Water Softener - ETNA VW738MC Gebrauchsanweisung

USING YOUR DISHWASHER

Water softener

• The hardness of the water varies from place to place. If hard water is used in the
dishwasher, deposits 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 minerals from the water.
Adjusting salt consumption
The dishwasher is designed to allow for adjustment in the amount of salt consumed based on
the hardness of the water used. This is intended to optimise and customise the level of salt
consumption. Please follow the steps below for adjustment in salt consumption.
1. Switch on the appliance;
2. Touch program key > for more than 5 seconds to open the water softener settings mode
within 60 seconds after the appliance was switched on;
3. Touch program key > to select the correct setting according to your local environment. The
settings will change in the following sequence: H3->H4->H5->H6>H1->H2->H3;
4. Press the On/Off button to confirm the setting and to end the setting mode.
Water hardness table
Adjust the salt consumption according to the table below:
Water hardness
ºClarke ºdH
0 - 6 0 - 5
7 - 14 6 - 11
15 - 21 12 - 17
22 - 28 18 - 22
29 - 42 23 - 34
43 - 69 35 - 55
The factory setting: H3
* Every cycle with a regeneration operation consumes additional 2.0 litres of water, the energy
consumption increases by 0.02 kWh and the program extents by 4 minutes.
Setting in
display
mmol/l
0 - 0.94 H1
1.0 - 2.0 H2
2.1 - 3.0 H3
3.1 - 4.0 H4
4.1 - 6.0 H5
6.1 - 9.8 H6
Regeneration occurs
every X program
sequence*
No regeneration
10
5
3
2
1
Salt consumption
(grams/cycle)
0
9
12
20
30
60
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