EN 4/ WHAT TO DO BEFORE FIRST USING THE MACHINE
•MEASURE THE WATER HARDNESS AND SELECT THE TYPE OF DETER- GENT: TRADITIONAL OR
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
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| > 70°F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Water | Soft | Slightly hard | Slightly hard |
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Water softe- |
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ning and use | Optional | using traditional | using traditional | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory | Mandatory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Possible use of
traditional products ➊
➊or or + + R
or ➋
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Use only of
traditional products ➊
or or + + R
➊ Traditional products: P : Powder detergent or L : Liquid detergent or | single tablet |
+S : Regenerating Salt + R : Rinsing product
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