Use Of The Appliance; Setting The Water Softener - AEG FAVORIT 54000 I User Manual

34

Use of the appliance

• One or more phase indicator lights come on.
Activate the appliance. The appliance is not in setting mode when:
• The washing programme time or the delay start time do not flash in the display
• One or more phase indicator lights come on.
– It is necessary to cancel the programme or the delay start to go back to the setting
mode (refer to 'Select and start a washing programme').
USE OF THE APPLIANCE
1. Be sure that the set level of the water softener agrees with the water hardness in
your area. If not, adjust the water softener.
2. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.
3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid.
4. Load cutlery and dishes into the appliance.
5. Set the correct washing programme for the type of load and soil.
6. Fill the detergent dispenser with the correct quantity of detergent.
7. Start the washing programme.
If you use the combi detergent tablets ('3 in 1', '4 in 1', '5 in 1'), use the multitab function
(refer to 'Multitab function').

SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER

The water softener removes minerals and salts from the water supply. These minerals and
salts can cause damage to the appliance.
Adjust the level of the water softener if this does not agree with the water hardness in
your area.
Contact your local water authority to know the water hardness in your area.
German degrees
(°dH)
51 - 70
43 - 50
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
Water hardness
French degrees
(TH°)
91 - 125
76 - 90
65 - 75
51 - 64
40 - 50
33 - 39
26 - 32
mmol/l Clarke de-
grees
9,1 - 12,5 64 - 88
7,6 - 9,0 53 - 63
6,5 - 7,5 46 - 52
5,1 - 6,4 36 - 45
4,0 - 5,0 28 - 35
3,3 - 3,9 23 - 27
2,6 - 3,2 18 - 22
Water hardness ad-
justment
manually elec-
troni-
cally
10
1)
2
1) 9
2
1) 8
2
7
1)
2
1) 6
2
1) 1)
2 5
1 4