Laundry treatment appliance and washing cycle for ice hockey equipment

Abstract

A method of operating a laundry treatment appliance to wash ice hockey equipment includes supplying a first predetermined volume of water to the wash chamber; soaking the articles for a first predetermined time period; supplying a second predetermined volume of water to the wash chamber after the first predetermined time period to form a first fill volume of water; supplying a detergent to the wash chamber together with the second predetermined volume of water; performing a first agitation cycle; supplying a third predetermined volume of water to the wash chamber after performing the first agitation cycle to form a second fill volume of water; and performing a second agitation cycle comprising the second fill volume of water.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A laundry treatment appliance comprising:
 a cabinet defining a receiving space;   a wash tub provided within the receiving space;   a drum received within the wash tub, the drum defining a wash chamber configured for receipt of articles for washing; and   a controller provided within the cabinet, the controller being configured to direct a laundry operation, the laundry operation comprising:
 supplying a first predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber; 
 soaking the articles in the first predetermined volume of water for a first predetermined time period; 
 supplying a second predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after the first predetermined time period in addition to the first predetermined volume of water to form a first fill volume of water; 
 supplying a detergent to the wash chamber together with the second predetermined volume of water; 
 performing a first agitation cycle comprising the first fill volume of water and the detergent; 
 supplying a third predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after performing the first agitation cycle in addition to the first fill volume of water to form a second fill volume of water; and 
 performing a second agitation cycle comprising the second fill volume of water. 
   
     
     
         2 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 soaking the articles in the first fill volume of water and detergent after performing the first agitation cycle and before supplying the third predetermined volume of water.   
     
     
         3 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 draining the second fill volume of water from the tub; and   supplying a first predetermined rinse volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after draining the second fill volume of water from the tub.   
     
     
         4 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 3 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 performing a first rinse agitation cycle after supplying the first predetermined rinse volume of water.   
     
     
         5 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 4 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 supplying a second predetermined rinse volume of water to the articles within the wash basket in addition to the first predetermined rinse volume of water to form a total rinse volume of water; and   performing a second rinse agitation cycle after suppling the second predetermined rinse volume of water, the second rinse agitation cycle comprising the total rinse volume of water.   
     
     
         6 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 5 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 draining the total rinse volume of water from the tub; and   performing a spin extraction cycle after draining the total rinse volume of water from the tub.   
     
     
         7 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 6 , wherein the spin extraction cycle is performed at a rotational speed of between 400 revolutions per minute (RPM) and 500 RPM. 
     
     
         8 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the laundry operation further comprises:
 receiving the laundry load within the wash basket prior to supplying the first predetermined volume of water, the laundry load comprising athletic equipment; and   determining a load size of the laundry load within the wash basket.   
     
     
         9 . The laundry treatment appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined time period is between about 5 minutes and about 10 minutes. 
     
     
         10 . A method of operating a laundry treatment appliance, the laundry treatment appliance comprising a drum positioned within a tub, the drum defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing, the method comprising:
 supplying a first predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber;   soaking the articles in the first predetermined volume of water for a first predetermined time period;   supplying a second predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after the first predetermined time period in addition to the first predetermined volume of water to form a first fill volume of water;   supplying a detergent to the wash chamber together with the second predetermined volume of water;   performing a first agitation cycle comprising the first fill volume of water and the detergent;   supplying a third predetermined volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after performing the first agitation cycle in addition to the first fill volume of water to form a second fill volume of water; and   performing a second agitation cycle comprising the second fill volume of water.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 soaking the articles in the first fill volume of water and detergent after performing the first agitation cycle and before supplying the third predetermined volume of water.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 draining the second fill volume of water from the tub; and   supplying a first predetermined rinse volume of water to the articles within the wash chamber after draining the second fill volume of water from the tub.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 performing a first rinse agitation cycle after supplying the first predetermined rinse volume of water.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 supplying a second predetermined rinse volume of water to the articles within the wash basket in addition to the first predetermined rinse volume of water to form a total rinse volume of water; and   performing a second rinse agitation cycle after suppling the second predetermined rinse volume of water, the second rinse agitation cycle comprising the total rinse volume of water.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 draining the total rinse volume of water from the tub; and   performing a spin extraction cycle after draining the total rinse volume of water from the tub.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the spin extraction cycle is performed at a rotational speed of between 400 revolutions per minute (RPM) and 500 RPM. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 receiving the laundry load within the wash basket prior to supplying the first predetermined volume of water, the laundry load comprising athletic equipment; and   determining a load size of the laundry load within the wash basket.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the first predetermined time period is between about 5 minutes and about 10 minutes.