Patent ID: 8381342
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A method for redistributing a wash load held in a rotatable basket of a washing machine for promoting turnover, comprising: spraying an initial amount of water onto the wash load from a spray device of the washing machine, the initial amount of water only without detergent is approximately 2-3 gallons to increase a mass of the wash load; directing said initial amount of water toward a central rotational axis of said rotatable basket; rotating the rotatable basket to redistribute the wash load radially outwardly in the basket as a result of the increased mass from the spraying step including rotating the rotatable basket at a first slower speed to ensure even water distribution to the wash load and subsequently, after said spraying of said initial amount of water, rotating said rotatable basket at a second higher speed to force the wash load radially outwardly; and after said rotating the rotatable basket to redistribute the wash load, washing the wash load within said basket to wash the wash load.