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Water softening system
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To avoid damage to the appliance,
water with a hardness above 9 °E
must be softened.
11.1 Overview of water hardness settings
You can find an overview of the water hardness values that can be selected
here.
You can find out how hard your water is from your local water company or by
using a water hardness tester.
Water hardness
°E
Hardness range
mmol/l
Setting value
0 - 8
Soft
0 - 1.1
H:00
9 - 10
Soft
1.2 - 1.4
H:01
11 - 12
Medium
1.5 - 1.8
H:02
13 - 15
Medium
1.9 - 2.1
H:03
16 - 20
Medium
2.2 - 2.9
H:04
21 - 26
Hard
3.0 - 3.7
H:05
27 - 38
Hard
3.8 - 5.4
H:06
39 - 44
Hard
5.5 - 6.2
H:07
Note:
Set the water hardness determ-
ined on your appliance.
→
"Setting water softening system",
With a water hardness of 0 - 8 °E
you can dispense with special salt
and switch off the water softening
system.
→
"Switching off water softening sys-
11.2 Setting water softening
system
Set the water hardness on your appli-
ance.
1.
Determine the water hardness and
the appropriate setting value.
→
"Overview of water hardness set-
2.
Press .
3.
Hold programme button A and
press
repeatedly until the dis-
play shows H:xx.
4.
Release programme button A and
.
a
Programme button A flashes and
the display shows H:04.
5.
Press programme button C re-
peatedly until the right water hard-
ness has been set.
6.
Press
to save the setting.
11.3 Special salt
You can use special salt to soften
water.
Adding special salt
If the special salt refill indicator lights
up, add special salt to the dispenser
for special salt just before the pro-
gramme starts. The amount of spe-
cial salt required depends on the wa-
ter hardness: the higher the water
hardness, the greater the amount of
special salt required.
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