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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Stefan Fuglein, Nuremberg, DE;
Klaus-martin Forst, Peterswoerth, DE;
Hansjorg Lampe, Nuremberg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V., Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method to operate a dishwasher, comprising: (1) adding detergent to a cleaning liquid which is circulated within the dishwasher; (2) measuring the conductivity of the cleaning liquid and determining the rate of change in conductivity caused by dissolution of the detergent in the cleaning liquid; (3) comparing the rate of change in conductivity with a predetermined threshold value so as to determine the dissolution rate of the detergent that has been added in step (A) to the cleaning liquid; and (4) adjusting operating parameters based on the determination of step (C).