THE WATER HARDNESS TABLE
German degrees
(°dH)
French degrees
(°fH)
mmol/l Clarke degrees
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.
ADJUSTING THE WATER SOFTENER
While the appliance is in user mode:
1. Press
.
• The indicators and goes off.
• The indicator starts to flash.
• The current setting is indicated by the number of flashes of the indicator (e.g. 5 flashes +
pause + 5 flashes = level 5).
2. Press to change the setting. Each time you press , the level increases. After level 10
you will start again from level by 1.
3. Press the on/off button to confirm the setting.
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. Contact your local
water authority to know the water
hardness in your area.
2. Fill the salt container with special salt for
dishwasher.
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