Laundry treating apparatus and control method for the same

Abstract

A laundry treating apparatus includes a washing machine provided with a tub, a washing drum inside the tub, and a washing machine driving unit to rotate the washing drum; a dryer provided with a drying drum, and a dryer driving unit including a supplying unit to provide air into the drying drum and a heat exchanger to heat the air, the dryer being provided on the washing machine in a stacked state; a dryer interface provided with the dryer including a dryer display and a dryer input unit; a washing machine interface provided with the washing machine including a washing machine display and a washing machine input unit; and a preheating request unit provided on the dryer interface or the washing machine interface to input a preheating request signal for preheating the drying drum in the middle of a washing course executed by the washing machine.

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