The higher the content of these minerals and
salts, the harder your water is. Water
hardness is measured in equivalent scales,
Clarke degrees, French degrees (°TH) and
mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
The softener should be adjusted according to
the hardness of the water in your area. Your
local Water Authority can advise you on the
hardness of the water in your area.
Water hardness
Adjusting the water hardness
setting
Use of salt
Clarke °TH mmol/l manually electronically
64 - 88 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 2 level 10 yes
53 - 63 76 - 90 7,6 - 8,9 2 level 9 yes
46 - 52 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 2 level 8 yes
36 - 45 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 2 level 7 yes
28 - 35 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 2 level 6 yes
23 - 27 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 2 level 5 yes
18 - 22 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 1 level 4 yes
13 - 17 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 1 level 3 yes
5 - 12 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 1 level 2 yes
< 5 < 7 < 0,7 1 level 1 no
Setting the water
softener
The water softener must be set in two ways:
manually, using the water hardness dial and
electronically.
Setting manually
The dishwasher is factory set at
position 2.
1. Open the dishwasher door.
2. Remove the lower basket from the
dishwasher.
3. Turn the water hardness dial to position 1
or 2 (see table above).
4. Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
The dishwasher is factory set at level
5.
1. Press the On/Off button. The dishwasher
must be in setting mode.
2. Simultaneously press and hold function
buttons B and C , until the lights of
function buttons A , B and C start flashing.
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