Setting The Water Softener - IKEA RENLIG DWTI60 Bedienungsanleitung

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5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-
rect quantity of detergent.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international
unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
°dH °TH
51 - 70 91 - 125
43 - 50 76 - 90
37 - 42 65 - 75
29 - 36 51 - 64
23 - 28 40 - 50
19 - 22 33 - 39
15 - 18 26 - 32
11 - 14 19 - 25
4 - 10 7 - 18
< 4 < 7
1) No use of salt required.
You must set the water softener manual-
ly and electronically.
Manual adjustment
The appliance is set at the factory at position
2.
Water hardness
mmol/l
9,1 - 12,5
7,6 - 9,0
6,5 - 7,5
5,1 - 6,4
4,0 - 5,0
3,3 - 3,9
2,6 - 3,2
1,9 - 2,5
0,7 - 1,8
< 0,7
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use detergent tablets, refer to the
chapter 'Use of detergent'.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Water hardness setting
Clarke manually
64 - 88
53 - 63
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
1
electronically
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1)
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1)
1