Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Mark Banta

James Quentin Pollett

A method for operating a washing machine appliance includes a step of initiating a wash cycle of a washing machine appliance. The method also includes a step of sensing, with a conductivity sensor, a conductivity measurement of a wash fluid within a tub of the washing machine appliance. The method further includes a step of determining, based on the sensed conductivity measurement and a baseline conductivity measurement, a change in conductivity value. The method also includes a step of detecting, based on the change in conductivity value, a presence of oxygen bleach within the wash fluid.

Detecting a presence of oxygen bleach during a wash cycle of a washing machine appliance

A method for operating a washing machine appliance includes a step of initiating a rinse cycle of a washing machine appliance. The method also includes a step of sensing, with a conductivity sensor, a conductivity measurement of a rinse fluid within a tub of the washing machine appliance. The method further includes a step of determining, based on the sensed conductivity measurement and a baseline conductivity measurement, a change in conductivity value. The method also includes a step of detecting, based on the change in conductivity value, a presence of rinse additive within the rinse fluid.

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