Laundry treating appliance with a static tub

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry items according to an automatic cycle of operation comprising:

• a cabinet defining an interior;
• a wash basket mounted within the cabinet for rotation about a vertical axis and defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry items for treatment;
• a plurality of drain holes, provided in the wash basket, and configured to drain liquid supplied to the wash basket at a predetermined volumetric drain rate;
• a motor located within the cabinet drivingly coupled to the wash basket for rotating the wash basket;
• a catch basin coupled with the cabinet for accommodating liquid draining from the wash basket through the plurality of drain holes;
• and
• a recirculation pump configured to supply liquid from the catch basin to the wash basket at a predetermined volumetric supply rate;
• wherein the predetermined volumetric supply rate is controlled based on the predetermined volumetric drain rate to control an amount of liquid in the wash basket according to the automatic cycle of operation.