AEG FAVORIT 40660 I - Manual (Page 10)

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:
0 1. Adjust the water softener
2. Fill with Salt for the Water Softener
3. Fill with Rinse Aid
Adjusting the Water Softener
To prevent the build up of limescale 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.
3 Your local water authority can advise you on the hardness of the water
in the area where you live.
The water softener can be set to any of 5 settings:
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.
Water Hardness
in °d
1)
in PPM
2)
Range
1)(°d) German degree, measure of the hardness of water
2)(PPM), Parts Per Million, international units of water hardness
*factory setting
Adjust
to Hardness Setting
Number of
Flashes
41 - 50 730 - 900 IV 5 5
30 - 40 530 - 720 IV 4 4
19 - 29 330 - 520 III/IV 3 * 3
4 - 18 70 - 320 I/II/III 2 2
less than 4 less than 70 I
1
no salt
necessary
1