Method for controlling a cycle of operation in a laundry treating appliance
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1. A method of controlling a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for treating laundry, the method comprising:
- providing a wash liquid including an enzyme into the treating chamber to effect an enzymatic reaction with any soils in the treating chamber to produce at least one constituent product;
monitoring an amount of the at least one constituent product; and
altering the control of the laundry treating appliance in response to the amount of the at least one constituent product reaching a plateau.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for treating laundry may provide a wash liquid including an enzyme into the treating chamber to effect an enzymatic reaction having at least one constituent product, monitor the concentration of the at least one constituent product, and alter the control of the laundry treating appliance in response to the concentration reaching a plateau.
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1. A method of controlling a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for treating laundry, the method comprising:
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providing a wash liquid including an enzyme into the treating chamber to effect an enzymatic reaction with any soils in the treating chamber to produce at least one constituent product; monitoring an amount of the at least one constituent product; and altering the control of the laundry treating appliance in response to the amount of the at least one constituent product reaching a plateau. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of controlling a laundry treating appliance comprising a treating chamber for treating laundry, the method comprising:
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providing a wash liquid including an enzyme and an enzyme inhibitor into the treating chamber; heating the wash liquid to a first temperature range in which an activity of the enzyme is greater than an activity of the enzyme inhibitor and less than a second temperature range in which the activity of the enzyme inhibitor is greater than the activity of the enzyme to effect an enzymatic reaction with any soils in the treating chamber to produce at least one constituent product; monitoring an amount of the at least one constituent product; and heating the wash liquid to the second temperature range in response to the amount of constituent product reaching a plateau. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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