Patent ID: 8713737
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a laundry treating appliance comprising a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, a drum located within the tub and defining a treating chamber configured to receive an article for cleaning, a single use dispensing system, a bulk dispensing system, and a controller configured to control the operation of the laundry treating appliance the method comprising: determining, with the controller, the presence of treating chemistry within the bulk dispensing system; upon the determining by the controller that treating chemistry is not present within the bulk dispensing system, supplying water to the single use dispensing system through a first water flow path and directing a charge of treating chemistry from the single use dispensing system into the treating chamber; and upon the determining by the controller that treating chemistry is present within the bulk dispensing system, supplying water to the bulk dispensing system through a second water flow path and spraying a charge of treating chemistry from the bulk dispensing system into the treating chamber.