Miele G 879 SCVI - Manual (Page 11)

Water Softener
If the water hardness in your area
is under 150 ppm (mg/l) you
should not activate the built-in
water softener with salt. This
could lead to problems including
cloudy glassware.
The water hardness in your area can
be obtained from your local water
company or by using a test kit that
can be purchased from the Miele
Parts Department (part no. 0014619).
If your water hardness is above
150 ppm (mg/l), the water should
be softened to avoid the build up of
calcium deposits on dishes, cutlery
and in the dishwasher.
The dishwasher is factory set for a hard-
ness level of 20 - 70 ppm (mg/l). If your
water is harder or softer, the setting will
need to be adjusted.
To ensure a steady supply of soft-
ened water, the built in water sof-
tener must be:
1. Correctly set.
2. Reactivated with salt when depleted.
Where the water hardness fluctuates
(e.g. 140 - 310 ppm (mg/l)) always set
the machine to the lower value
(140 ppm (mg/l) in this example).
Programming Table (see next page
for programming instructions)
ppm
(mg/l)
gr/Impgal
touch pad/
indicator
lamp
Selector
setting
(internal)
*20- 70 1.4 - 4.9
b
6
90- 110 6.3 - 7.7
c
6
130 9.2
d
6
140- 180 9.8 - 12.6
e
6
200- 220 14.0 - 15.4
f
6
230 16.1 2 +
b
6
250- 290 17.5 - 20.4 2 +
c
6
310- 400 21.8 - 28.1 2 +
d
6
410- 630 28.8 - 44.2 2 +
e
6
650- 850 45.6 - 59.6 2 +
f
4
860-1170 60.4 - 82.1 2 +
f
5
1190-1260 83.5 - 88.4 2 +
f
6
* factory setting
Water Softener
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