Water hardness
German de-
grees (°dH)
French de-
grees (°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.
If you use multi-tablets containing salt and
the hardness of your water is lower than
21°dH, you can set the lowest water
softener level. It deactivates the salt refill
indicator.
If you use standard detergent or
multi-tablets without salt, set the
proper water hardness level to keep
the salt refill indicator active.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. Make sure that the programme marker
on the knob is aligned with the
indicator on/off .
2. To enter the user mode, press and
hold Delay. At the same time turn the
knob counterclockwise until the
programme marker is aligned with the
first programme. Release Delay when
the indicators Start and on/off start to
flash.
3. Press Delay.
• The indicator
starts to flash.
• The indicators Start and on/off
continues to flash.
• The intermittent flashing of
refers to the current set level, e.g.
5 flashes + pause + 5 flashes =
level 5.
4. Press Delay again and again to
change the setting. Each time you
press Delay the level number
increases. After level 10 you will start
again from level 1.
5. Turn knob to on/off position to confirm
the setting.
7. BEFORE FIRST USE
1. Make sure that the current level of
the water softener agrees with the
hardness of the water supply. If
not, adjust the level of the water
softener.
2. Fill the salt container.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.
4. Open the water tap.
5. Start a programme to remove any
processing residuals that can still be
inside the appliance. Do not use
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