A door assembly for an appliance such as a washer, washer/dryer combo or the like has a door assembly to close off an opening into the housing unit. The door assembly includes an outer door and an inner door. The inner door seals the door assembly with a tub and drum assembly inside the housing unit. The inner door includes a mating contour associated with a corresponding contour of the tub and drum opening.

A sanitizing system for use in a laundry treating appliance and at least partially included in an agitator of the laundry treating appliance, the agitator may include a housing configured to be removably attached to a rotating drum or an impeller of laundry treating appliance, and an ultraviolet light disposed in the housing, wherein the ultraviolet light is configured to transmit ultraviolet light to articles of clothing disposed in a drum of the washing machine.

A sanitizing system for use in a laundry treating appliance and at least partially included in an agitator of the laundry treating appliance, the agitator may include a housing configured to be removably attached to a rotating drum or an impeller of laundry treating appliance, and an ultraviolet light disposed in the housing, wherein the ultraviolet light is configured to transmit ultraviolet light to articles of clothing disposed in a drum of the washing machine.

A washing machine appliance including a ventilation structure. A vent line is at a wash tub. A vent filter is provided to the vent line that allows air to flow from the wash tub, and through the vent line, the vent filter redirecting cleaning fluids impinging on the vent filter back toward the wash tub. The vent filter may include a plurality of louvers. The louvers may be located adjacent to one another so as to form a plurality of openings for the flow of air from the wash tub.

A washing machine appliance including a ventilation structure. A vent line is at a wash tub. A vent filter is provided to the vent line that allows air to flow from the wash tub, and through the vent line, the vent filter redirecting cleaning fluids impinging on the vent filter back toward the wash tub. The vent filter may include a plurality of louvers. The louvers may be located adjacent to one another so as to form a plurality of openings for the flow of air from the wash tub.

A method of controlling a laundry treatment apparatus, the method including: determining whether bubbles have been generated in a tub of the laundry treatment apparatus in a state in which a second washing apparatus of the laundry treatment apparatus is operated based on a sequence of operations; and based on a determination that bubbles have been generated, reducing bubbles by (i) adding at least one first operation to the sequence of operations or (ii) replacing at least one second operation of the sequence of operations, is disclosed.

A descaling device is disposed in a washing machine for descaling. The descaling device includes a main body and a descaling assembly. The descaling assembly includes a connecting rod and a descaling rod which are connected to each other. The connecting rod is linked by the main body to rotate. The descaling rod is bent at an angle relative to the connecting rod. The descaling rod is a brush. The descaling rod is linked by the connecting rod to rotate for descaling. The descaling device can descale and clean a larger area of the inner and outer tanks of the washing machine efficiently.

A laundry treating apparatus includes: a cabinet with an inlet and a door; a tub having a tub inlet; a drum inside the tub and having a drum inlet; an insulator including a first clamp body fixed to the inlet, a second clamp fixed to the tub inlet, a connecting body connecting the first clamp body with the second clamp body and forming a space therebetween to store liquid, and an inlet pipe passing through the first clamp body; a storage inside the cabinet for storing detergent; a storage connecting pipe for discharging the detergent; an insulator connecting pipe connected to the inlet pipe; a trap forming pipe between the storage connecting pipe and the insulator connecting pipe; a guide provided in the first clamp body, guiding the liquid discharged from the inlet pipe toward the tub inlet; and a connecting path connecting the guide with the connecting body.

A hand tool designed to remove lint, dirt, moisture, mold, mildew, hair, and other loose objects from the gasket that is used to seal the access door of a front-loading washing machine and from between the flexible folds in the bellows assembly around the access door of a front-loading washing machine.

A hand tool designed to remove lint, dirt, moisture, mold, mildew, hair, and other loose objects from the gasket that is used to seal the access door of a front-loading washing machine and from between the flexible folds in the bellows assembly around the access door of a front-loading washing machine.