An apparatus for adjusting the height of a counter guided in a household device by way of at least one pull-out guide (20, 20'), comprising - at least one sliding rail (3, 3') on which a counter is guidable and can be pulled out in a pull-out direction A; - a height adjustment mechanism which can be fixed to opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, with - the height adjustment mechanism comprising two arms (5, 6) which are rotatably fixed to each of the side walls (21, 27) with one first end parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 27) and are arranged to be spaced parallel with respect to each other; - with two guide rails being fixable to respective second ends of the arms (5, 6) in a rotatable manner parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 27) in such a way that the guide rails can be lifted from a bottom position in the household device to an upper position at least partly before the household device, with - an energy storage device being fixable to at least one of the opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, which energy storage device is in operative connection with one of the arms fixed to said side wall (21, 27) in such a way that a lifting or lowering of the guide rails is supportable by the energy stored in the energy storage device, with - a side wall fixture being fixable to at least one of the opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, to which the arms (5, 6) and the energy storage device of the height adjustment mechanism are fixed with a first end, characterized in that - a guide is provided on the side of the side wall fixture which faces away from the side wall (21, 27) of the household device, in which a guide element can be guided which protrudes from a head element of one of the arms. - at least one sliding rail (3, 3') on which a counter is guidable and can be pulled out in a pull-out direction A; - a height adjustment mechanism which can be fixed to opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, with - the height adjustment mechanism comprising two arms (5, 6) which are rotatably fixed to each of the side walls (21, 27) with one first end parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 27) and are arranged to be spaced parallel with respect to each other; - with two guide rails being fixable to respective second ends of the arms (5, 6) in a rotatable manner parallel to the plane of the side walls (21, 27) in such a way that the guide rails can be lifted from a bottom position in the household device to an upper position at least partly before the household device, with - an energy storage device being fixable to at least one of the opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, which energy storage device is in operative connection with one of the arms fixed to said side wall (21, 27) in such a way that a lifting or lowering of the guide rails is supportable by the energy stored in the energy storage device, with - a side wall fixture being fixable to at least one of the opposing side walls (21, 27) of the household device, to which the arms (5, 6) and the energy storage device of the height adjustment mechanism are fixed with a first end, - a guide is provided on the side of the side wall fixture which faces away from the side wall (21, 27) of the household device, in which a guide element can be guided which protrudes from a head element of one of the arms.