Patent ID: 8763618

Claim:
A liquid-bearing domestic appliance comprising a dishwasher with a rinsing tub and a sump, the appliance comprising a sieve system covering the sump and a filter disposed below the sieve system, which is provided with at least one consumable antibiotic agent at or adjacent to at least one surface of the filter, the appliance further comprising a replaceable component with at least one support arm that supports an enlarged surface area that is engaged with said at least one consumable antibiotic agent inside or on said enlarged surface area, and wherein the replaceable component is suspended below the filter by said at least one support arm and is arranged inside an area of the liquid-bearing domestic appliance so that both of the enlarged surface area and the consumable antibiotic agent are directly exposed to a rinsing liquid and stagnant water after drainage, including inside a lower part of the sump, an outlet and/or an outlet tube, and wherein the replaceable component is fixed replaceably by at least one fixation means that is releasably inserted into a corresponding fixation opening at a bottom of the filter via said at least one support arm such that the replaceable component is configured to be periodically removed from said filter and replaced as said at least one consumable antibiotic agent is consumed over time from said enlarged surface area via exposure to the rinsing liquid and/or stagnant water.