A combination washer/dryer laundry appliance is provided, including a cabinet, a tub, a laundry basket forming a chamber for washing/drying laundry articles, a drying system and a blower configured to generate a flow of fluid through a flowpath including the chamber and the drying system, and a controller. The controller is configured to execute operations that include performing, at the laundry basket, a spin cycle, and operating the blower to inhibit the flow of fluid through a rear wall perforation at the laundry basket and a plenum between the laundry basket and the tub during the spin cycle.

A method for controlling a laundry treatment includes performing, by the lower treatment device, a washing course including a water supply step, a washing (rinsing) step, and a dehydration step, and performing, by the upper treatment device, a drying course including a hot air supply step, a fan operation step, and a dryness sensing step. The lower treatment device performs the washing course by changing a configuration of at least one of an operation of the tub heater, an execution time of the washing course, and an operation of the lower driver according to a progress state of the drying course, thereby performing the washing course.

A method for controlling a laundry treatment includes performing, by the lower treatment device, a washing course including a water supply step, a washing (rinsing) step, and a dehydration step, and performing, by the upper treatment device, a drying course including a hot air supply step, a fan operation step, and a dryness sensing step. The lower treatment device performs the washing course by changing a configuration of at least one of an operation of the tub heater, an execution time of the washing course, and an operation of the lower driver according to a progress state of the drying course, thereby performing the washing course.

A combination washer/dryer laundry appliance is provided, including a cabinet defining an interior volume, a tub mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet, a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the laundry basket defining a chamber for the receipt of laundry articles, and a dryer system coupled to the tub. The dryer system is in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to receive a flow of fluid from the chamber and remove moisture from the flow of fluid and provide dried air to the chamber. The laundry appliance configured to perform, at the laundry basket, a spin cycle, and operate the dryer system prior to completion of performing the spin cycle.

A combination washer/dryer laundry appliance is provided, including a cabinet defining an interior volume, a tub mounted within the interior volume of the cabinet, a laundry basket rotatably mounted within the tub, the laundry basket defining a chamber for the receipt of laundry articles, and a dryer system coupled to the tub. The dryer system is in fluid communication with the chamber and configured to receive a flow of fluid from the chamber and remove moisture from the flow of fluid and provide dried air to the chamber. The laundry appliance configured to perform, at the laundry basket, a spin cycle, and operate the dryer system prior to completion of performing the spin cycle.