Setting The Water Softener; Use Of Dishwasher Salt - Electrolux GA553IF Notice D'utilisation

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5. Set the correct washing programme for
the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the cor-
rect quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.

Setting the water softener

The water softener removes minerals and
salts from the water supply. Minerals and
salts can have bad effect on the operation of
the appliance.
Water hardness is measured in equivalent
scales:
• German degrees (dH°).
°dH
51 - 70
43 - 50
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
< 4
1) No use of salt required.
The water softener is set at the fac-
tory at level 5.
1. Switch on the appliance.
2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting
mode.
3. Press and hold function buttons B and C
until the indicator lights for function but-
tons A, B and C start to flash.
4. Release function buttons B and C.
5. Press function button A.
– The indicator light for function button A
continues to flash.
– The indicator lights for function buttons
B and C go off.

Use of dishwasher salt

Caution! Only use dishwashers salt.
Types of salt that are not applicable for
dishwashers cause damage to the water
softener.
Water hardness
°TH mmol/l
91 - 125 9,1 - 12,5
76 - 90 7,6 - 9,0
65 - 75 6,5 - 7,5
51 - 64 5,1 - 6,4
40 - 50 4,0 - 5,0
33 - 39 3,3 - 3,9
26 - 32 2,6 - 3,2
19 - 25 1,9 - 2,5
7 - 18 0,7 - 1,8
< 7
If you use combi detergent tablets ('3 in
1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1', etc.), refer to the
chapter 'Multitab function'.
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit
for the hardness of water).
• Clarke.
Adjust the water softener to the water hard-
ness in your area. If necessary, contact your
local water authority.
Clarke
64 - 88
53 - 63
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
< 0,7
– The end-indicator-light starts to flash.
The setting function of the water softener
is activated.
The end-of-programme indicator light
flashes to show the level of the water
softener. The pause is approximately 5
seconds.
Example: 5 flashes, pause, 5 flashes,
pause, etc. = level 5
6. Press the function button A one time to
increase the water softener level by one
step.
7. Press the on/off button to save the oper-
ation.
Caution! Grains of salt and salty water
on the bottom of the appliance can
cause corrosion. Fill the appliance with
salt before you start a washing
programme to prevent corrosion.
Water hardness
setting
< 5
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1)
1