Combination laundry appliance with heat pump assembly

A combination laundry appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet;
• a drum disposed within the cabinet;
• a fluid directing system for directing wash fluid into the drum during a wash cycle and directing air into the drum during a dry cycle;
• a heat pump assembly operably coupled to the fluid directing system, wherein the heat pump assembly includes:
• a first condenser;
• a second condenser;
• and
• a three-way valve configured to direct refrigerant to the first condenser during the wash cycle to heat the wash fluid, and wherein the three-way valve is configured to direct the refrigerant to the second condenser during the dry cycle to heat the air;
• and
• a controller communicatively coupled to the heat pump assembly, wherein the controller is configured to control the three-way valve to direct the refrigerant based on a laundry cycle.

A method of controlling a combination laundry appliance, comprising:

• starting a wash cycle in a drum of said combination laundry appliance;
• activating a heat pump assembly to direct refrigerant through the heat pump assembly, the heat pump assembly having a first condenser and a second condenser;
• adjusting a three-way valve to a first state to direct the refrigerant through the first condenser during the wash cycle to heat wash fluid to be directed into the drum;
• starting a dry cycle in the drum upon completion of the wash cycle;
• and
• adjusting the three-way valve to a second state to direct the refrigerant through the second condenser during the dry cycle to heat air to be directed into the drum.