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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Austin Horn, Louisville, KY (US);
Noushin Mir, Lousiville, KY (US);
Je Kwon Yoon, Hwangseong-si, KR;
Seong Hoon Ryu, Suwon-si, KR;
Wonmyung Seo, Seongnam-si, KR;
Khalid Jamal Mashal, Louisville, KY (US);
Oluwatosin Fagbuyi, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An appliance, system, and method for operating an appliance and determining presence of water softener at water provided to an appliance is provided. The system is configured to obtain a first water hardness value; obtain a second water hardness value based on a location of the appliance; determine a ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value; compare the ratio of the first water hardness value and the second water hardness value to a threshold limit; transmit a first water hardness signal when the threshold limit is exceeded, wherein the first water hardness signal corresponds to the first water hardness value; transmit, to the database storage device, a second water hardness signal when the ratio is within the threshold limit; and adjust operation of the appliance based on whether the first water hardness signal or the second water hardness signal is transmitted.