LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

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LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18711426 titled 'LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

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Disclosed is a control method of a laundry treatment apparatus including an accommodator in which clothes are accommodated, a circulation flow path for introducing air discharged from the accommodator into the accommodator, a heat exchanger including a fan for moving air along the circulation flow path, a first heat exchanger for cooling air introduced into the circulation flow path, and a second heat exchanger for heating air passing through the first heat exchanger, a storage for storing condensate of the air passing through the first heat exchanger, a drain tank for providing a space in which condensate is stored, a washer for washing the first heat exchanger by spraying water to the first heat exchanger, a drain for draining water of the storage, a flow path controller including a housing for receiving water from the drain, a washer water pipe for connecting the housing and the washer, a tank water pipe for connecting the housing and the drain tank, a disk rotatably provided inside the housing, and a disk through hole that is formed through the disk and sequentially opens the washer water pipe and the tank water pipe during rotation of the disk, and a position detector for detecting a position of the disk through hole.