METHOD FOR REGULATING OZONE WITHIN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE

摘要

A washing machine appliance and a method for regulating ozone within the same are provided. The method includes activating an ozone generation system of the washing machine appliance in order to initiate a flow of ozonized water into a tub of the washing machine appliance and measuring an amount of ozone within an exhaust conduit of the washing machine appliance with an ozone sensor. Based at least in part on the amount of ozone within the exhaust conduit, various steps can be taken to regulate the amount of ozone within a wash chamber of the washing machine appliance.

主权项

1. A method for regulating ozone within a washing machine appliance, the washing machine appliance having a drum positioned within a tub, the drum defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing and an ozone generation system for directing ozonized water into tub, the washing machine appliance also having an exhaust conduit for directing gas out of the tub and an ozone sensor for measuring an amount of ozone within the exhaust conduit, the method comprising:
activating the ozone generation system in order to initiate a flow of ozonized water into the tub of the washing machine appliance; measuring the amount of ozone within the exhaust conduit with the ozone sensor; rotating the drum in order to agitate articles within the wash chamber if the amount of ozone within the exhaust conduit at the step of measuring is greater than a minimum amount of ozone or actuating the ozone generation system in order to initiate an additional flow of ozonized water into tub of the washing machine appliance if the amount of ozone within the exhaust conduit at the step of measuring is less than the minimum amount of ozone.