Operating instructions
BAUMATIC BDW45.1 dishwasher user manual
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SETTING THE WATER SOFTENER LEVEL
YOU CAN ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF SALT USED BY THE DISHWASHER TO SOFTEN WATER TO GET THE
BEST WASHING RESULTS, BASED ON THE HARDNESS OF WATER IN YOUR AREA.
1 UNSCREW THE CAP FROM THE SALT
CONTAINER.
2 THERE IS A RING ON THE NECK OF THE
CONTAINER. ROTATE THE RING IN AN
ANTICLOCKWISE DIRECTION FROM THE “-”
SETTING TOWARDS THE “+” SETTING
ACCORDING TO THE HARDNESS OF WATER IN
USE. SEE TABLE BELOW.
NOTE
1. THE SALT CONTAINER MUST BE REFILLED WHEN THE
SALT WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. ALTHOUGH THE
SALT CONTAINER MAY BE FULL, THE INDICATOR LIGHT
MAY NOT GO OUT UNTIL THE SALT HAS DISSOLVED.
2. IF THERE ARE SALT SPILLS, A SOAK PROGRAM CAN
BE RUN TO WASH AWAY SPILLAGE BEFORE USING THE
MACHINE.
3. CLEAR ANY SALT GRANULES AWAY FROM THE
CONTAINER OPENING.
ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE MADE ACCORDING TO THE TABLE BELOW:
WATER H ARDNESS
Clarke Degrees
dH
mmol /l
Sel ect o r Po siti o n
Salt consum ption
(gra m/cycle)
Au to nomy
(cycles/1.2kgs)
0~14 0~18 0~ 1. 8
/
0
/
14~36 18~44 1.8~4.4
-
20 60
36~71 44~89 4. 4~8.9 MED 40 30
71 89 8. 9
+
60 20
Contact your local water board for information on the hardness of your water supply.
DETERGENT “How much do I use?”
To OPEN the DETERGENT DISPENSER DOOR, use the CATCH on its LOWER SIDE.
*NOTE: SEE P.13 – WASH CYCLE TABLE for AMOUNT of DETERGENT to use.
NOTE:
• ALWAYS CHECK THE WASH CYCLE TABLE FOR
DOSAGE ADVICE. NEVER OVERFILL THE
DISPENSER.
• DO NOT OVERDOSE TO PREVENT THE
FORMATION OF DEPOSITS (THE WATER
SOFTENING FEATURE ALREADY TAKES CARE
OF THIS!).
THE HARDER YOUR WATER, THE MORE DETERGENT
YOU MAY NEED. ADJUST THE DOSE JUST BY SMALL
AMOUNTS UNTIL YOU FIND THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF
DETERGENT TO USE.
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