Water-conducting household appliance and method for the operation thereof

A dishwasher comprising:

• an assembly for retaining therein a rinsing liquid;
• a program control unit;
• a plurality of water circuits in which rinsing liquid can be circulated in accordance with a program controlled by the program control unit;
• and
• at least one filter element, wherein the circulation of the rinsing liquid results in a passage of the rinsing liquid through the at least one filter element that captures dirt entrained with the rinsing liquid, the at least one filter element including a plurality of thread elements disposable between a dirt capture state in which the thread elements are under tension, whereupon the thread elements intercept dirt entrained with the rinsing liquid while the rinsing liquid passes through the thread elements, and a relaxed state in which the thread elements are disposed under less tension than in the dirt capture state to thereby facilitate release of intercepted dirt from the thread elements, whereby the at least one filter element can be cleared of intercepted dirt.