User manual

Use
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Water hardness
1. Select
Water hardness.
2. Scroll through the hardness levels and
select the one required (from 1 to 5).
3. Touch the CONFIRM button to
confirm.
Depending on the water hardness value
that has been set, after the steam function
has been used for a certain number of
hours, the display will prompt you to carry
out the descaling procedure (see
”Descaling”).
According to the use of the appliance, the
approximate number of hours is as follows:
This mode allows you to set the
water hardness value in order to
optimise the descaling process.
The appliance is factory set for
water of medium hardness (3).
If your mains water supply is too
hard, we recommend using a
water softener.
Request information on the
hardness of your water from your
local water board.
Hardness
level
°dH °dF Hours
1 0 - 11 0 - 20 35 - 40
2 12 - 17 21 - 30 25 - 30
3 18 - 24 31 - 42 15 - 20
4 25 - 30 43 - 53 12 - 15
5 31 - 50 54 - 90 8 - 10