Methods of reusing liquid in a dishwasher

摘要

Methods of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber, a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, a sprayer for spraying liquid in the treating chamber, a recirculation pump fluidly coupled to the sump and the sprayer to recirculate the sprayed liquid from the sump to the sprayer, and a reuse tank for storing liquid. The methods remove and store liquid that do not include sedimented soil particles.

主权项

1. A method of operating a dishwasher having a treating chamber, a sump fluidly coupled to the treating chamber, a sprayer for spraying liquid in the treating chamber, a recirculation pump fluidly coupled to the sump and the sprayer to recirculate the sprayed liquid from the sump to the sprayer, and a reuse tank for storing liquid, the method comprising:
supplying liquid to the treating chamber; recirculating the liquid through the treating chamber, with the recirculation pump, to remove soil particles from any utensils within the treating chamber and to form a wash liquid comprising a mixture of the liquid and the soil particles; ceasing the recirculating of the wash liquid to allow any sediment soil particles in the wash liquid to settle in a lower portion of the sump; removing wash liquid from the sump at a first removal location in the sump above a second removal location along a bottom wall of the sump; and storing the removed wash liquid in the reuse tank for subsequent use; wherein the removing of the wash liquid from the first removal location reduces sedimented soil particles stored in the reuse tank.