WATER HARDNESS
°E
HARDNESS RANGE MMOL/L SETTING VALUE
0 – 8 Soft 0 – 1.1 H:00
9 – 10 Soft 1.2 – 1.4 H:01
11 – 12 Medium 1.5 – 1.8 H:02
13 – 15 Medium 1.9 – 2.1 H:03
16 – 20 Medium 2.2 – 2.9 H:04
21 – 26 Hard 3.0 – 3.7 H:05
27 – 38 Hard 3.8 – 5.4 H:06
39 – 62 Hard 5.5 – 8.9 H:07
Note: Set the water hardness determined on your appliance. With a water hardness of 0 – 8 °E you can dispense with special salt and switch off the water softening system.
Setting water softening system
Set the water hardness on your appliance.
1. Determine the water hardness and the appropriate setting value. → “Overview of water hardness settings”, Page 28
2. Press .
3. To open the basic settings, press for 3 seconds.
a. The display shows H: xx.
a. The display shows set .
4. Press – or + repeatedly until the right water hardness has been set. The value H:04 is set at the factory.
5. To save the settings, press for 3 seconds.
Special salt
You can use special salt to soften water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights up, add special salt to the dispenser for special salt just before the programme starts. The amount of special salt required depends on the water
hardness.the higher the water hardness, the greater the amount of special salt required.
ATTENTION!
The detergent may damage the water softening system.
Only fill the dispenser of the water softening system with special dishwasher salt.
Special salt can damage the tub due to corrosion.
To make sure that any special salt that escapes is washed out of the tub, add the special salt to the dispenser for special salt immediately before the programme starts.
1. Unscrew the lid of the dispenser for special salt and remove.
2. On initial start-up: Fill the dispenser right up with water.
3. Note: Only use special salt for dishwashers.
Do not use salt tablets. Do not use table salt.
Add the special salt to the dispenser.
Funnel a
Fill the dispenser right up with special salt. The water in the dispenser is displaced and forced out.
4. Place the lid back on the dispenser and turn to close.
Switching off water softening system
Note
To avoid damage to the appliance, only switch off the water softening system in the following cases:
● The water hardness is max. 26 °E and you are using combined detergents with salt replacement substances. According to manufacturers, combined detergents with salt
replacement.
substances can generally only be used up to a water hardness of 26 °E without adding special salt.
● The water hardness is 0 – 8 °E. You do not need to use special salt.
1. Press .
2. To open the basic settings, press setup 3 sec for 3 seconds.