Enhanced cycles for an automatic appliance

A method of removing soils from dishes in a dishwasher in a pre-rinsing step where there will be a delay until a washing cycle is initiated, comprising the steps of:

• filling the dishwasher with a first quantity of rinse water having no detergent;
• circulating the rinse water in the dishwasher to rinse soil off the dishes;
• initiating draining of the rinse water from the dishwasher;
• adding a second quantity of rinse water having no detergent to the dishwasher while continuing draining and before the first quantity of rinse water has all drained from the dishwasher;
• and
• draining the remaining first and second quantities of rinse water from the dishwasher.

A method of draining water and food soil from a dishwasher after a wash cycle but before any subsequent wash cycle in a dishwasher having a pump for pumping water from an area at the bottom of the pump to a drain using a siphon effect comprising the steps of:

• initiating a first drain for a first period of time;
• pausing for a second period of time to allow remaining water to collect at the bottom of the pump;
• and
• initiating a second drain for a third period of time, wherein the first period of time is substantially longer than the third period of time.