WATER-CONDUCTING ELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A WATER-CONDUCTING ELECTRIC DEVICE

A water-conducting electrical device having a water receiving element, an electrochemical cell having electrodes and designed to produce a bleaching agent when it contains a salt-containing solution and a DC voltage is applied to the electrodes, a pump designed to convey fluid located in the electrochemical cell out of the electrochemical cell into the water receiving element, and a control unit configured to selectively apply both DC voltage and AC voltage to the electrodes of the electrochemical cell. A method for operating the water-conducting electrical device includes feeding a salt-containing solution into the electrochemical cell, applying DC voltage to the electrodes of the electrochemical cell for a predetermined period of time in order to produce the bleaching agent in the electrochemical cell, applying AC voltage to the electrodes of the electrochemical cell for a predetermined period of time in order to heat fluid located in the electrochemical cell, and conveying the fluid out of the electrochemical cell into the water receiving element.