Device for cleaning water contaminated with
sediment and light liquids, comprising a cylindrical or cubic container (1), a water inlet (2) into the container (1), a water outlet (10) from the container (1), wherein the water inlet and the water outlet are arranged substantially radially to a
vertical axis of the container extending between a bottom and the top of the container, a collection chamber for
sediment (12) in the region of the bottom of the container (1), and several flow guide plates forming several parallel flow paths between them and connected to each other as a
package, wherein means are provided for moving the flow guide plates relative to the container (1) during cleaning operation, characterized in that the
package is rotatably arranged in the container, with an axis of rotation arranged parallel to the
vertical axis of the container.that the
package is movable in and against the direction of the
vertical axis of the container, that the package consisting of the several flow guide plates has a cylindrical shape or the shape of a
prism with the base of a polygon, in particular a rectangle, hexagon or octagon, that the container is provided with distribution devices to guide the flow within the container, the distribution devices having guide plates arranged parallel to the vertical axis of the container, that if the package has a cylindrical shape, the guide plates bear loosely against the circumference of the package consisting of several flow guide plates in sections, or that if the package has the shape of a
prism with the base of a polygon, there is a gap between the edges of the guide plates and the circumference of the package, which allows rotation of the package.