Measure The Water Hardness And Select The Detergent; Hardness Table - Mastercook Dishwasher Instructions For Use Manual

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4/ ACTIONS BEFORE FIRST USE
• MEASURE THE WATER HARDNESS AND SELECT THE TYPE OF DETER-
GENT: TRADITIONAL OR MULTI-PURPOSE
First of all, in one simple action, you can test the lime content in your water using the testing strip
supplied with your dishwasher or you can contact your local water utility to find out how hard your
water is.
— Turn on the tap and let the water run for a few minutes.
— Fill a glass with water.
— Take the testing strip out of its casing and immerse it for 3 seconds.
— Wait 1 minute, shake the strip and look at the colours to find out how hard your water is.

• HARDNESS TABLE

Test strip
Hardness 0-10°F
Water
Water softe-
ning and use
Optional
of salt
Possible use of
traditional products
➊
o o r
or ➋
Multi-purpose
➋
➊
T T raditional products: P : Powder detergent or L : Liquid detergent or
➋
Multi-purpose products: Multi-purpose tablets
10-18°F
Soft Slightly hard Slightly hard
Essential if
using traditional
products
➊
+
or
+ S : Regenerating Salt + R : Rinsing product
18-25°F 25-40°F
Hard
Essential if
using traditional Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory Mandatory
products
+
R
9
40-55°F 55-70°F
Hard Hard
Use only of
traditional products
+
o o r or
single tablet
> 70°F
Very hard
➊
+
R