Progress PVX1556 User Manual page 29

The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water in
Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
<4
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to keep
the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to soften
hard water.
How to set the water softener
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press .
• The indicators
are off.
• The indicator
• The indicator
The number of flashes indicates the
current water softener setting (e.g.
5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes... =
level 5).
French de‐
grees (°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
<7
, , and
still flashes.
starts flashing.
your area. It is important to set the right
level of the water softener to assure good
washing results.
mmol/l Clarke de‐
grees
8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63
7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57
6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52
5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45
4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35
3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27
2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22
1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17
0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12
<0.7 < 5
2. Press
setting. Each pressing of the button
increases the level number by
one. After reaching level 10, the count
starts again from level 1.
3. Press on/off to confirm and save the
setting.
The rinse aid empty notification
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is turned on notifying to
refill rinse aid. If the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets only,
it is possible to deactivate the notification
for refilling rinse aid. However, for best
drying performance, always use rinse aid.
Progress 29
Water softener
level
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1
repeatedly to change the