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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2023
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Piotr Stanislaw Jakubowski, Wroclaw, PL;
Wojciech Andrzej Barczyk, Wroclaw, PL;
Joanna Elzbieta Kochanowska, Jelenia Gora, PL;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of determining calcification of at least a portion of a water heating assembly in a home appliance having a treating chamber. The method includes supplying heated water to the treating chamber via the water heating assembly. The water heating assembly includes a heating element that is selectively energized. A number of thermostat trips are sensed during at least a portion of a cycle of operation. A water temperature value indicative of a water temperature can be sensed. A calcification level of the heating element or the at least a portion of the water heating assembly can be determined based on the number of thermostat trips and the water temperature value.
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