Prior to using for the first time, Adjusting the water softener – AEG KO_FAVORIT 80800 User Manual
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Operating Instructions
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Prior to using for the first time
Prior to using for the first time, remove all the clips with which the dish
racks are secured for transport.
Then perform the following steps:
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1. Adjust the water softener
2. Filling with Special Salt for the Water Softener
3. Filling with Rinse Aid
Adjusting the Water Softener
To prevent the build up of scale on dishes and in the dishwasher, the
dishes must be washed with soft, i.e. low lime content water. For this
reason the dishwasher is fitted with a water softener in which tap
water from a hardness of 4 °d (German degree) is softened with the aid
of special salt.
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Your water supplier will be able to inform you on the hardness and
hardness range of the water in your area.
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Adjust the water softener to the setting given in the table that corre-
sponds to the hardness of the water in the area where you live. The
water softener can be adjusted in 10 steps.
Water Hardness
in °d
1
) in
mmol/l
2
) Range
1)(°d) German degree, measure of water hardness
2)(mmol/1) millimol per litre, international unit for the hardness of water
*Factory setting
Adjust
to Hardness Setting
Indication on the
Multi-Display
41-50
35-40
31-34
27-30
23-26
7.3-9.0
6.3-7.2
5.5-6.2
4.8-5.4
4.1-4.7
IV
9
8
7
6
5
H 9
H 8
H 7
H 6
H 5
19-22
15-18
3.3-4.0
2.6-3.2
III
4
3*
H 4
H 3
11-14
1.9-2.5
II
2
H 2
4-10
0.7-1.8
I/II
1
H 1
under 4
under 0.7
I
0
no salt necessary
H 0