CONTROLLED MOISTURE REMOVAL IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE

摘要

An apparatus and method for reducing humidity both within laundry and within a laundry treating appliance in response to a door being opened or closed are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of operating a clothes washer for treating laundry according to a treating cycle of operation and having a tub in which is located a rotating drum, with at least one of the tub or drum defining a treating chamber, which is selectively closable by a door movable between opened and closed positions, the method comprising:
reducing humidity in the treating chamber while the door remains closed after the completion of the treating cycle of operation; determining the opening of the door; and reducing humidity from the treating chamber for a predetermined time after determining the opening of the door.