Setting The Water Softener; Use Of Dishwasher Salt - Electrolux ESL2460 Benutzerinformation

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3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the dish-
washer.
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°).
°dH mmol/l
>24
18- 24 3.2- 4.2
12- 18 2.1- 3.2
4- 12 0.7- 2.1
< 4
1) No use of salt required.
Electronic adjustment
The dishwasher is factory set at lev-
el 3.
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode.
3. Press and hold function buttons B and C
until the indicator lights of function but-
tons A, B and C start to flash.
4. Release function buttons B and C.
5. Press function button A.
– The indicator lights for function buttons
B and C go off.

Use of dishwasher salt

Caution! Only use dishwashers salt.
Types of salt that are not applicable for
dishwashers cause damage to the water
softener.
Caution! Grains of salt and salty water
on the bottom of the appliance can
cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with
Water hardness
°TH
>4.2 >40
32- 40
19- 32
7- 19
< 0.7 < 7
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use detergent tablets, refer to the
chapter 'Use of detergent'.
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
Adjust the water softener in to the water
hardness in your area. If necessary, contact
your local water authority.
Water hard-
ness setting
Clarke
> 28
22- 28
13- 22
5 -13
< 5
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– The indicator light for function button A
continues to flash.
– The digital display shows the current
level.
– You can hear an audible signal.
Example: digital display shows
intermittent audible signals = level 3.
6. Press the function button A one time to
increase the water softener level by one
step.
7. Press the on/off button to save the oper-
ation.
salt before you start a washing
programme to prevent corrosion.
Do these steps to fill the salt container:
1. Turn the cap anticlockwise to open the
salt container.
2. Fill the salt container with 1 litre of water
(only the first operation).
Digital dis-
play level
5
4
3
2
1)
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