HOUSEHOLD CLEANING APPLIANCE WITH A DISPENSING SYSTEM OPERABLE BETWEEN A SINGLE USE DISPENSING SYSTEM AND A BULK DISPENSING SYSTEM
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1. In a household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, having a non-bulk dispensing system having a dispensing chamber fluidly coupled to a treating chamber, wherein the dispensing chamber stores a single dose of treating chemistry that the dispensing system dispenses to the treating chamber in total as part of the execution of the cleaning cycle, the method comprising:
- adding bulk dispensing functionality to the non-bulk dispensing system by inserting a bulk dispensing cartridge configured to contain multiple doses of treating chemistry into the dispensing chamber.
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An apparatus and method for operating a dispensing system as a non-bulk dispensing system or a bulk dispensing system in a household cleaning appliance.
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1. In a household cleaning appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, having a non-bulk dispensing system having a dispensing chamber fluidly coupled to a treating chamber, wherein the dispensing chamber stores a single dose of treating chemistry that the dispensing system dispenses to the treating chamber in total as part of the execution of the cleaning cycle, the method comprising:
adding bulk dispensing functionality to the non-bulk dispensing system by inserting a bulk dispensing cartridge configured to contain multiple doses of treating chemistry into the dispensing chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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