摘要 |
A liquid level sensing device for determining the level of a liquid in a liquid confining unit, methods of making and operating the device and a laundry machine using the device are provided, the device comprising a pair of electrode plates disposed in spaced apart relation so as to be adapted to be in a certain position relative to the confining unit and having opposed ends, an electrical circuit connected to the electrode plates for creating a voltage signal therefrom that varies in relation to the level of the liquid in the confining unit relative to the electrode plates, a control for determining the actual level of the liquid from the signal, and a third electrode plate disposed in spaced apart relation to the pair of electrode plates and being adapted to cooperate with one of the pair of electrode plates to provide a reference voltage signal to determine the electrolytic base of the liquid.
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