Zanussi DE 6850 manual Before use, Setting the water softener

Before use

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

1.Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions

2.Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

3.Set the water softener

4.Pour 1 litre of water inside the salt container and then fill with salt

5.Fill the rinse aid dispenser

6.Run a Rinse and Hold programme.

Setting the water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would have a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the appliance.

The higher the content of these salts, the harder your water is. Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees and PPM (parts per Million).

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.

The dishwasher is factory set at level 3.

If this level is not suitable for your area the softener should be adjusted.

				Water hardness
Level		Clarke			French		PPM		Use of
		degrees			degrees		(Parts per		salt
					(°TH)		Million)
1			< 6			< 8	< 80		NO
2	6		- 21		8 - 30		81 - 300		YES
3	22		- 35		31	- 50	301	- 500	YES
4	36		- 49		51	- 70	501	- 700	YES
5	50 - 63				71	- 90	701	- 900	YES

If your water is level 1 it is already soft and therefore there is no need to use salt.

With the setting of the water softener at level 1 the salt indicator light on the control panel will always remain off. Use salt from level 2 upwards.

From level 2 upwards, if salt refilling is necessary, the salt indicator light will illuminate only in setting mode and at

the end of the washing programme.

During the run of the programme it will remain off.

To select a different level ensure that the dishwasher is off and then proceed as follows:

1. Press	INTENSIVE SID 80				I and NORMAL	programme push
buttons simultaneously.
2. While keeping the programme push buttons						INTENSIVE
SID 80	I	and	NORMAL		pressed switch on the dishwasher by
pressing the			ON-OFF		push button.
The	ON-OFF		indicator light comes on.
At the same time, the indicator lights of the						INTENSIVE SID
80 I and		NORMAL		push buttons start flashing.

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3. Press the	INTENSIVE SID 80		I push button, the indicator
light of the	NORMAL	push button turns off, while the
indicator light of the		INTENSIVE SID 80		I push button

remains fixed for about 5 seconds, after this it starts flashing indicating the current level of the water softener.

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The current level is indicated by the number of flashes

made by the INTENSIVE SID 80 I indicator light, that alternates 5 seconds off with a number of flashes, this for

about 60 seconds.

Example:
1 flash			= level 1
2	flashes	=	level 2
3	flashes	=	level 3
4	flashes	=	level 4
5	flashes	=	level 5

4. To change the level, press the		INTENSIVE SID 80	I
programme push button. Each time the push button is
pressed the level changes.
Example:		INTENSIVE SID 80
if the current level is 3, by pressing the				I
programme push button once, level 4 is selected.
if the current level is 5, by pressing the		INTENSIVE SID 80		I
programme push button once, level 1 is selected.
The INTENSIVE SID 80	I indicator light remains off for
about 5 seconds after which it starts flashing indicating the
new level selected.

5.To memorise the new level, switch off the dishwasher by

pressing the ON-OFF push button.

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