Safety device for water-conducting household appliances

In a water-conducting household appliance including a liquid container having a static content level, fill control means, a cycle control units, an inflow valve to be opened by the cycle control unit and closed by at least one of the fill control means and the cycle control unit, an evacuation pump, a switch having a switching position in which said switch turns on the evacuation pump and selectably closes the inflow valve, and a chamber disposed apart from the liquid container and hydraulically communicating with the liquid container and having an opening for the entry of water so as to establish corresponding liquid levels in the liquid container and the chamber, a safety device comprising a safety level switch device having a float disposed in the chamber apart from the liquid container, said float having a switching position in which said float acts upon the switch to switch on the evacuation pump, and selectably close the inflow valve when the liquid level rises to a predetermined level above the static content level and means for supporting said float in position of repose in which said float is kept at a distance above the static content level and in which said float acts upon the switch to switch off the evacuation pump when the liquid level approaches the static content level.