to connect the containers 206 208 and 210 to a single peristaltic pump for example if a single peristaltic pump is connected to the containers 206 208 and 210 a manifold utilizing valves e g solenoid valves etc may be needed to facilitate the delivery of an additive from container 206 to the washing machine 102 without delivering an additive from container 208 or 210 in addition the manifold may be configured to deliver two or more additives via a single pump while fig2 depicts the containers 206 208 and 210 being of equal size it is contemplated that the containers 206 208 and 210 may varying in size for example the container 206 may be a half gallon container containing fabric softener whereas the container 208 may be a one gallon container housing laundry detergent in addition the containers 206 208 and 210 may be disposable the containers 206 208 and 210 may also be refillable i e new additives may be added without removing the containers 206 208 and 210 from the drawer 204 it is contemplated however that the containers 206 208 and 210 may be removable refillable disposable and washable for example the container 210 may be removed periodically by the user and washed after a certain time or if the container 210 becomes damaged the container 210 may be replaced additionally the containers 206 208 and 210 may include float sensors or other means to determine additive levels within the containers 206 208 and 210 this information may be fed to the washing machine controller 110 to provide an indication to the user that the additive is running low and needs to be refilled additionally the drawer 204 may contain an indicator to indicate the presence of.