Water Hardness - Miele PG 8056 Operating Instructions Manual

Water hardness

In order to achieve good cleaning results, the dishwasher needs to
operate with soft (low in calcium deposits) water. Hard water results
in a build-up of calcium deposits on cookware and in the dishwasher.
Water with a hardness level higher than 4 °dH needs to be softened.
This takes place automatically in the integrated water softener. The
water softener in the dishwasher is suitable for a water hardness level
of up to 70 °dH (12.6 mmol/l).
The water softener in the dishwasher has to be set to the hardness
level of your water supply.
Your local water supplier can tell you the water hardness level in
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your area.
Where the water hardness fluctuates (e.g. 16-28 gpg / 15-27°d),
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always program the dishwasher to the higher value (in this example,
28 gpg / 27°d).
If the hardness of your water constantly lies under 4 gpg (4 °dH), no
salt must be filled in the water softener.
It is useful to know your water hardness so that you can provide the
service technician with this information in the event of any service
calls.
Enter the water hardness below:
____________________ gpg (°dH)
Select the Additional settings
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Select Water hardness
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Water hardness
°dH
19
(0 ­ 70 °dH)
The factory default for the water softener is set to a hardness of 20
gpg (19°dH).
When making the setting, please observe the following table.
Use the arrow buttons  (higher) and  (lower) to set the water
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hardness required and confirm your entry using the OK button.
Additional settings
menu.
and confirm the entry with the OK button.
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