Detection Of Inner Bowl Float Off Point – Bowl Check
During fill the inner bowl will rotate to ensure that the clothes are evenly saturated with water. When the chosen water level is reached, and before the agitate cycle is started, Smartdrive will carry out inner bowl float checks, (bowl check). The inner bowl will stop and commence a number of small agitate type actions. During this action Smartdrive determines if the inner bowl has floated. If it has, Smartdrive will determine the required water level and check if the operator has selected the correct level. If the inner bowl has not floated off, Smartdrive will continue filling and check again later. The water level at which the inner bowl floats off is not necessarily the same as the final water level.
Detection of Inner Bowl Re-Engagement – Bowl Check
After Smartdrive has pumped out the water, the inner bowl will sink down and
Balance Rings
The inner bowl has 2 balance rings, one at the top, and one at the bottom. These are sealed compartments half full of water. This water allows the bowl to balance. If these rings are empty the inner bowl must be replaced.
Lint Removal System
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The lint then floats to the surface of the water, between the inner and outer bowls and remains there until it is flushed out the drain at the end of the wash cycle. In the spin mode, water spun from the clothes through the small holes in the bowl flushes the lint off the outer bowl and down the drain. The self- cleaning lint removal system has proved to be effective and efficient and should require no maintenance.
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