Use Of The Appliance With Softened Mains Water - Smeg GW3060 User Manual

Manuale GW3060 - User
Before proceeding with a new washing cycle, it is advisable to run the "Prewash" program 1 to eliminate any salt
residues that may have remained in the tub along with the excess initial salt.
Fig. 3.2.2.1
After the salt has been added, remember that the resins will only regenerate automatically for the first time after
several work cycles, i.e. when the softener's operating capacity has terminated.
Since the softener's new resins are not always regenerated to the full extent, the glassware may appear opaque
during the first 2/3 cycles owing to lime residues.
To prevent this from happening, the softener's resins can be subjected to a Forced Regeneration cycle. Consult
the next chapter: "FORCED REGENERATION OF THE SOFTENER".
5.7.2

Use of the appliance with softened mains water

If already softened hot or cold mains water is available with a hardness value of less than 15°F (expressed in
French degrees) or 8°D (expressed in German degrees), the regeneration cycle of the built-in softener must be
inhibited and salt must not be added to the softener.
Consult chapters xxx How to program the softener's regeneration process), 3.5 (How to memorize the wet
connections) and xxx (Connection to the softened water main) for instructions about how to inhibit the built-in
softener.
It is very important to make the adjustments described in the above-mentioned chapters in the correct way as the
passage of softened water through a softener designed to treat hard water will entrain chlorides and sodium
carbonates along with the washing water. These inorganic salts can leave whitish stains on the washed glassware
and, in the case of surgical instruments, may turn the metal yellow or reddish brown.
These whitish deposits on the glassware or colourings on the surgical instruments can be removed by means of a
special acid washing cycle using 200/250 ml of neutralizer.
If the colouring on the surgical instruments is persistent, it may be necessary to treat them with an appropriate
stain remover.
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