Issue
- Salt consumption being too high
- Dishwasher consumes too much salt
Applies to
- integrated dishwasher
- freestanding dishwasher
Resolution
1. Ensure that the cover has a seal and is fitted correctly on the salt dispenser
2. Check that the softening unit is set correctly according to the hardness of your water
Refer to the user manual for more information on how to set the hardness of the water correctly. Download user manual
Water hardness table
German degrees (°dH) | French degrees (°fH) | mmol / l | Clarke degrees | Water softener level |
47 - 50 | 84 - 90 | 8.4 - 9.0 | 58 - 63 | 10 |
43 - 46 | 76 - 83 | 7.6 - 8.3 | 53 - 57 | 9 |
37 - 42 | 65 - 75 | 6.5 - 7.5 | 46 - 52 | 8 |
29 - 36 | 51 - 64 | 5.1 - 6.4 | 36 - 45 | 7 |
23 - 28 | 40 - 50 | 4.0 - 5.0 | 28 - 35 | 6 |
19 - 22 | 33 - 39 | 3.3 - 3.9 | 23 - 27 | 5 factory setting |
15 - 18 | 26 - 32 | 2.6 - 3.2 | 18 - 22 | 4 |
11 - 14 | 19 - 25 | 1.9 - 2.5 | 13 - 17 | 3 |
4 - 10 | 7 - 18 | 0.7 - 1.8 | 5 - 12 | 2 |
<4 | <7 | <0.7 | < 5 | 1 do not use salt at this level |