Method for operating a rinsing liquid device in a household appliance for cleaning pieces of laundry, and rinsing liquid device
US8266814B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F58/24
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A household appliance for cleaning laundry includes a rinsing container that collects rinsing liquid generated during a cleaning process, a controller that stores a connection type of a rinsing liquid device during an initial commissioning of the rinsing liquid device, and one of a collection container that collects rinsing liquid after cleaning a heat exchanger of a heat pump and a connection to an external waste water system that disposes of the rinsing liquid after cleaning the heat exchanger based upon the connection type stored by the controller.
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