An object of the present invention is to provide a home appliance which enables power line communication therewith for remote monitoring of progress of the home appliance, such as a washing machine or dryer. For this, the present invention provides a home appliance which enables power cable communication therewith, including a body (10) forming an exterior of the home appliance, a main control unit (20) at the body (10), for making various kinds of control of the home appliance, and a power cable communication modem (230) at the body (10), for transmission/reception of various kinds of data to/from a remote monitor which monitors the home appliance, remotely.