Use Of The Appliance; Setting The Water Softener - Electrolux ESL 43020 User Manual

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'Select and start a washing pro-
gramme'.
Audible signals
You can hear the audible signals when:
• The washing programme ends.
• The appliance has a malfunction.
Do these steps to deactivate the audible
signals:
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode.
3. Press and hold the programme button
until the programme light A flashes and
the programme light B comes on.
4. When the programme light A flashes and
the programme light B comes on, press
immediately the programme button
again.
The programme light A comes on and the
programme light B starts to flash.
After some seconds the programme light
A goes off and the end-of-programme in-
dicator light comes on. (The programme
light B continues to flash).

Use of the appliance

Refer to the instructions for each step of pro-
cedure:
1. Make a check if the adjustment of the
water softener agrees with the water
hardness in your area. If necessary, ad-
just the water softener.
2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the appli-
ance.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have a bad effect on the operation
of the appliance.
Equivalent scales measure the water hard-
ness:
• German degrees (dH°).
Water hardness
°dH °TH
51 - 70 91 - 125
43 - 50 76 - 90
mmol/l Clarke
9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88
7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63
– The audible signals are active.
5. Press the programme button again. The
end-of-programme indicator light goes
off.
– The audible signals are deactivated.
6. Switch of the appliance to confirm the
operation.
Do these steps to activate again the audible
signals:
1. Follow the procedure how to deactivate
the audible signals from point 1 to point
4.
2. The programme light A goes off. The end-
of-programme indicator light is off. (The
programme light B continues to flash).
– The audible signals are deactivated.
3. Press the programme button again. The
end-of-programme indicator light comes
on.
– The audible signals are active.
4. Switch of the appliance to confirm the
operation.
5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-
rect quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use detergent tablets, refer to 'Use
of detergent and rinse aid'.
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol for each litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke degrees.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardness adjustment
manually
1)
2
1)
2
electronically
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