwasher salt.
4. Wipe up any excess salt so that the lid can be screwed on firmly.
In order to avoid rust stains a dishwashing program must be started immediately after adding salt.
To change the selected setting, see the chapter Settings.
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Salt compartment lid