Setting The Water Softener - IKEA RENLIG DW45 Owner's Manual

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Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
°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
1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener manual-
ly and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at position
2.
Water hardness
mmol/l
9,1 - 12,5
7,6 - 9,0
6,5 - 7,5
5,1 - 6,4
4,0 - 5,0
3,3 - 3,9
2,6 - 3,2
1,9 - 2,5
0,7 - 1,8
< 0,7
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardness setting
Clarke manually
64 - 88
53 - 63
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
1
1
Electronic adjustment
The water softener is set at the factory at
level 5.
1. Switch on the appliance.
electronically
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1)
2
Set switch to position
1 or 2.
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1)
1