Operating Instructions

Adjust the Water Softener

 

To avoid the scale deposits on the dishes and in the dishwasher, the

 

dishes must be washed with soft, i.e. low lime content, water. The dish-

 

washer therefore has a built-in 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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You water supplier will be able to inform you on the hardness and

 

hardness range of the water in your area.

0Adjust the water softener to the setting that corresponds to the hard- ness of the water in your area. The water softener can be adjusted in 10 steps.

 

Water Hardness

 

Adjust

Number of

in °d1)

 

in ppm 2)

Range

to Hardness Setting

Flashes

41-50

 

730-900

 

 

9

9

 

 

 

35-40

 

630-720

 

 

8

8

31-34

 

550-620

 

IV

7

7

27-30

 

480-540

 

 

6

6

23-26

 

410-470

 

 

5

5

19-22

 

330-400

 

III

4

4

15-18

 

260-320

 

3*

3

 

 

 

11-14

 

190-250

 

II

2

2

4-10

 

70-180

 

I/II

1

1

under 4

 

under 70

 

I

0

10

 

 

no salt necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1)(°d) German degree, measure of the hardness of water 2)(ppm) Parts Per Million

*factory setting

0 1. The dishwasher must be switched off.

2.Press the function and water softener buttons simultaneously and keep them pressed

3.In addition press the ON/OFF switch M.

The LED indicators for the function and water softener buttons flash.

4.Press the softener button again.

The water softener button indicator starts to flash.

–The number of flashes corresponds to the hardness setting. (Excep- tion: hardness setting 0 is indicated by 10 flashes).

–The sequence of flashes is repeated after a 5 second pause.

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KDW 3 specifications

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