Cycle selection method and apparatus

Details Cycle selection method and apparatus Cycle selection method and apparatus

1996-12-31

1999-10-05

Warden, Jill

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

Apparatus

Automatic controls

570 58D, 68 1202, B08B 300

Patent

active

059608048

ABSTRACT:
A method of selecting a washing cycle for an intelligent appliance uses several factors to make a cycle selection. The first factor is a combination of the water turbidity, conductivity and temperature as well as the wash arm speed. The other factors are the average of previously selected cycles, the number of times the appliance door has been opened, and the time between wash cycles. The appliance also allows the user to bump up the selected cycle to a higher cycle if the user is unsatisfied with the performance of the appliance. If a failure has occurred with any of the sensors or in the communications routine, the appliance selects the average of previously selected cycles as the wash cycle.

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