Laundry appliance and control method thereof

Provided are a laundry appliance and a control method thereof. The control method comprises the steps that whether a belt of the laundry appliance drops or breaks or not is detected in the operating process of the laundry appliance; when it is determined that the belt of the laundry appliance drops or breaks, the laundry appliance is controlled to stop operating. By the adoption of the scheme, motor idling can be avoided, and the energy consumption of the laundry appliance can be reduced. 洗衣设备及其控制方法，所述方法包括：在所述洗衣设备的运行过程中，检测所述洗衣设备的皮带是否脱落或断裂；当确定所述洗衣设备的皮带脱落或断裂时，控制所述洗衣设备停止运行。上述的方案可以避免电机空转，降低洗衣设备的能耗。