Domestic appliance with external water supply

The invention relates to a domestic appliance (1) for textiles, especially to a dryer or a washing machine. To improve the possibility to carry out a steam treatment of the textiles the invention suggests that the domestic appliance (1) is equipped with a steam unit (2) for applying water steam, especially hot or superheated steam, to the textiles, wherein a water supply unit (3) is provided in and/or at the domestic appliance (1) for receiving water destined for the steam unit (2) and for forwarding this water (4) to the steam unit (2), and wherein the water supply unit (3) is designed to be connected to an external water source (4), especially a public water supply (4).