fig2 opening the leg 46 of the y conduit 44 the pump 42 is then actuated to pump water and detergent from the tub via the sump 38 through the outlet conduit 40 the leg 46 and the conduit 88 water exits the conduit 88 via the radial outlets 120 and passes through the outlet chamber 118 and the mixing chamber inlet 122 into the mixing tank 108 where it mixes with detergent that has been placed there previously the mixed water and detergent exits the mixing tank 108 through the outlet 110 into the sump 38 of the tub 26 where it is recirculated by the pump 42 until the water and detergent are thoroughly mixed after the water and detergent form a thoroughly mixed solution the pump 42 continues to operate and the motor 34 is actuated to rotate the basket 24 and the tower 36 when the basket 24 and tower 36 reach a predetermined rotational speed centrifugal force causes the mixing chamber inlet valve 122 and the nozzle chamber inlet valve 130 to move into the position shown in dotted line in fig2 in this position the mixing chamber valve 124 prevents wash solution exiting the radial outlets 120 from entering the mixing tank 108 instead the wash solution enters the nozzle chamber 126 through the nozzle chamber inlet 130 and is sprayed onto the wash load through the nozzle outlets 128 rotation and recirculation continues until the wash load is thoroughly wetted with the wash solution at which time the pump 42 is shut off and the motor 34 is actuated to oscillate rather than rotate the basket 24 oscillation of the basket 24 produces an agitating action between the clothes load and the fins 144 thus providing.