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detrimental effect on the washing results
and on the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals, the
harder your water is. Water hardness is
measured in equivalent scales.
The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
Water hardness
German degrees
(°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
<4
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
How to set the water softener level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and hold
simultaneously
the indicators
to flash and the display is blank.
2. Press
• The indicators
off.
• The indicator
French degrees
(°fH)
84 - 90
76 - 83
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
19 - 25
7 - 18
<7
and until
, and
and
continues to flash
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water in
your area. It is important to set the right
level of the water softener to assure good
washing results.
mmol/l Clarke de-
8.4 - 9.0
7.6 - 8.3
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
• The display shows the current setting:
e.g.
3. Press
setting. Each time you press
number increases. After level 10 you will
start again from level by 1
start
4. Press the on/off button to confirm the
setting.
Use of rinse aid and multi-tablets
go
When you activate the option Multitab, the
rinse aid dispenser continues to release
rinse aid. However you can deactivate the
Water softener level
grees
58 - 63
53 - 57
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 5
= level 5.
repeatedly to change the
11
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1
the level