SAFETY DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

The invention relates to a safety device (1) for the emergency deactivation of an electrical water heater or a heat pump, wherein the safety device (1) comprises at least one contact pair (70, 80, 90) having at least one first contact assembly (71, 81, 91) and at least one second contact assembly (72, 82, 92), which are designed to direct the current to supply the water heater or the heat pump in a contacted state, and to interrupt the current supply to the water heater or the heat pump in an open state, as well as comprising a retaining device (94) for retaining the second contact assembly (72, 82, 92) on a tension rod (40), wherein the tension rod (40) is designed to release the retaining device (94) and the second contact assembly (72, 82, 92) from the first contact assembly (71, 81, 91) in order to interrupt a current supply to the water heater or the heat pump. The safety device (1) also comprises a housing (10) having a cover (20) and a base element (30), wherein the base element (30) has guide elements (34) and positioning elements (32) for the cover (20), which cooperate with corresponding counter guide elements (22) and counter positioning elements (20d) of the cover (20).