HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A WASHING MACHINE HAVING A STATIONARY DETERGENT TANK

The invention relates to a household appliance (6) having a rotating component (17) and a drive motor (20) for driving the component (17), said motor comprising a stator (21) having a first magnet arrangement (25) and a rotor (19) coupled to the component (17) and having a second magnet arrangement (24), and having a control device (34) for actuating the drive motor (20), wherein the rotor (19) can be rotated relative to the stator (21) about a rotary axis (S) by the interaction of the magnetic fields generated by the magnet arrangements (24, 25). According to the invention, the magnet arrangements (24, 25) are spaced apart from each other along the rotary axis (S), so that an axial gap (22) is formed between the magnet arrangements (24, 25). The control device (34) is further designed for achieving a coaxial arrangement of the rotor (19) with respect to the stator (21), such that when a distribution of the magnetic field generated by the first and/or the second magnet arrangement (24, 25) is controlled, a constant component of said magnetic field greater than zero is generated. The invention further relates to a method for operating a household appliance (6).