HOME APPLIANCE DRYER COMPRISING A HEAT PUMP CIRCUIT HAVING A COMPRESSOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH HOME APPLIANCE DRYER

The invention relates to a home appliance dryer 1 comprising a drying chamber 3 for receiving items 4 to be dried and a process air circuit for passing an air flow of process air through the drying chamber 3, the process air circuit including an air channel 5, a blower 6 for driving the air flow, a first heat exchanger 7 for heating the air flow prior to entering the drying chamber 3, a second heat exchanger 8 for cooling the air flow after leaving the drying chamber 3, and comprising a heat pump circuit including a refrigerant channel 9 for circulating a refrigerant flow of a refrigerant, the first heat exchanger 7 as a heat source, the second heat exchanger 8 as a heat sink, a first expansion device 10 for expanding the refrigerant flow, and a compressor 12 for driving and compressing the refrigerant flow, the refrigerant flow circulating sequentially through the compressor 12, the first heat exchanger 7, the first expansion device 20, and the second heat exchanger 8, characterized in that the heat pump circuit includes a recirculator for recirculating a part of the refrigerant flow from an outlet 13 to an inlet 14 of the compressor 12, the recirculator including a first recirculation channel 15 and a second expansion device 16 located in the first recirculation channel 15. The invention also relates to a method of operating such home appliance dryer 1.