Patent ID: 8313535
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a hydrophobic effect on textiles in a domestic washing machine comprising a tub, a drum mounted in the tub, a heating device for heating a washing liquid located in the tub, a controller for controlling a washing process, and a detergent storage chamber for supplying an individual dose of a liquid additional laundry care product in which method hydrophobic active substances dissolved in the washing liquid are brought in contact with the textiles during a treatment process, the method comprising: filling the tub with a quantity of water which is proportioned for a short wash, wherein a ratio of a weight of dry textile to a weight of the water is greater than 1:8; heating the water while wetting the textiles in the tub to at least that temperature which is recommended by a textile manufacturer as a treatment temperature; flushing a predetermined quantity of hydrophobic active substance into the tub from the detergent storage chamber by means of water and together with the water forming the washing liquid; bringing the textiles into contact with the washing liquid for a first time and treating the textiles for a maximum duration of 30 min; and removing the washing liquid from the textiles and from the tub by spinning the drum in the tub without rinsing.