Measuring The Water Hardness; Filter Installation - WMF PERFECTION 600 Series Operating Instructions Manual

6.1| MEASURING THE WATER
HARDNESS
You must set your machine depending on the
hardness of your water, from 0 to 4. To do this,
follow these instructions:
1| Before using the appliance for the first time,
check the hardness of your water so that you
can set the appliance accordingly. This opera-
The details of the classes are given in the table below:
DEGREE OF HARDNESS
° dH
° e
° f
Appliance setting
3| Fill a glass of water and insert a strip (figure
B1 + B2).
4| Put the strip back out of the glass. After 1
minute read the level of water hardness (fig-
ure B3 + B4).
5| Indicate the number of red zones when con-
figuring the appliance (figure B5 + B6).

6.2| FILTER INSTALLATION

When switching on for the first time, the appli-
ance asks if you want to install the filter. If you
wish to do so, select YES and follow the instruc-
tions on the screen.
1| Install the filter in the appliance.
2| ONLY screw the filter into the bottom of the
water tank using the accessory supplied with
the filter
(figure A4 + A5).
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CLASSE 0 CLASSE 1
< 3° > 4°
< 3.75° > 5°
< 5.4° > 7.2°
0 – very soft 1 – soft
tion should also be carried out when you use
your machine in a place where the hardness
of the water is different or if you notice a
difference in the hardness of the water.
2| To check the water hardness, use the test
strip supplied with your machine or con-
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tact your local water authority.
CLASSE 2
> 7°
> 8.75°
> 12.6°
2 – average
hardness
3| Set the month when the filter is fitted (posi-
tion 1 on the illustration, left side figure in
the opening) by turning the grey ring located
on the upper end of the filter. The month
when the filter should be replaced is indi-
cated in position 2 on the following illustra-
tion (right side figure in the opening).
4| Please make sure to fill up the water tank
after filter installation.
5| Put a container of 0.6 l under the steam exit
(figure A8).
6| The machine will begin by filling the water
circuits, preheating the circuits and then will
complete an automatic rinse. The screen will
inform you when installation is complete.
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CLASSE 3 CLASSE 4
> 14° > 21°
> 17.5° > 26.25°
> 25.2° > 37.8°
3 – hard 4 – very hard