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Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 09, 2006
Applicants:

Nyik Siong Wong, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Anthony H. Hardaway, Stevensville, MI (US);

Joel A. Luckman, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nyik Siong Wong, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Raveendran Vaidhyanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);

Anthony H. Hardaway, Stevensville, MI (US);

Joel A. Luckman, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of operating a fabric treatment appliance comprises a steam generation step and a steam generator cleaning step. In the steam generator cleaning step, a chamber of the steam generator can be flushed by introducing a volume of liquid into the chamber greater than the internal volume. The steam generator cleaning step can also involve thermally shocking scale formed within the chamber.


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