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– Fill up the salt and rinse aid container.
– Adjust the water hardness setting to the
highest level and perform 1 normal washing
programme without loading any dishes.
Set 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 det-
rimental 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 de-
Water hardness
°dH
51 - 70
43 - 50
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
< 4
The water softener must be set in both ways:
manually, using the water hardness dial and
electronically.
8
°TH
mmol/l
91 - 125
9,1 - 12,5
76 - 90
7,6 - 8,9
65 - 75
6,5 - 7,5
51 - 64
5,1 - 6,4
40 - 50
4,0 - 5,0
33 - 39
3,3 - 3,9
26 - 32
2,6 - 3,2
19 - 25
1,9 - 2,5
7 - 18
0,7 - 1,8
< 7
< 0,7
– Adjust the water hardness setting according
to the hardness of the water in your area.
– Adjust the rinse aid dosage
grees (°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.
Adjusting the water hardness
setting
manually
electronically
2
level 10
2
level 9
2
level 8
2
level 7
2
level 6
2
level 5
1
level 4
1
level 3
1
level 2
1
level 1
Use of salt
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
no
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