Method of indicating operational information for a bulk dispensing system
A method of determining the number of doses and the types of a treating chemistry available in the bulk dispensing system, and providing an indication of the determination on a user interface.
1. A method of operating a cleaning appliance having a cabinet containing a bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple undiluted treating chemistries and a controller operably coupled to the dispenser and controlling a plurality of cycles of operation, the method comprising:
determining the types in the bulk treating chemistry dispenser of undiluted treating chemistries required for a selected one of a plurality of cycles of operation; and
providing an indication of the dispensing, while dispensing, for each of the required undiluted treating chemistries.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the bulk treating chemistry dispenser comprising multiple undiluted treating chemistries is operably coupled to a controller having a user interface through which a user may select a cycle of operation to be implemented by the controller, and the indication of the dispensing, while dispensing, is provided on the user interface.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing comprises providing an indication for each undiluted treating chemistry at approximately the commencement of dispensing of each undiluted treating chemistry.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the indication is maintained until approximately the completion of dispensing for each undiluted treating chemistry.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing comprises providing an alpha-numerical representation of the types of undiluted treating chemistries.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the providing comprises providing an iconic representation of the types of undiluted treating chemistries.
7. A method of operating a cleaning appliance having a cabinet containing a treating chamber for receiving an article for cleaning, a bulk treating chemistry dispenser for dispensing multiple undiluted treating chemistries, and a controller operably coupled to the bulk treating chemistry dispenser and implementing a selected one of a plurality of cycles of operation, the method comprising:
determining the type of each undiluted treating chemistry in the bulk treating chemistry dispenser required for the selected cycle of operation;
dispensing the required undiluted treating chemistries into the treating chamber according to the selected cycle of operation; and
during the selected cycle of operation, providing an indication of the dispensing for each of the required undiluted treating chemistries.
8. The method of claim 7 further comprising determining the selected cycle of operation from a plurality of cycles of operation.