Patent ID: 8295984

Claim:
A method for detecting a current position of a closure element of a changeover assembly in a dishwasher, the method comprising: controlling a drive device to move the closure element, the drive device and the closure element being part of the changeover assembly that has fluid fed to it by a circulating pump and that effects distribution of the fluid into an area of the dishwasher and the drive device being controlled by a control device to move the closure element into different positions relative to an outlet of the changeover assembly such that the closure element permits or blocks fluid through the outlet; ascertaining a signal value of the circulating pump when the closure element is in the current position, the signal value being associated with a characteristic of the circulating pump that obtains during the step of controlling a drive device to move the closure element; comparing the ascertained signal value with a reference value stored in the control device for a respective reference position of the closure element; and using the results of the comparing step to detect the current position of the closure element.