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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2006
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);
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);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
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.