Ractivation Salt - Miele Dishwasher Care And Maintenance

2.3 Reactivation salt
Some dishwashers are provided with a water softener, which must be
filled regularly with reactivation salt to ensure efficient operation. For
further information, see 4.5 Water softening and reactivation. Pure
reactivation salt dissolves without residue. For this reason only special
reactivation salt or pure evaporated salt may be used in the water
softener. Other readily available salt such as cooking salt, de-icing salt
and industrial salt must not be used as they have non-soluble components
(e.g. pourability enhancers), which can adversely affect the function and
capacity of the water softener.
Note
Even with the lowest water hardness level (hardness range 1), the salt
container must be filled with reactivation salt as otherwise white
residues may be left on the load.
Warning!
Inadvertently filling the water softener with detergent or combination
products
will damage the ion exchanger.
If detergent is poured into the softener by mistake, do not start the
machine.
Proceed as follows:
1. Wear protective rubber gloves. Detergent may be corrosive.
2. Empty the salt container as much as possible using a small ladle or
similar.
3. Flush out the salt container with a large quantity of fresh clean water.
See also 4.5 Water softening and reactivation.
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