Methods and apparatus for channeling liquid in a clothes treating apparatus

A clothes treating apparatus operable in a dry cleaning process and a water washing process, said apparatus comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a wash tub positioned within said cabinet for receiving laundry therein;
• and
• a valve assembly positioned within said cabinet, said valve comprising:
• a valve inlet coupled in flow communication with said wash tub;
• first and second valve outlets coupled in flow communication with said valve inlet;
• and
• a first valve and a second valve configured to respectively control the flow through said first valve outlet and said second valve outlet, said first valve configured to channel liquid from said wash tub outward through said first valve outlet in the water washing process, said second valve configured to channel liquid from said wash tub outward through said second valve outlet in the dry cleaning process.

A method for assembling a clothes treating apparatus operable in a dry cleaning process and a water washing process, said method comprising:

• providing a cabinet;
• positioning a wash tub within the cabinet;
• and
• positioning a valve assembly within the cabinet, which comprising:
• coupling a valve inlet in flow communication with the wash tub;
• coupling first and second valve outlets in flow communication with the valve inlet;
• and
• providing a first valve and a second valve configured to respectively control the flow through the first valve outlet and the second valve outlet, the first valve configured to channel liquid from the wash tub outward through the first valve outlet in the water washing process, the second valve configured to channel liquid from the wash tub outward through the second valve outlet in the dry cleaning process.