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Your dishwasher is set to water hardness level 3 in the factory, to change the level follow the instructions
below:
1. With the dishwasher switched off press and hold the PROGRAM button, while holding the PROGRAM
button down press the ON/OFF button.
2. Keep holding the PROGRAM button until all the lights flash on once then release.
One or more of the Program Indicator light will be on, which indicates which hardness level is currently set.
3. Press the PROGRAM button to scroll through the levels, see the salt consumption table above.
4. When the desired level is selected press the ON/OFF button. The level is now saved.
1˚dh (German degree) = 0.18 mmol/l
1˚fh (French degree) = 0.1 mmol/l
1˚Clark (British degree) = 0.142 mmol/l
Water
Hardness
level
German
Hardness
dH
French
Hardness
dF
British
Hardness
dE
Hardness level indicator
1 0-5 0-9 0-6
2 6-11 10-20 7-14
3 12-17 21-30 15-21
4 18-22 31-40 22-28
5 23-31 41-55 29-39
6 32-50 56-90 40-63
Setting the Salt Consumption Level
Salt consumption must be adjusted to correspond to the water hardness level in your area. If you don’t
know how hard the water in your home is, please ask the company that supplies water in your area.
It is recommended that adjustments should be made in accordance with the following chart.
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