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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.
Top up the salt if the salt indicator symbol on the
information display lights up.
■ 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.
