Prior To Using For The First Time; The Water Softener - Electrolux ESF 6146 S-Visi Instruction Book

Prior to using for the first time

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply
with the installation instructions
2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance
3. Set the water softener
4. Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill
with dishwasher salt
5. Fill the rinse aid dispenser
NOTE:
If you want to use the "3 in 1" combi detergents, carefully
read the information given in "Different kinds of
detergents".

The water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to
remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would
have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the
appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder
your water is.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, German
degrees (°dH), French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol per
litre - international unit for the hardness of water).
The 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 your area.
The water softener must be set in both ways: manually, using
the water hardness dial and electronically, using the function
buttons.
a) Setting manually
1. Open the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket from the dishwasher.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2 (see table).
4. Replace the lower
basket.
The dishwasher is factory set
at position 2.
Water hardness
°dH °TH
51 - 70 91 - 125
43 - 50 76 - 90
37 - 42 65 - 75
29 - 36 51 - 64
23 - 28 40 - 50
19 - 22 33 - 39
15 - 18 26 - 32
11 - 14 19 - 25
4 - 10 7 - 18
< 4 < 7
Adjusting the water hardness
mmol/l
manually
9,0 - 12,5 2
7,6 - 8,9 2
6,5 - 7,5 2
5,1 - 6,4 2
4,0 - 5,0 2
3,3 - 3,9 2
2,6 - 3,2 1
1
1,9 - 2,5
0,7 - 1,8 1
< 0,7 1
b) Setting electronically
The dishwasher is factory set at level 5.
If you want to change the setting of the water softener:
1. Press the On/Off button.
2. Press simultaneously buttons 2 and 3 until only the On/Off
backlit light
At this point it is possible to set electronically the water
softener.
1. Press simultaneously again buttons 2 and 3, the backlit
lights of the buttons 2, 3 and 4 start flashing, while the
On/Off backlit light
2. Press button 2, the backlit lights of buttons 3 and 4 turn off
while the backlit light of button 2 goes on flashing.
The backlit light
indicated by the number of flashes of this backlit light (see
chart).
Example: 5 flashes = level 5
3. To change the level, press button 2. Each time the button is
pressed the level changes. (For the selection of the new
level see the chart).
Examples:
if the current level is 5, by pressing button 2 once, level 6 is
selected.
if the current level is 10, by pressing button 2 once, level 1
is selected.
The backlit light
and then starts flashing again indicating the new set level.
4. To memorise the operation, switch off the dishwasher by
pressing the On/Off button or wait about 60 seconds after
which the dishwasher will automatically return to setting
mode.
Number of flashes of the
setting
electronically
level 10
level 9
level 8
level 7
level 6
level 5
level 4
level 3
level 2
level 1
9
remains illuminated.
turns off.
starts flashing, the current level is
remains off for about 5 seconds
backlit light
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
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