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Water hardness
German degrees
(°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de‐
grees
Water softener level
47 - 50 84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63 10
43 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27
5
1)
15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5
1
2)
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Regardless of the type of detergent used,
set the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt rell indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are not
eective enough to soften hard
water.
Regeneration process
For the correct water softener operation, the
resin of the softener device needs to be
regenerated regularly. This process is
automatic and is the part of the normal
dishwasher operation.
When the prescribed quantity of water (see
values in the table) has been used since the
previous regeneration process, a new
regeneration process will be initiated
between the nal rinse and the programme
end.
Water softener level
Amount of water (l)
1 250
2 100
3 62
Water softener level Amount of water (l)
4 47
5 25
6 17
7 10
8 5
9 3
10 3
In case of the high water softener setting, it
may occur also in the middle of the
programme, before the rinse (twice during a
programme). Regeneration initiation has no
impact on the cycle duration, unless it occurs
in the middle of a programme or at the end
of a programme with a short drying phase.
In such cases, the regeneration prolongs the
total duration of a programme by additional
5 minutes.
Subsequently, the rinsing of the water
softener that lasts 5 minutes may begin in
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