Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Adam Berry

Stannard Nathan Phelps

Ryan Ellis Leonard

Darrin R Smith

A washing machine appliance and methods of operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The washing machine appliance includes a tub and a rotatable basket within the tub. A volume of water is flows into the tub, causing a load of articles in the basket to be wetted. A first weight of the load of articles is measured during an initial spin operation after flowing the volume of water into the wash tub. A water extraction operation is performed after measuring the first weight of the load of articles. A second weight of the load of articles is measured after the water extraction operation. A load type of the load of articles is determined based on the first weight and the second weight.

Washing machine appliance load type detection

A washing machine appliance and methods of operating a washing machine appliance are provided. The washing machine appliance includes a motor and a rotatable basket. The motor is operated to rotate the basket. While operating the motor to rotate the basket, a power consumption and a balance condition of a load of articles in the basket are determined. A size of the load of articles in the basket of the washing machine appliance is determined based on the power consumption and the balance condition. Based on the determined size of the load, one or more operating parameters of the washing machine appliance are selected and an operation of the washing machine appliance is performed according to the one or more selected operating parameters.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Adam Berry