Method for operating a front-loading washing machine
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsWalter Braun, Michael Laue
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Abstract
The invention concerns a method for operating a front-loading washing machine with a washing aggregate comprising of a tub holding a rotatably-mounted drum suspended in the machine housing so as to be able to oscillate with a midaxis descending from front to back and equipped with an imbalance sensor that changes the rotation of the drum by means of a control program when an imbalance occurs in the spin cycle. In many cases of operation involving small amounts of sensitive types laundry an improved spin result can be achieved, by attending to the preset optimum filling amounts, taking into account the weight and absorbency, and by disabling the imbalance sensor and running the spin cycle at maximum speed.
Claims9
A method for operating a front-loading washing machine with a washing aggregate comprising a tub holding a rotatably-mounted drum suspended in the machine housing so as to be able oscillate with a midaxis descending from front to back and equipped with an imbalance sensor that changes the rotation of the drum by means of a control program when an imbalance occurs in the spin cycle,
- wherein when the washing drum is loaded with laundry whose optimum filling amount is preset, the weight and the absorbency of the loaded laundry is determined, and are disabled up to a preset weight of 150% of the optimum filling amount and up to an absorbency of 150% of the optimum filling amount, the imbalance sensor and its effects on the control program are disabled and the laundry in the drum is spun at the maximum set speed.
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