A method of operating a laundry treating appliance with a treating chamber for treating a load of laundry the method comprising supplying a rinse to the treating chamber during a rinse cycle, spinning the treating chamber in an extraction cycle to remove excess moisture from the load of laundry, sensing a parameter indicative of a remaining moisture content value in the load of laundry, comparing the remaining moisture content value to a pre-determined remaining moisture content value.

A laundry appliance includes a blower that selectively delivers process air through an airflow path. A rotating drum defines a portion of the airflow path. The rotating drum is attached to a drive shaft that rotates the rotating drum about a rotational axis. The blower and the drive shaft are operated by a common motor. A heater selectively delivers heat to the airflow path. The heater defines an energizing state when a motor current delivered to the common motor is within a predetermined motor current range that is indicative of the common motor operating. The heater defines an idle state when the motor current is outside of the predetermined motor current range.

A heater arrangement for a multi-compartment appliance comprises a first heater, a second heater, and a relay. The first heater is disposed within a first airflow path for a first dryer compartment. The second heater is disposed within a second airflow path for a second dryer compartment. The relay interconnects, via an electrical harness, the first and second heaters. The relay, responsive to a demand for heat to the first dryer compartment and the first heater having a temperature being less than a target temperature, diverts power to the first heater.

A dryer which comprises: a communication interface; a drum; a driving motor to drive the drum; a hot wind supplying device to supply hot air to the drum; a sensing device that is self-generating whereby power is generated according to a movement of the sensing device as the drum rotates while the drum is being driven by the driving motor, and transmitting, through the communication interface, a harvester voltage value obtained in association with the sensing device and sensing data sensed by the sensing device; and a processor configured to acquire the sensing data from the sensing device, the sensing data acquired being based on the harvester voltage value which is transmitted from the sensing device while the driving motor is being controlled based on an input of a user, and control an operation of the hot wind supplying device based on the acquired sensing data.

The present disclosure concerns a method for detecting the status and failure of a door-lock device of a household appliance door, having two terminals and operating through different states. The method comprises the steps of applying a first control signal with a polarization, detecting the impedance at the terminals, and applying a second control signal, having opposite polarization to the first control signal, detecting the impedance to the ends of the terminals. In a reference table, the impedances at the ends of the terminals for each of the door-lock device states are provided. The method also compares the impedance values measured at the ends of said terminals with those of the comparative table, so as to detect the states of the door-lock device and any faults of the door-lock device according to the detected impedance values.

A heater arrangement for a multi-compartment appliance comprises a first heater, a second heater, and a relay. The first heater is disposed within a first airflow path for a first dryer compartment. The second heater is disposed within a second airflow path for a second dryer compartment. The relay interconnects, via an electrical harness, the first and second heaters. The relay, responsive to a demand for heat to the first dryer compartment and the first heater having a temperature being less than a target temperature, diverts power to the first heater.

A washing machine includes a first washing compartment to hold a first set of articles to be washed and a second washing compartment to holds a second set of articles to be washed, the second washing compartment having an inserted position and a removed position. A liquid flow valve is configured to connect to an external liquid source to selectively control flow of liquid from the external liquid source and into one or more of the first washing compartment and the second washing compartment. An electric motor is configured to rotate the first washing compartment, and the second washing compartment, when the second washing compartment is in the inserted position. A controller, in communication with the electric motor, determines a mass of the second set of articles and then determines, as a function of the determined mass, a volume of water to be added to the second washing compartment.

A method is provided for controlling a drying cycle of a laundry dryer having a laundry drum and an air stream fan for circulating drying air through said laundry drum. The method includes the steps of: starting a drying cycle (14); performing the drying cycle (16); detecting an electric resistance and/or conductivity of the laundry during the drying cycle (16) for estimating a dryness level of the laundry; comparing the electric resistance and/or conductivity of the laundry with an end cycle condition (20; 28, 30; 36); and finishing the drying cycle (16), if the end cycle condition (20; 28, 30; 36) is fulfilled. The end cycle condition (20; 28, 30; 36) depends on the rotation speed (S.sub.D) of the laundry drum and/or on the rotation speed (S.sub.F) of the air stream fan.

The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus, including a housing configured to supply laundry detergent to the tub and define an outer appearance; a storage container disposed to extend in a front-rear direction of the main body to store the laundry detergent, and mounted to the housing; a laundry detergent pump provided at a rear portion of the housing to define a movement of laundry detergent stored in the storage container; and a remaining amount sensing unit that applies a current toward an inside of the storage container to sense a remaining amount of laundry detergent stored in the storage container.

A washing machine including a drainage pump to discharge water from a tub of the washing machine through a drainage passage, a first filter to which the water flows due to the drainage pump and provided along the drainage passage to filter out foreign matter equal to or greater than predetermined size, and a second filter to which the water flows from the first filter and provided along the drainage passage and to filter out foreign matter smaller than the predetermined size, wherein the drainage passage includes a first connecting hose to guide the water to flow from the tub to the first filter, a second connecting hose to guide the water to flow from the first filter to the second filter, and a drainage hose to guide the water to be discharged from the second filter to the outside of the washing machine.