AEG FFB53620ZM User Manual page 33

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
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.
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.
Regardless of the type of detergent
used, 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
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press Program.
• The indicators
are off.
• The indicator
French de‐ mmol / l
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
still flashes.
Softening hard water
increases the consumption
of water and energy as well
as the programme duration.
The higher the level of water
softener, the higher the
consumption and the longer
the duration.
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 display shows the current
setting: e.g.
2. Press Program repeatedly to change
the setting.
3. Press the on/off button to confirm the
setting.
6.3 The rinse aid empty
notification
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is turned on notifying
to refill rinse aid. If the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets only,
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Water softener lev‐
el
10
9
8
7
6
1)
5
4
3
2
2)
1
= level 5.