Load redistribution procedure for a washing machine appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorCody Ewing
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Abstract
A method of operating a washing machine appliance may include directing a spin cycle of the washing machine appliance. The method may include identifying an out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle. The method may include suspending the spin cycle in response to identifying the out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle. The method may include providing a redistribution notification at a user interface following suspending the spin cycle. The redistribution notification may indicate a potential load redistribution procedure.
Claims16
A method of operating a washing machine appliance comprising:
- directing a spin cycle of the washing machine appliance;
- identifying an out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle;
- suspending the spin cycle in response to identifying the out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle;
- providing a redistribution notification at a user interface following suspending the spin cycle, the redistribution notification indicating a potential load redistribution procedure;
- receiving a manual redistribution signal from the user interface following providing the redistribution notification at the user interface;
- and
- directing a drain cycle following receiving the manual redistribution signal, wherein directing the drain cycle comprises operating a drain pump assembly to discharge wash fluid from a wash tub of the washing machine appliance.
A washing machine appliance comprising:
- a user interface;
- and
- controller in operable communication with the user interface, the controller configured to store instruction, that when executed, causes the controller to execute operations, the operations comprising:
- directing a spin cycle of the washing machine appliance;
- identifying an out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle;
- suspending the spin cycle in response to identifying the out-of-balance condition during the spin cycle;
- providing a redistribution notification at the user interface following suspending the spin cycle, the redistribution notification indicating a potential load redistribution procedure;
- receiving a manual redistribution signal from the user interface following providing the redistribution notification at the user interface;
- and
- directing a drain cycle following receiving the manual redistribution signal, wherein directing the drain cycle comprises operating a drain pump assembly to discharge wash fluid from a wash tub of the washing machine appliance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.