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appliance washes textiles and identify the variant to which capability claims apply.", "questions": [ { "text": "What label, manual or observed supported operation establishes that this appliance washes textiles?", "kind": "definition", "id": "identifiable-washing-function-q01" }, { "text": "Which model and variant identifiers connect this machine to the instructions being used?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "identifiable-washing-function-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "washing-configuration", "name": "Washing configuration", "description": "Describes loading, washing chambers and the relationship between washing and extraction or drying.", "findings": [ { "id": "chambers-and-function-boundaries", "name": "Chambers and function boundaries", "description": "Record how laundry enters the machine, which chamber performs each function and whether transfers are required.", "questions": [ { "text": "What loading arrangement and washing mechanism does this machine use?", "kind": "definition", "id": 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load and dosing arrangement?", "kind": "action", "id": "settings-and-dosing-fit-q02" }, { "text": "Which treatment values are user selections, documented targets or actual measurements?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "settings-and-dosing-fit-q03" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "installation-and-water-path", "name": "Installation and water path", "description": "Establishes whether the machine can receive power and water, discharge wash water and operate in its installed position.", "rationale": "Washing readiness depends on installed connections and physical setup as well as internal machine condition.", "layers": [ { "id": "supply-and-discharge", "name": "Supply and discharge", "description": "Records the machine's service requirements and the connections intended to satisfy them.", "findings": [ { "id": "compatible-utility-connections", "name": "Compatible utility connections", "description": "Keep required connection conditions separate from evidence about the actual installation.", "questions": [ { "text": "What power, water-inlet and drain conditions do the instructions specify for this variant?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "compatible-utility-connections-q01" }, { "text": "What inspection or measurement establishes that the installed connections satisfy those conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "compatible-utility-connections-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "positioning-and-commissioning", "name": "Positioning and commissioning", "description": "Captures preparation of the machine and its immediate operating space.", "findings": [ { "id": "installation-readiness-evidence", "name": "Installation readiness evidence", "description": "Record completion of applicable positioning, transport-restraint and commissioning requirements.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which checks for transport restraints, support, levelling, hose routing and access apply according to this machine's installation instructions?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "installation-readiness-evidence-q01" }, { "text": "Which checks remain incomplete or failed, and what must be resolved before a wash may start?", "kind": "action", "id": "installation-readiness-evidence-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "cycle-control-and-access", "name": "Cycle control and access", "description": "Represents the current washing operation and the conditions governing control and laundry access.", "rationale": "An agent must interpret live machine state before issuing commands or opening the load chamber.", "layers": [ { "id": "cycle-observation", "name": "Cycle observation", "description": "Tracks the active programme, execution phase and reliability of available observations.", "findings": [ { "id": "observable-cycle-state", "name": "Observable cycle state", "description": "Record the latest evidence of programme progress, distinguishing displayed estimates from confirmed completion.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which programme and phase are active, and when and through what interface was that state observed?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "observable-cycle-state-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes a running, paused, completed or faulted cycle from a stale display or disconnected interface?", "kind": "definition", "id": "observable-cycle-state-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "commands-and-access-conditions", "name": "Commands and access conditions", "description": "Connects supported control actions and door or lid access to their prerequisites.", "findings": [ { "id": "permitted-cycle-interventions", "name": "Permitted cycle interventions", "description": "Record what the current state permits, including documented responses to interruption and conditions for unloading.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which start, pause, cancel, drain or resume actions are supported now, and what prerequisites and authority does each require?", "kind": "action", "id": "permitted-cycle-interventions-q01" }, { "text": "What documented conditions and observed indications establish that the door or lid may be 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