Intermediate Rinse

A home appliance, in particular a dishwasher, a washing machine or the like, the home appliance comprising:

• a water supply unit including a water supply port configured to be connected to a water supply for supplying water, like fresh water, to the home appliance;
• a water reservoir for storing water to be supplied to the home appliance by the water supply unit;
• a treatment space for treating objects in the home appliance, like dishes or laundry;
• a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the water supplied to the reservoir and the water discharged from the treatment space by at least one pump unit;
• a control unit for controlling the operation of the home appliance;
• and
• a bypass device for bypassing water supplied by the water supply unit past the reservoir to the treatment space,
• wherein the bypassing of water supplied by the water supply unit past the water reservoir to the treatment space by the bypass device may be executed without any component actively to be activated.

A method for controlling a home appliance, in particular a dishwasher, a washing machine or the like, the home appliance comprising a water supply unit including a water supply port, configured to be connected to a water supply, for supplying water, like fresh water, to the home appliance, a water reservoir for storing water to be supplied to the home appliance by the water supply unit, a treatment space for treating objects in the home appliance, like dishes or laundry, a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the water supplied to the reservoir and the water discharged from the treatment space by at least one pump unit, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the home appliance, the method comprising the steps of:

• supplying water to the reservoir by the water supply unit;
• exchanging heat between the water supplied to the reservoir and the water discharged from the treatment space by the heat exchanger;
• and
• bypassing water supplied by the water supply unit past the reservoir to the treatment space by a bypass device, for executing a rinse process.