A washing and/or drying appliance, comprising a heating circuit for heating a washing liquid and/or a drying air flow, the heating circuit being connected to voltage distribution lines (105a,105b) distributing power inside the appliance and comprising at least one heating resistor connected to switch means (210a,210b) controlled by an appliance control unit for selectively energizing the heating resistor when required, characterized in that: the switch means of the heating circuit comprise a first switch connected to a first terminal of the heating resistor, a second switch connected to a second terminal of the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switch (210a, 215b); - a monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a resistive network including a first resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed, the monitoring circuit arrangement further comprising a current sensor arranged to measure a current flowing through the resistive network and to feed an indication of the measured current to the control unit, and - the monitoring unit is configured for assessing possible faults of the heating circuit based on the indication of the measured current. the switch means of the heating circuit comprise a first switch connected to a first terminal of the heating resistor, a second switch connected to a second terminal of the heating resistor, the heating resistor being interposed between the first and second switch (210a, 215b); - a monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a resistive network including a first resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed, the monitoring circuit arrangement further comprising a current sensor arranged to measure a current flowing through the resistive network and to feed an indication of the measured current to the control unit, and - the monitoring unit is configured for assessing possible faults of the heating circuit based on the indication of the measured current. - a monitoring circuit arrangement is associated with the heating circuit, said monitoring circuit arrangement comprising a resistive network including a first resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the first switch is closed, the heating resistor, and a second resistor connected to the heating circuit so as to be bypassed when the second switch is closed, the monitoring circuit arrangement further comprising a current sensor arranged to measure a current flowing through the resistive network and to feed an indication of the measured current to the control unit, and - the monitoring unit is configured for assessing possible faults of the heating circuit based on the indication of the measured current.