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US 8,286,288 B2Granted
Method of indicating operational information for a bulk dispensing system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKarl D. McAllister, Michael T. Dalton
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Abstract
A method of determining the number of doses and the types of a treating chemistry available in the bulk dispensing system, and providing an indication of the determination on a user interface.
Claims7
A method of operating a cleaning appliance having a treating chemistry dispenser operably coupled to a controller for dispensing a treating chemistry according to a selected cycle of operation, the method comprising:
- sensing an amount of a treating chemistry in the treating chemistry dispenser;
- determining an amount of the treating chemistry to be dispensed for a selected cycle of operation;
- comparing in the controller the amount of treating chemistry to be dispensed with the sensed amount of treating chemistry in the dispenser;
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- providing an indication that the amount of treating chemistry in the dispenser is insufficient for dispensing according to the selected cycle of operation when the comparison indicates that the sensed amount of treating chemistry in the dispenser is less than the amount of the treating chemistry to be dispensed.
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