EN 4/ WHAT TO DO BEFORE FIRST USING THE MACHINE

MEASURE THE WATER HARDNESS AND SELECT THE TYPE OF DETER- GENT: TRADITIONAL OR MULTI-PURPOSE

In one simple action, you can test the your water’s lime content using the testing strip supplied with your dishwasher. Alternatively, contact your local water utility to ascertain your water’s hardness.

Let the water run from the tap for a few moments.

Fill a glass with water.

Take the test strip from its holder and immerse it for 3 seconds.

Wait 1 minute, shake it and look at the colours to ascertain your water’s hardness.

• HARDNESS TABLE

Test strip

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardness

0-10°F

 

10-18°F

 

18-25°F

 

25-40°F

 

40-55°F

 

55-70°F

 

> 70°F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water

Soft

Slightly hard

Slightly hard

 

 

 

Hard

 

 

 

Hard

 

 

 

Hard

 

Very hard

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Water softe-

 

 

Essential if

 

Essential if

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ning and use

Optional

using traditional

using traditional

Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

Mandatory

of salt

 

 

products

 

products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Possible use of

traditional products

or or + + R

orMulti-purpose

Use only of

traditional products

or or + + R

Traditional products: P : Powder detergent or L : Liquid detergent or

single tablet

+S : Regenerating Salt + R : Rinsing product

Multi-purpose products: Multi-purpose tablets

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Samsung DMB28AFS/AND manual Hardness Table, Test strip, 10F, Soft, Optional