Patent ID: 9598808
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: D06F

Claim:
1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a tub defining a liquid chamber, a drum rotatably mounted within the liquid chamber and defining a treating chamber for receiving a load of laundry for treatment, the method comprising: supplying liquid into the treating chamber to a first level within the liquid chamber that is below the treating chamber to define a first liquid supply; determining a first time indicative of the time for the liquid to reach the first level; comparing the first time to a low reference threshold time or a high reference threshold time; determining whether the laundry load is a small load when the first time is less than the low reference threshold time based on the comparing; determining whether the laundry load is an absorbent load when the first time is greater than the high reference threshold time based on the comparing; supplying liquid into the treating chamber to a second level within the liquid chamber at least reaching the treating chamber to define a second liquid supply; determining a second time indicative of the time for the liquid to reach the second level; comparing the second time to a third threshold time; and determining whether the laundry load is a medium load or a maximum load based on the comparing with the third threshold time.