Method for cleaning water-bearing domestic cleaning appliances

A water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance comprising:

• a program control device which generates control signals for at least one of a water supply and outlet device, a heater and a drive device such that at least one of the water supply, discharge, water level, the temperature, the driving speed and at least one of the duration of the drive control within at least one program section and the duration of at least one program section are variable;
• wherein the program control device is configured for recognizing an initial switch-on condition within the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, the initial switch-on condition being an initial post-installation activation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance and a user-activated self-cleaning program setting, and a means for issuing a prompt for carrying out the program for cleaning the components coming into contact with water during article-cleaning operation;
• wherein the program control device:
• controls at least one of a water supply and outlet device, a heating device, and a drive device;
• controls temperature;
• controls the following devices and measures such that in a program for cleaning components whose program run consists of a washing program section and a rinsing program section, all components coming into contact with water during proper operation are wetted with at least one of water and cleaning solution in this program section:
• at least one of the water supply, the discharge, the water level, the driving speed, the duration of the drive control within at least one program section, and the duration of at least one program section;
• and
• recognizes an initial switch-on condition within the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, the initial switch-on condition being an initial post-installation activation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance,
• and recognizes a user-activated self-cleaning program setting;
• and upon recognition of either condition, and
• thereupon issues a prompt for carrying out a program for cleaning the components.

A water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance having at least some internal components thereof that come into contact with water during article-cleaning operation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance comprising:

• a program control device for controlling operation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance according to a preprogrammed set of operational commands;
• determining whether an initial switch-on condition exists within the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, the initial switch-on condition being an initial post-installation activation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance and, upon determining that the initial switch-on condition exists or upon determining that a user-activated self-cleaning program setting has been selected within the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance exists;
• and controlling the program control device to cause the program control device to execute at least one of a washing program section and a rinsing program section, water supply and discharge including controlling at least one of overall water level, at least one of a driving speed and a duration of the drive control within at the least one washing program section and rinsing program section;
• and the duration of the at least one washing program section and rinsing program section being such that all components coming into contact with water during article-cleaning operation are wetted with at least one of water and cleaning solution.