DISHWASHER AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR OPERATING IT

The invention relates to a dishwasher comprising a washing chamber, a water collection sump, a circulation pump, a circulation filter system with a flat filter arranged between the washing chamber and the water collection sump and a discharge section arranged between a discharge pump and the washing...

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Main Authors FORST KLAUS-MARTIN, STAHLMANN ROLF, FUGLEIN STEFAN, STEINER WINFRIED
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.09.2012
Subjects
CLEANING
CLEANING IN GENERAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
SEPARATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention relates to a dishwasher comprising a washing chamber, a water collection sump, a circulation pump, a circulation filter system with a flat filter arranged between the washing chamber and the water collection sump and a discharge section arranged between a discharge pump and the washing chamber. In accordance with the present invention, the dishwasher is provided with a filter cleaning mode and the filter cleaning mode comprises the steps of: decreasing the power of the circulation pump (4) in such a way that the water level in the water collection sump (2) increases and at least some of the deposits of the flat filter (7) are floated increasing the power of the circulation pump (4) in order to draw the floating deposits into the discharge section (10).
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213369517