Microfilters on Bosch Classixx dishwasher not working

[eldredevans]

After only a week of use my Bosch classix stopped draining. I admit that I don't get every tiny bit of food off the plates before putting them through (sometimes leave a few grains of rice etc). However, I was quite happy to clean the microfilters ever now and again to get rid of the bits.

There wasn't anything in the microfilters, instead the blockage was in the bit where the dishwasher waste connects under the sink (in the spigot?). Unsurprisingly there were quite a few grains of rice and some even larger bits of veg.

I thought that the microfilters were supposed to catch these larger bits of food. As I said, Im quite happy to clean the filters every now and again but its a bit annoying to have to clean the spigot once a week.

Is it normal for such large bits of food to get through the filters? I looked at the spigot and think I might be able to alter it so that it would allow grains of rice to pass through - would this cause major problems?

Sorry for my lack of knowledge - especially if Im using the word 'spigot' incorrectly.

 

[foxhole]

Check the filter carefully , they split easily at the rim but not always obvious.

 

[JohnD]

I have an idea that the filters are to prevent rubbish being pumped into the arms, not to prevent it being washed down the drain at the end of the cycle?

 

[eldredevans]

I have checked the filters and they are not split - the machine is only 1 week old.

Im a bit confused as to whether this is normal or should the microfilters be catching larger bits of food?

Thanks

 

[JohnD]

can you post a photo of how the waste hose from the machine is attached to the waste pipe of the sink trap or wherever it goes? I have used Bosch dishwashers for many years and never had it happen (I use a standpipe waste)

I wonder if it is food scraps from the sink that are catching.

Do you like simple plumbing?