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.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to
soften hard water.
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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