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US 2019/0216289 A1Published application
Method of operating a dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsAlvaro Vallejo, Sylvan J. Amos
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Abstract
A method for removing moisture from moist air in an appliance, such as a treating chamber of a dishwasher, wherein a drying system includes a condensing system and heat exchange systems that enhance condensation with both ambient air and cold water. Optionally, the method can also include a charge or charges of warm, ambient air or ambient air with moist air during recirculation of moist air.
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A method of removing moisture from moist air within a treating chamber of a dishwasher, the method comprising:
- recirculating the moist air in the treating chamber through a condenser;
- during the recirculating, flowing ambient air over the condenser;
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- during the recirculating and after the flowing ambient air, flowing cold water over the condenser.
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A method of removing moisture from moist air within a treating chamber of a dishwasher, the method comprising:
- recirculating the moist air in the treating chamber through a condenser;
- during the recirculating, flowing ambient air over the condenser until a threshold is satisfied for at least one of a time, a moisture content of the moist air, or a temperature difference between the moist air and the ambient air;
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- during the recirculating and after the flowing ambient air, flowing cold water from a household water supply over the condenser until a threshold is satisfied by at least one of a time, a moisture content of the moist air, or a temperature difference between the moist air and the ambient.
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