Patent ID: 7585374

Claim:
A method for controlling a program-controlled water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance, comprising the steps of: providing a program control device for controlling at least one of the following devices present in the water-bearing domestic appliance: a water supply and outlet device, a heating device, and a drive device; the program control device also controlling water temperature, and wherein the program control device operates the water-bearing cleaning appliance according to an article-washing program and according to a self-cleaning program, wherein the self-cleaning program includes steps that are different from the article-cleaning program with the self-cleaning program being selectively operable in an initial switch-on condition and in a user selected switch-on condition, with the initial switch-on condition including an affirmation step activated by a user; and wherein the program control device determines whether the initial switch-on condition exists, the initial switch-on condition being a post-installation activation of the water-bearing domestic cleaning appliance; and wherein the program control device determines whether a user-activated self-cleaning program has been selected; and, if such an initial switch-on condition or user-activated selection exists, and upon affirmation by the user operating, under the control of the program control device in furtherance of a self-cleaning program, at least one of the water supply, the discharge, the water level, the driving speed, the duration of the drive control within at least one program section, and the duration of at least one program section wherein all components coming into contact with water during article cleaning operation are wetted with at least one of water and cleaning solution.