Patent ID: 6591439
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A washing machine apparatus for washing a textile wash load, the washing machine comprising:a wash tub for receiving a wash liquid within which there is a rotatable wash zone including a peripheral wall, a motor for rotating the peripheral wall and the wash load in the wash zone about a generally vertical axis, an agitator or impeller positioned near the center area of the wash tub and operable to pull dry fabric items from the top of the wash load down the center area of the wash tub and up the perimeter of the wash tub, and a control for receiving user input and outputting predetermined commands for washing fabric items, the control including a predetermined command where upon selection of a predetermined high water level or detection of a large load, the control provides for a delayed deep fill wash including a first fill to a first predetermined level, agitation of the load by the agitator for a first period for fully wetting the wash load followed by a second fill within the wash tub to a higher water level.