Filter assembly for use in a fluid container of a domestic appliance

A filter assembly for use in a fluid container of a domestic appliance, the fluid container comprising a fluid retrieval pipe for allowing fluid retrieval from the fluid container,

• the filter assembly comprising a filter element and a filter housing for delimiting a portion of the fluid container in which the fluid retrieval pipe is present and in which the filter element is to be arranged,
• the filter housing being adapted to let fluid into the delimited portion of the fluid container at an inlet position and to direct a fluid flow from the inlet position to an inlet of the fluid retrieval pipe through the filter element,
• the filter element having an elongated shape and being configured for mounting on the fluid retrieval pipe, wherein the filter element is further configured for at least partially enclosing the fluid retrieval pipe, the filter element being provided with a longitudinal aperture which is completely surrounded by material of the filter element such that a top portion of the filter element is configured to be located above a top end of the fluid retrieval pipe, and
• the filter element having a filter medium and a semi-permeable skin for at least partially enclosing the filter medium, which semi-permeable skin is adapted to let fluid pass while preventing particles of the filter medium from being extracted from the filter element under the influence of a fluid flow.