Fabric treating appliance

A fabric treating appliance for treating laundry according to a cycle of operation, comprising:

• a tub defining a tub interior and having a tub upper terminal edge defining a tub access opening;
• a basket defining a laundry treating chamber and having a basket end, an inner wall terminating at a basket terminal edge and having a plurality of perforations, and an outer wall spaced outwardly from the inner wall to define an annular intervening space between the inner wall and the outer wall, the basket end located within the tub interior, the basket terminal edge and at least some of the plurality of perforations located vertically above the tub terminal edge, and the basket having at least one through opening fluidly coupling the laundry treating chamber to the tub interior to define a drain opening;
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• a float valve having a valve body located within the tub interior and moveable between an opened position, where the valve body is spaced from the drain opening enabling fluid flow through the drain opening, and a closed position, where the valve body closes the drain opening to prohibit fluid flow through the drain opening, in response to a level of liquid in the tub interior;
• whereby the basket permits the level of liquid in the laundry treating chamber to fill above the tub terminal edge when the float valve is in the closed position.