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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 02, 2014
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Mark D. Montgomery, Kinston, NC (US);
Virgil J. Francisco, Kinston, NC (US);
Mark W. Oglesby, Kinston, NC (US);
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Method for operating a shortened dishwashing cycle of a dishwasher, dishwasher configured for running the shortened dishwashing cycle and computer program product for operating a shortened dishwashing cycle of a dishwasher. The dishwasher () includes a tub () configured to hold dishware during a dishwashing cycle, at least one circulation pump (), at least one heating element (), and a controller () configured to operate the dishwasher. The controller () is configured to operate the dishwasher () according to at least one of a normal dishwashing cycle or the shortened dishwashing cycle. The method includes providing a first amount of warm water to the tub (). The first amount of warm water is greater than a standard amount of water provided to the tub () for the normal dishwashing cycle. The method further includes, while the first amount of warm water is being provided into the tub (), pulsing the circulation pump () based on a predetermined timing sequence and activating the heating element () to heat the water within the tub ().