A laundry washing machine and method utilize a fluid property sensor to sense a fluid property of a fluid during a wash cycle to sense the level of detergent remaining in a load and control a rinse operation performed thereafter based upon the sensed fluid property. In some instances, the fluid property may be sensed while the load is being spun at a rate sufficient to cause fluid to be released from the load such that the sensed fluid property is based at least in part on fluid that was previously absorbed into the load. In addition, in some instances, the fluid property may be sensed during a spin phase of a wash cycle to selectively cause a wash cycle to selectively revert to an additional rinse phase when required, or otherwise proceed directly to the remainder of the spin phase to complete the wash cycle.

A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The method includes supplying water the tub, rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees, rotating only the agitator to an angle of 360 degrees or more so as to supply water to the filter and to filter the water through the filter, and rotating only the agitator to an angle less than 360 degrees after the completion of filtering.

A main motor is rotated at a predetermined target speed to determine whether a clutch has been normally operated during switching between a spin mode and an agitation mode. A current value sensed during rotation of the main motor is compared with a predetermined reference value to determine whether the clutch is normally operated. Mode switching is performed or the clutch is re-operated based on the determination result, thereby correctly performing switching between the spin mode and the agitation mode.

A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising a basket defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry to be washed. The basket has multiple perforations through which liquid may pass. A blade can be rotated about the exterior of the basket creating a suction force acting on the perforations to draw liquid from the treating chamber through the perforations.

A method and a laundry treating appliance for detecting the type and size of a load prior to a cycle of operation.

A laundry washing machine contains a rotatable drum (210) configured to hold laundry (240) during washing thereof. The rotatable drum (210), in turn, contains at least one flexible body (215) configured to alter its volume in response to a fluid medium (F) being fed into or extracted out from an interior of the at least one flexible body (215). As a result, the at least one flexible body (215) varies a volume available for washing fluids (W) and the laundry (240) in the rotatable drum (210), so that for example gentle and yet highly efficient kneading washing actions can be performed.

A laundry washing machine contains a rotatable drum (210) configured to hold laundry (240) during washing thereof. The rotatable drum (210), in turn, contains at least one flexible body (215) configured to alter its volume in response to a fluid medium (F) being fed into or extracted out from an interior of the at least one flexible body (215). As a result, the at least one flexible body (215) varies a volume available for washing fluids (W) and the laundry (240) in the rotatable drum (210), so that for example gentle and yet highly efficient kneading washing actions can be performed.

A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment and a dispensing system for dispensing treating chemistry for use in treating the laundry comprises, determining an amount of laundry in the treating chamber, setting at least one of a dilution and a delivery rate for the treating chemistry based on the determined amount of laundry to define a dispensing parameter and controlling the dispensing system to dispense the treating chemistry according to the dispensing parameter.

A laundry system can include a rotational motion chamber configured to be actuated rotationally and an agitation chamber configured to receive one or more washable articles. The agitation chamber can be disposed within the rotational motion chamber. The agitation chamber can be configured to be actuated linearly within the rotational motion chamber independent of the rotational motion chamber in a first state, and can be configured to be engaged to and rotated by the rotational motion chamber in a second state.

A laundry system can include a rotational motion chamber configured to be actuated rotationally and an agitation chamber configured to receive one or more washable articles. The agitation chamber can be disposed within the rotational motion chamber. The agitation chamber can be configured to be actuated linearly within the rotational motion chamber independent of the rotational motion chamber in a first state, and can be configured to be engaged to and rotated by the rotational motion chamber in a second state.