Clothes care apparatus and method for controlling the same

A method for controlling a clothes care apparatus having a tub, an upper detergent supply device above the tub, a heat exchanger above the tub, a nozzle device configured to spray water to the heat exchanger to clean the heat exchanger, a water supply device connected to an external water supply source including a first pipe configured to guide water supplied from the external water supply source to the upper detergent supply device, a second pipe configured to guide water supplied from the external water supply source to the nozzle device, and a third pipe configured to guide water supplied from the external water supply source to the tub, and a controller, the method comprising:

• by the controller,
• determining an operation course of the clothes care apparatus based on a user input;
• determining to perform at least one of a washing process, a rinsing process, a spin-drying process, or a drying process, based on the determined operation course;
• controlling the water supply device to supply water to at least one of the first pipe to be guided to the upper detergent supply device, the second pipe to be guided to the nozzle device, or the third pipe to be guided to the tub, so as to perform the at least one of the washing process, the rinsing process, the spin-drying process, or the drying process that was determined to be performed.