Built-In Softener; How To Add Salt - Smeg GW3060 User Manual

5.7

BUILT-IN SOFTENER

The machine has a softener for the washing water.
The amount of lime in the water (denoting its hardness) is responsible for the whitish stains on the dry
instruments, which tend to become opaque after a certain period of time. The instrument washer is equipped
with an automatic decalcifier which removes the hardening substances from the water by means of specific
regenerating salt.
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Before the instrument washer is used for the first time, pour 1 kg of salt into the reservoir along with a
little water to fill. Make sure that the plug is firmly closed each time the reservoir is filled. The water and
detergent mixture must not penetrate into the salt reservoir as this would prevent the regeneration
system from operating correctly. Moreover, the washing tub and the instruments inside it would be
damaged if salt were to spill out. If this were to occur, the warranty would become void.
Only use regenerating salt for domestic dishwashers. Do not use normal kitchen salt.
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Edible salt must not be used as it contains insoluble substances that could damage the decalcifying
system over a period of time.
The ionic exchange resins of the water softener are regenerated by sodium chloride, i.e. common salt (NaCl). The
only routine maintenance required is to add coarse salt to the reservoir when the appliance is installed and after
this, whenever the following alarm message appears on the display:
!!!ALARM: W075
No
salt
Ignore??
<NO>
When this message appears on the display, it can be ignored by pressing key
and then key
However, it is inadvisable to ignore this message since a softener that fails to function correctly will impair the
quality of the washing result and could even damage the processed instruments over time.
5.7.1

How to add salt

If the water used is of medium hardness, fresh salt must be added after every 20 washing cycles approximately.
The reservoir of the decalcifier contains about 1 kg of coarse salt. The reservoir is situated at the bottom of the
instrument washer (see fig. 3.2.2.1). Remove the lower basket, unscrew the reservoir's plug by turning it in the
anti-clockwise direction and then pour salt inside using the funnel supplied with the appliance.
Do not use compressed salt tablets or fine salt as these can clog the regeneration valve.
Close the reservoir by turning the plug clockwise. Make sure that the plug is not blocked by salt residues. The
plug must be screwed fully into place without forcing.
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