Dispensing treating chemistry in a laundry treating appliance
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising:
- determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber;
determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level; and
wherein the dispensing parameter is defined by one or more of a delivery rate of the treating chemistry, a dilution rate of the treating chemistry, a flow rate of a water supply, a flow rate of the dispensing pump, or a length of a dispensing interval.
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Abstract
An appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber and determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level.
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1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry, the method comprising:
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determining a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber; determining a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level; and wherein the dispensing parameter is defined by one or more of a delivery rate of the treating chemistry, a dilution rate of the treating chemistry, a flow rate of a water supply, a flow rate of the dispensing pump, or a length of a dispensing interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A laundry treating appliance, comprising:
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a treating chamber configured for receiving laundry for treatment; a dispensing system having a dispensing pump for dispensing a treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry; and a controller configured to determine a soil level of laundry in the treating chamber, determine a dispensing parameter based on the determined soil level wherein the dispensing parameter is defined by one or more of a delivery rate of the treating chemistry, a dilution rate of the treating chemistry, a flow rate of a water supply, a flow rate of the dispensing pump, or a length of a dispensing interval and operate the dispensing system in accordance with the determined dispensing parameter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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