Operating Instructions

Prior to using for the first time

Prior to using for the first time, remove all the clips with which the dish racks are secured for transport.

Then perform the following steps: 0 1. Adjust the water softener

2.Fill with Salt for the Water Softener

3.Fill with Rinse Aid

Adjusting the Water Softener

 

To prevent the build up of limescale on dishes and in the dishwasher,

 

the dishes must be washed with soft, i.e. low lime content water. For

 

this reason the dishwasher is fitted with a water softener in which tap

 

water from a hardness of 4 °d (German degree) is softened with the aid

 

of special salt.

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Your local water authority can advise you on the hardness of the water

 

in the area where you live.

The water softener can be set to any of 5 settings:

 

Water Hardness

 

Adjust

Number of

in °d1)

in PPM2)

Range

to Hardness Setting

Flashes

41 - 50

730 - 900

IV

5

5

30 - 40

530 - 720

IV

4

4

19 - 29

330 - 520

III/IV

3 *

3

4 - 18

70 - 320

I/II/III

2

2

 

 

 

1

 

less than 4

less than 70

I

no salt

1

 

 

 

necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)(°d) German degree, measure of the hardness of water 2)(PPM), Parts Per Million, international units of water hardness *factory setting

Adjust the water softener to the setting given in the table that corresponds to the hardness of the water in the area where you live.

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