Page EN-38
Installation, connection and initial commissioning
Water hardness
Determine water hardness
In order to determine the water hardness in
your place of residence, you can
– look on the website of your water provider.
– telephone your water supplier.
– purchase suitable test strips at the phar-
macy.
Water hardness in
your household in
°dH
0–5
6–11
12–17
18–22
23–34
35–55
1. Obtain the appropriate setting from the
table above.
2. Close the dishwasher door.
(18)
3. If the appliance is switched on, switch it
off with the
button (18).
Adjusting the water hardness
Do not allow more than 1 minute to elapse
between the following steps, otherwise the
setting process will be interrupted.
1. Switch on the appliance with the
ton (18).
Water hardness in
the dishwasher
H1
H2
H3
H4
H5
H6
but-
2. Press and hold the
long as required until the current water
hardness is shown on the display (10):
to
.
H1
H6
3. Press the
button (13) for 5 seconds
within 60 seconds of switching on.
4. Press the
button (13) as often as re-
quired until the desired setting is dis-
played.
5. Around 5 seconds after you push it for the
last time, the appliance will automatically
revert to the normal display.
The hardness level setting is saved.
Automatic regeneration
In order to make sure that the water soften-
ing system works, the water softening sys-
tem is automatically regenerated at regular
intervals.
The regeneration process of your appliance
begins with the drying cycle. The water and
energy consumption then increases and
the duration of the programme is extended.
There is no regeneration process in the short
programme.
The frequency of the regeneration process
depends on the selected water hardness:
(13)
button (13) for as