The water softener must be set manually, using the water hardness dial.
The water softener is designed to remove minerals and salts from the water, which woul d have
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.
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 ar ea.
Adjusting Salt Consumption
The dishwasher is designed to allow for adjustment in the amount of sa lt co nsumed based on the ha rdness of
the water used. This is intended to optimise and customise the level o f salt consumption.
1. Open the door ,Switch on the appliance;
2. Press the Program button for more than 5 s econds to start the water softener
set model within 60seconds after the a ppliance was switched on( The Salt and
Rinse aid warninglights will be on periodically when it get in the set model );
3. Press the Program button to select the proper set according to your local environment,
the sets will change in the following sequence: H1->H2->H3->H4->H5->H6;
4. Press the Power button to end the set up model.
WATER SOFTENER
The hardness of the wa ter varies from place to place. If hard water is used in the dishwasher, de posits will
form on the dishes and utensils.
The appliance is equipped with a special softener that uses a salt container specifically designed to eliminate
lime and minera ls from the water.
Contact your local water board for information on the hardness of your water supply.
Please follow the steps below for adjustment in salt consumption.
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If your model does not have any water softener, you may skip this section.
Clark: British degree
fH: French degree
DH: German degree
dH=1.25 Clarke=1.78 fH=0.178mmol/l
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The manufactory setting: H4 (EN 50242)
Before using your dishwasher for the first time:
A. Set the water softener
B. Add 1.5Kg dishwasher salt and then full fill the salt container with water
C. Fill the rinse aid dispenser
D. Fill in detergent
dH
0~5
6-11
12-17
18-22
23-34
35-55
mmol/l
0~9 0~0.94 0
10-20
1.0-2.0 9
21-30
2.1-3.0 12
20
fH
0~6
7-14
15- 21
Clarke
WATER HARDNESS
Selector Posi tion
Salt consumption
(gram/cycle)
31-40 22-28 3.1-4.0
41-60
4.1-6.0 30
60
29- 42
61-98 43-69 6.1-9.8
H1( Rap id )
H2(1Hour)
H3(1Hour Rapid )᱃
H4(Glass)
H5(Glass Ra pid)᱃
H6(Glass 1Hour)᱃
