SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER
The water softener removes minerals and salts from the water supply. These minerals and
salts can cause damage to the appliance.
Adjust the level of the water softener if this does not agree with the water hardness in your
area.
Contact your local water authority to know the water hardness in your area.
Water hardness Water hardness ad-
justment
German degrees
(°dH)
French degrees
(TH°)
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
manually elec-
tronical-
ly
51 - 70 91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88 2
1)
10
43 - 50 76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63 2
1)
9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52 2
1)
8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45 2
1)
7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35 2
1)
6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27 2
1)
5
1)
15 - 18 26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22 1 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5 13 - 17 1 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8 5 - 12 1 2
< 4 < 7 < 0,7 < 5 1
2)
1
2)
1) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
You must adjust the water softener manually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

Turn the water hardness dial to the position 1 or 2
(refer to the table).

Electronic adjustment

1. Activate the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
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