Adjusting Salt Consumption - Currys Essentials CID45B16 Installation Instructions Manual

Adjusting Salt Consumption

Salt consumption must be adjusted to correspond to the water hardness level in your area. If you
don't know how hard the water in your home is, please ask the company that supplies water in
your area.
It is recommended that adjustments should be made in accordance with the following chart.
German ˚dh French ˚fh
0-5
6-11 10-20
12-17 21-30
18-22 31-40
23-34 41-60
35-55 61-98
1 ˚dh (German degree) = 0.178 mmol/l
1 ˚fh (French degree) = 0.1 mmol/l
1 ˚Clark (British degree) = 0.143 mmol/l
• Do not use everyday table salt or cooking salt as they contain insoluble substances
which could damage the dishwasher.
• Do not pour detergent into the salt container. This will damage the dishwasher.
To optimise your dishwasher for the local water hardness, please follow the steps below and refer
to the above table.
1. Press the ON/OFF button to switch on the dishwasher.
2. Press and hold the Programme button for 5 seconds until the salt and rinse aid indicator
blink alternately.
3. Press the Programme button repeatedly to adjust the water hardness level:
• H1 (Rapid indicator illuminates)
• H2 (90 Min indicator illuminates)
• H3 (Rapid +90 Min indicators illuminate)
• H4 (ECO indicator illuminates)
• H5 (Rapid +ECO indicators illuminate)
• H6 (90 Min +ECO indicators illuminate)
4. After adjusting the water hardness level, press the ON/OFF button to save the setting.
Water Hardness
British
˚Clarke
0-9 0-6
7-14
15-21
22-28
29-42
43-69
Selector
Position
mmol/l
0-0.94 H1
1.0-2.0 H2
2.1-3.0 H3
3.1-4.0 H4
4.1-6.0 H5
6.1-9.8 H6
Salt Consumption
(Gram/Cycle)
0
9
12
20
30
60
21