Patent ID: 7474593

Claim:
An appliance, comprising: a cycle timer including a timing motor; a user interface having selectable thereon at least one option switch and a setting indicator, the setting indicator having a first setting and a second setting associated therewith; a delay circuit operably coupled to the timer and the user interface, the delay circuit operable to de-energize the timing motor to halt the timing motor after the timing motor has rotated the setting indicator a given distance from a starting position of the setting indicator wherein the timing motor rotates the setting indicator immediately after a start of operation of the appliance before a first de-energization of the timing motor and to re-energize the timing motor to start the timing motor based on a cycle input from the setting indicator and activation of the at least one option switch; and wherein the at least one option switch on the user interface includes a light wash option switch, a medium wash option switch, and a heavy wash option switch, and wherein the delay circuit de-energizes the timing motor to halt the timing motor for a period of time based on which one of the light wash option switch, the medium was option switch, and the heavy wash option switch is activated.