US Patent 7269870 Washing machine control method

A washing machine control method a thorough soaking of laundry before performing a washing step in a washing machine having a variable speed tub and a variable speed pulsator. The method includes steps of setting a water level in the tub; supplying water to the tub according to the water level setting step; rotating the pulsator at a first predetermined speed during the water supplying step; and rotating the pulsator and tub at a second predetermined speed during the water supplying step until the water in the tub reaches the set water level.