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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventor:
Fikreadam Abebe Damtew, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 33/47 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 39/085 (2013.01); D06F 33/47 (2020.02);
Abstract
A method for detecting drain standpipe height in a washing machine appliance includes activating a drain pump such that the drain pump flows wash fluid from a tub to a drain standpipe, determining a height of the drain standpipe, and adjusting operation of the washing machine appliance in response to the determined height of the drain standpipe.