Method and apparatus for determining that a watercycle has completed

A dishwasher comprising a device, the device comprising:

• a housing defining a basin bottom;
• a float configured to slidingly rise from a low position within a basin of the housing to a predetermined desired risen height inside the housing as the basin of the housing fills with water;
• a cover of the housing defining a cover top that defines a float guide opening, wherein the cover is configured to cover the basin;
• wherein the float defines a skirt and a float top;
• and
• wherein the float is configured to lie substantially below the cover top when the float is in the low position, and wherein the float is configured to rise to a position substantially at the cover top when the float has risen to the predetermined desired risen height.

A dishwasher comprising a device, the device comprising:

• a housing defining a basin bottom;
• a float configured to slidingly rise from a low position within a basin of the housing to a predetermined desired risen height inside the housing as the basin of the housing fills with water;
• a cover of the housing defining a cover top that defines a float guide opening, wherein the cover is configured to cover the basin;
• wherein the float defines a skirt a float top;
• wherein the float is configured to lie substantially below the cover top when the float is in the low position, and wherein the float is configured to rise to a position substantially at the cover top when the float has risen to the predetermined desired risen height;
• and
• wherein the housing and float each comprise a complementary retainer to retain the float at the desired predetermined risen height above the housing basin bottom, and wherein the retainers include electrical components that generate and transmit an electrical signal that indicates the float is at the predetermined desired risen height.