Index: sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml
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diff -u -r28845c70151c3fb6f1a8e92c82da0232b6ca854a -r8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68
--- sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 28845c70151c3fb6f1a8e92c82da0232b6ca854a)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/Slider.qml	(.../Slider.qml)	(revision 8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68)
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
     signal handleSelected()
     signal sliderSelected()
 
+    QtObject { id: _private
+        property bool hasDefaultValue : false
+        property real defaultValue    : _root.value
+    }
+
     // this function shall be used in case that any external value is forced to be set for the slider
     // like the OFF switch wants to externally set the slider value and bypass slider controlls and checks.
     // same is used in the main treatment Blood,dialyzer sliders to be set to the current value when get in to adjustment screen.
@@ -65,6 +70,12 @@
         _progressRect.value = vValue
     }
 
+    function setDefaultValue(vValue) {
+        reset(vValue)
+        _private.hasDefaultValue = true
+        _private.defaultValue    = vValue
+    }
+
     function incrementValue (vInStepSegments) {
         updateValue(vInStepSegments, true)
     }
@@ -111,14 +122,18 @@
     onIsActiveChanged: {
         setActiveVisuals(isActive)
 
+        // A slider can have a default value that is used in place of the minimum in cases
+        // where the slider is not inactive zero or just got activated
+        let defaultValue = (_private.hasDefaultValue) ? _private.defaultValue : minimum
+
         // value is assigned a different value based on active-ness of the slider
         // This is to resolve the use of slider with a switch and arrows enabled.
         // It allows correct behavior when using arrow on a first initialize increment of
         // the slider when the slider has inActiveZero to true.
         if(!isActive) {
-            _root.value = inActiveZero ? 0 : minimum
+             _root.value = inActiveZero ? 0 : defaultValue
         } else {
-            _root.value = _progressRect.value = minimum
+            _root.value = _progressRect.value = defaultValue
         }
 
         activeChanged() // emit
Index: sources/gui/qml/components/SliderCreateTreatment.qml
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diff -u -r28845c70151c3fb6f1a8e92c82da0232b6ca854a -r8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68
--- sources/gui/qml/components/SliderCreateTreatment.qml	(.../SliderCreateTreatment.qml)	(revision 28845c70151c3fb6f1a8e92c82da0232b6ca854a)
+++ sources/gui/qml/components/SliderCreateTreatment.qml	(.../SliderCreateTreatment.qml)	(revision 8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68)
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
         _slider.reset(vValue)
     }
 
+    function setDefaultValue (vValue) {
+        _slider.setDefaultValue(vValue)
+    }
+
     function setColor() {
         let color = Colors.textMain
         if ( ! _root.valid  ) { color = Colors.createTreatmentInvalidParam  ; return color }
Index: sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreate.qml
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diff -u -r159f2bb0317c7c3c0336e4cb80c7fef3f87e329a -r8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68
--- sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreate.qml	(.../PreTreatmentCreate.qml)	(revision 159f2bb0317c7c3c0336e4cb80c7fef3f87e329a)
+++ sources/gui/qml/pages/pretreatment/create/PreTreatmentCreate.qml	(.../PreTreatmentCreate.qml)	(revision 8610e83160b703fb1762bd6a50b920b39cccea68)
@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@
                 step        : vTreatmentRanges.dialysateTempRes
                 value       : vTreatmentRanges.dialysateTempDef
                 valid       : !vTreatmentCreate.dialysateTempRejectReason
+
+                Connections{
+                    target: vTreatmentRanges
+                    function onDialysateTempDefChanged(){
+                        // Once the default value is loaded from configurations,
+                        // set the slider to reflect default value
+                        _dialysateTemperature.setDefaultValue(vTreatmentRanges.dialysateTempDef)
+                    }
+                }
+
                 onValueChanged: {
                     // Reset the valid state to allow repositioning to the next invalid parameter
                     if(!valid) {