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| °TH | mmol/l | manually | electronically |
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64 - 88 |
| 91 - 125 | 9.1 - 12.5 | 2 | level 10 | yes | |
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53 - 63 |
| 76 - 90 | 7.6 | - 8.9 | 2 | level 9 | yes |
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46 - 52 |
| 65 - 75 | 6.5 | - 7.5 | 2 | level 8 | yes |
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36 - 45 |
| 51 - 64 | 5.1 | - 6.4 | 2 | level 7 | yes |
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28 - 35 |
| 40 - 50 | 4.0 | - 5.0 | 2 | level 6 | yes |
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23 - 27 |
| 33 - 39 | 3.3 | - 3.9 | 2 | level 5 | yes |
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18 - 22 |
| 26 - 32 | 2.6 | - 3.2 | 1 | level 4 | yes |
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13 - 17 |
| 19 - 25 | 1.9 | - 2.5 | 1 | level 3 | yes |
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5 - 12 |
| 7 - 18 | 0.7 | - 1.8 | 1 | level 2 | yes |
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< 5 |
| < 7 | < | 0.7 | 1 | level 1 | no |
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The water softener must be set in two ways, manually and electronically.
Setting manually
The appliance is factory set at position 2.
1.Open the appliance door.
2.Remove the lower basket from the appliance.
3.Turn the water hardness dial to position 1 or 2. Refer to the water hardness table.
4.Replace the lower basket.
Setting electronically
The appliance is factory set at level 5.
1.Switch on the appliance. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.
2.Press and hold the Start/Cancel button until the programme indicator (A) starts to flash and the programme indicator (B) comes on.
3.When the programme indicator (B) goes off and the End indicator starts to flash, press the Start/Cancel button. The programme indicator (A) starts to flash, the electronic adjustment of the water softener is now activated.
4.The number of flashes of the End indicator indicates the current setting of the water softener (e.g. 5 flashes of the End indicator / pause / 5 flashes of the End indicator = level 5 )
5.To change the level, press the Start/ Cancel button. Each time the button is pressed the level increases. Refer to the water hardness table.
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