Zanussi DW 911 manual The Water Softener, Filling with Salt, Level

The Water Softener

Levels 4 and 5 (adjustment on the machine)

Water contains varying amounts of lime and mineral salts depending on the area in which you live: these are deposited on the dishes leaving white marks.

The higher the content of these salts, the harder your water will be. The «hardness» level is measured on 2 equivalent scales: French Degrees or Clarke De- grees.

Contact your local Water Authority to find the exact water hardness level for your area.

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If your water level is 4 or 5, open the door and drill membrane (A) on the up- per left-hand corner of the machine.

The dishwasher is equipped with a softener which uses special dishwasher salt to provide lime-free (softened) water. The softener can treat water hardness up to 90 French degrees via 5 adjustment levels.

Find on the table below the level corresponding to the

Level	French Degrees	Clarke Degrees	Use of
	(°TH)	(°dH)	salt
1	0-18	0-10	** NO
*2	15-39	11-27	YES
3	40-50	28-35	YES
4	51-70	36-49	YES
5	71-90	50-63	YES

hardness of your water and the required adjustments:

*The water softener is factory set at level 2 as this suits most users.

**If you use phosphate free detergents containing enzymes, use salt starting from 6 Clarke degrees (7 French degrees).

Level 1

If your water is level 1 it is already soft and therefore there is no need to use salt.

Levels 3 and 5 (water softener adjustment)

If your water is level 3 or 5, proceed as follows:

Slide out the lower basket and unscrew the cap of the salt container; turn the two-position selector anticlock- wise from position – to position + with the aid of a

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knife or a screwdriver.

Filling with Salt

Only use salt designed specifically for use in dish- washers. To fill with salt, unscrew the cap of the salt container.

Pour about one litre of water inside the container, or until it is full (this is necessary only before filling with salt for the first time).

Then, using the funnel provided, pour in the salt until the container is full (approx. 1,5 - 1,8 kg). Do not worry if water over flows from the unit when filling with salt this is quite normal.

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Replace the cap making sure that there is no trace of salt on the screw thread or on the gasket.

Screw the cap on tightly.

If you have inadvertently spilled salt select a wash programme immediately after.

All that is then required is to periodically top up the container with salt. You are reminded of this by a green refill indicator on the cap of the salt container. When the green indicator disappears, the water soft- ener needs refilling with salt.

The salt container always has some water inside which will normally overflow when refilling with salt.

Caution: Only fill with salt just before starting one of the complete washing programmes (not the Rinse and Hold programme). This will prevent any grains of salt or salty water, which may have been spilled, remaining on the bottom of the machine for any period of time. This could cause corrosion.

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