Patent ID: 9445703
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A dishwasher, comprising: at least one control facility for carrying out a wash cycle for cleaning items being washed; a wash chamber to hold the items being washed during the wash cycle; a water inlet facility connectable to an external water supply facility for filling the wash chamber with water, said water inlet facility having an inlet valve which is openable and closeable by the control facility, said control facility being configured to carry out at least one identification sequence to identify a malfunction of the water inlet facility, said identification sequence comprising a test filling phase, in which the inlet valve is opened for a period which corresponds to a predefined time value; a recirculation pump settable by the control facility for recirculating water present in the wash chamber; and a detection facility configured to detect during operation of the recirculation pump at least one operating parameter corresponding to a quantity of water present in the wash chamber at an end of the test filling phase, wherein the control facility is configured to determine a water flow into the wash chamber during the test filling phase from the detected operating parameter and to compare the determined water flow with a minimum water flow, and wherein on condition that the control facility determines that the determined water flow is below the minimum water flow, the control facility identifies that there is a malfunction of the water inlet facility.