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USE
Salt, rinse-aid and detergent
fig. 3
Water softener
The dishwasher is equipped with an automatic
water softener which, if used with salt which
is suitable for dishwashing machines, extracts
hard constituents from the water.
Hard water leaves behind white spots on the
dry washing-up; moreover, the dishes and
utensils will become dull in the course of time,
losing their shine. The appliance can be
adjusted in accordance with the degree of
hardness of the tap water in your home and
the related salt consumption.
■ At the time of leaving the factory, the
machine is adjusted to an average degree
of hardness.
■ After you have topped it up with salt, make
care that you close the salt reservoir
properly again. It is important that neither
the detergent nor the washing water can
flow over into the reservoir, since that
could have a negative influence on the
functioning of the regeneration device. The
guarantee does not cover such a
malfunction.
Topping-up the salt
Use only salt that is suitable for dishwashing
machines for household use. If you make use
of salt pellets, you must not fill the reservoir
completely.
Under no circumstances should you make use
of kitchen salt or industrial salt, since these
contain non-soluble constituents which, over
the course of time, can have a negative
influence on the functioning of the water-
softening device.
■ The salt reservoir is located at the bottom
of the dishwashing machine. After having
first removed the lower rack, unscrew the
reservoir cap in an anti-clockwise
direction, and pour in the salt, using the
funnel (which is supplied with the
dishwashing machine) (fig. 3).
■ Remove any salt residue from the edge of
the reservoir opening before you screw the
cap closed again. The water-softener can
contain approximately 1.7 kg. of salt.
■ During the first washing programme, also
pour 1 litre of water into the reservoir,
along with the salt.
■ The salt reservoir must always be filled
immediately before a washing
programme.In this way, the overflowing
salt solution is always removed
simultaneously by the washing-up water.
The long-term presence of salt solutions
can cause corrosion of the housing.
