| 摘要 |
A washing machine and control method thereof are disclosed, by which water waste is reduced and by which an error or malfunction of the washing machine is detected and by which the detected error or malfunction of the washing machine is notified to a user. The present invention includes the steps of measuring an initial temperature (t0) of water supplied within a steam generator (600) for providing steam to a drum (300), heating the water within the steam generator, measuring a temperature (t1) of the heated water within the steam generator, calculating a difference (t0-t1) between the heated water temperature and the initial water temperature, and deciding a presence or non-presence of abnormality of the steam generator based on the calculated temperature difference. |
