Bef ore u s ing your d ishw as h er f o r the firs t time:
The w a ter softene r m u st be set manuall y, using t he w ate r h ardne s s dial.
The w a ter softene r is d e sig ne d t o remo ve m ine rals a nd s al ts f ro m the wa te r, which w o uld have
adetrimentaloradverseeffectontheoperationoftheappliance.Thehigherthe
cont e n t of thes e mi n erals a n d s a lt s , t h e h a r d er y o u r w a t e r is . T he s of t ene r s h o ul d be
adju s t e d ac c ordi n g to t h e h ar d n ess o f the w at e r i n y o ur a r ea . Your lo c al Wa te r A u th or ity
can adv ise y ou on the h ar d nes s of the wate r i n yo u r a rea .
Adjusting Salt Consumption
The di s h wash e r is d esi gn e d t o a llo w f o r adj u st m e nt in th e amoun t o f salt cons u me d ba sed on t he hard n ess of
the wate r us ed. Thi s is inte nd ed t o op tim ise and cu sto mis e th e l evel o f sa lt con sum ptio n.
1. Uns c rew the cap f rom the sal t cont a i ne r.
2. Ther e is a rin g on the cont a in er w it h an ar r ow on it (see fi gu re
on th e s ide), if n ecessar y, ro tate the ri ng in th e anticlo ckw ise
dire ctio n fro m th e "- " Sett ing towar d t he " +" s ign, b ase d o n the
hardness o f the w at er be ing use d.
It is rec omm ende d t h at a dju st me nts sh ou ld b e m ade in
acco rd ance with the followin g sch em e:
WAT ER SO F TENER
The ha rdn ess of th e wat e r var i es f r om pl a c e t o pl a ce. I f ha rd w ate r is u sed in t h e dis hwash er, d epo si ts w i ll
form on th e dis h es a nd uten sils .
The ap p li a nce is equi p pe d w i th a s pec i a l softe ner th at u s e s a s a lt con tai n e r s p ecif i call y de signe d t o eli m in at e
lime an d m ine ra ls from the wat e r.
Contact your local water board for information on the hardness of your water supply.
dH
mm ol /l
0~1 40~8 0~1.4
/
0
/
14~3 98~ 2 2 1 .4 ~ 3 . 9 - 2 0 5 0
39~8022~45 3.9~8 Mid 4 0 25
+
60 16
fH
0~1 0
10~28
28~56
Clar ke
WATER HARDNESS
Sel ec to r Posi tio n
Salt consumption
(g ram/ cycle)
Aut o nomy
(cycles/1kgs)
Please fol low the steps below for a djustmen t in salt consumption.
""/
"-"
"+ "
"Mid"
Set ting towa rd t he " +" sign
Set ting towa rd t he " -" sign
Set ting towa rd b etwee n
the "-" sign and "+" sign
No salt need added
45~60 80~107 56~75 8~11
If your m odel doe s no t hav e any w ater so ftene r, you m ay s kip this section.
A. Se t the water s oftener
B. Add 1. 5K g d i shw ash er sa lt an d t hen f ul l fi ll t he s alt co n tain er w ith w ater
C. Fil l the r i nse aid di spen ser
D. Fil l in de t e rgent
Clark: British degree
fH: French degree
DH: German degree
dH = 1. 25 C l a rk e = 1 .7 8 f H = 0. 178 mm o l /l
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