Control and wash cycle for activation and deactivation of chemistry in the wash bath of an automatic washer

A method of washing a substrate load in an automatic washer via a control for the automatic washer through a wash cycle determined based upon various soils and stains in the substrate load to be washed with a wash liquor in a wash zone of the automatic washer, comprising the steps:

• accepting the substrate load in the wash zone of the automatic washer for cleaning,
• the control monitoring a signal indicative of one of detected stain/soils from a stain/soil sensor and monitoring a signal indicating a user input of at least one of a plurality of stain/soil type entrées, the stains/soil types represented by the entrées being able to be cleaned with a particular wash cycle,
• selecting a wash cycle based on at least one of the signals indicating the stain/soil in the substrate load,
• directing the wash liquor against the substrate load,
• dispensing a wash liquor additive into the wash liquor at selected times during the wash cycle, from the group consisting of detergents, chlorine bleaches, color safe bleaches, cleaning boosters, oxidizing agents, pre-wash stain removers, pre-wash chemistries, switchable or tunable surfactants, wrinkle guard, color finishes, water repellency, stain guard, functional finishes, fabric softeners, water softeners, fragrances, anti-static agents, drying aids, de-wrinkling chemistries, deodorizers, surfactants, emulsifiers, enzyme activated stain removers, sudsing agents, builders, anti-redeposition polymers, in-wash stain removers and perfumes, and
• selectively activating or deactivating the dispensed additive with activators or deactivators, respectively, at selected times during the wash cycle, the activators and deactivators being from the group consisting of thermal, biological, chemical and electromagnetic.