Electrolux ESL4500LO Notice D'utilisation page 9

The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
47 - 50
43 - 46
37 - 42
29 - 36
23 - 28
19 - 22
15 - 18
11 - 14
4 - 10
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1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Whether you use a standard detergent
or multi-tabs (with or without salt), set
the proper water hardness level to
keep the salt refill indicator active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener
level
The appliance must be in programme
selection mode.
1. To enter the user mode, press and
hold simultaneously
the indicators
flash and the display is blank.
2. Press .
• The indicators
French de‐
grees (°fH)
84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0
76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3
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
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and until
, and start to
and go off.
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water
in your area. It is important to set the
right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results.
mmol/l Clarke de‐
grees
58 - 63
53 - 57
46 - 52
36 - 45
28 - 35
23 - 27
18 - 22
13 - 17
5 - 12
<0.7 < 5
• The indicator
flash.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g.
3. Press
the setting.
4. Press the on/off button to confirm the
setting.
6.3 The rinse aid dispenser
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
Use of rinse aid and multi-
tablets
When you activate the option Multitab,
the rinse aid dispenser continues to
release rinse aid. However you can
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Water softener
level
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1
continues to
= level 5.
again and again to change
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