AEG 403 manual Before using your dishwasher for the first time, Setting the water hardness range

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Before using your dishwasher for the first time

When your new dishwasher is correctly set up and installed, you must first make it ready for use.

Before using your dishwasher for the first time, proceed as follows:

-set the water softener;

-fill the special salt container with special salt;

-fill the rinse-aid dispenser with rinse-aid.

The following sections give you more detailed information about the individual points.

Setting the water hardness range

Soft (low-lime) water is necessary for machine washing to avoid lime deposits on crockery and in your dishwasher. Tap water with a hardness above 4°d (German degree) must therefore be softened for machine washing.

For this purpose, your dishwasher is fitted with a water softener. The water softener is treated (regenerated) automatically and at regular intervals with salt solution. The salt consumption needed for regeneration thus depends on the local water hardness. Your local water company will provide you with information about water hardness in your area.

To ensure optimum regeneration of the water softener:

-the water softening system must be set to the local water hardness;

-the dishwasher salt container must always be filled with special salt.

Your local Water Company will provide you with information about water hardness in your area.

The dishwasher is factory set at level 2.

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

If you use phosphate free detergents containing enzymes, use salt starting from 4°dH (7°TH).

Water hardness

	°dH	°TH	Parts per million)	Level	Use of salt
	German degrees	French degrees	PPM
0-4	0-8	0-80	0	no
5-11		9-20	81-200	1	yes
12-22		21-40	201-400	2	yes
23-39		41-70	401-700	3	yes
40-50		71-90	701-900	4	yes
51-67		91-120	901-1200	5	yes