Home appliance with ambience detector and ambience dependent operation

摘要

The invention relates to a home appliance, in particular a dishwasher (2), a dryer or a washing machine, comprising a control unit (4, 12) adapted to control at least one program sequence of the home appliance (2); and at least one ambient condition sensor (14, 16, 18) adapted to detect an ambient condition and to supply an ambient sensor signal to the control unit (4, 12); wherein the control unit (4, 12) is adapted to modify at least one of the program sequences in dependency of the ambient sensor signal. In accordance with the invention at least one ambient condition sensor (14, 16, 18) comprises a light intensity detector, in particular a light intensity detector sensitive for one, two, three or more wavelength ranges, which is adapted to provide the ambient light sensor signal in dependency of the ambient light being day light or artificial light. The invention further relates to methods of operating a home appliance, in particular a dishwasher (2), a dryer, a washing machine or a home appliance, comprising detecting at least one ambient condition using at least one ambient condition sensor (14, 16, 18) modifying at least one program sequence parameter in dependency of the at least one detected ambient sensor signal.