John Lewis JLDWW 1205 When the dishwasher is first installed, Water softener, Use of salt

When the dishwasher is first installed

Before using your dishwasher for the first time:

•Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions

•Remove all packaging from inside the appliance

•Set the water softener level

•Pour 1 litre of water into the salt container and then fill with dishwasher salt

•Fill the rinse aid dispenser

If you want to use combi detergent tablets such as "3 in 1", "4 in 1", "5 in 1" etc... set the Multi tab function (see "Multi tab function").

a detrimental or adverse effect on the operation of the appliance.

The higher the content of these minerals and salts, the harder your water is. Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales, Clarke degrees, French degrees (°TH) and mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water).

The softener should be adjusted according to the hardness of the water in your area. Your local Water Authority can advise you on the hardness of the water in your area.

The water softener

The dishwasher is equipped with a water softener designed to remove minerals and salts from the water supply, which would have

	Water hardness			Adjusting the water hardness
					setting
Clarke		°TH	mmol/l	manually		electronically
64 - 88		91 - 125	9,1 - 12,5	2		level 10
53 - 63		76 - 90	7,6 - 8,9	2		level 9
46 - 52		65 - 75	6,5 - 7,5	2		level 8
36 - 45		51 - 64	5,1 - 6,4	2		level 7
28 - 35		40 - 50	4,0 - 5,0	2		level 6
23 - 27		33 - 39	3,3 - 3,9	2		level 5
18 - 22		26 - 32	2,6 - 3,2	1		level 4
13 - 17		19 - 25	1,9 - 2,5	1		level 3
5 - 12		7 - 18	0,7 - 1,8	1		level 2

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