Sanitary washstand or kitchen-sink device, comprising - a washstand or kitchen-sink , - a washstand or kitchen-sink substructure , - a sanitary outlet fitting associated with the washstand or kitchen-sink, and - a pull-out hose device for the sanitary outlet fitting, wherein a pull-out hose of the pull-out hose device extends with at least one U-shaped hose bend of variable length hanging vertically downwards in the washstand or kitchen-sink substructure, and the pull-out hose is configured to be pulled out with its hose bend upwards in a pull-out direction (P A ) by user operation from a retracted position to an extended position and to be pulled back from the extended position to the retracted position in a self-acting manner downwards in a pull-back direction (P E ), and wherein the pull-out hose device comprises a return unit which is configured to exert a pull force (F z ) on the pull-out hose with a force component parallel to the pull-back direction (P E ) in the direction towards its retracted position, characterized in that - the return unit comprises a spring withdrawing pulley and a return cord which is wound onto the spring withdrawing pulley with a variable portion of its length to be windable on and off, wherein the return cord is coupled to a section of the U-shaped hose bend with a hose fixing section , and wherein a fixing point for the return cord on this section of the U-shaped hose bend is situated slightly above the bottom point of the U-shaped hose bend in the retracted position of the pull-out hose , e.g. by a factor of two to ten of the outer diameter of the pull-out hose . - a washstand or kitchen-sink , - a washstand or kitchen-sink substructure , - a sanitary outlet fitting associated with the washstand or kitchen-sink, and - a pull-out hose device for the sanitary outlet fitting, wherein a pull-out hose of the pull-out hose device extends with at least one U-shaped hose bend of variable length hanging vertically downwards in the washstand or kitchen-sink substructure, and the pull-out hose is configured to be pulled out with its hose bend upwards in a pull-out direction (P A ) by user operation from a retracted position to an extended position and to be pulled back from the extended position to the retracted position in a self-acting manner downwards in a pull-back direction (P E ), and wherein the pull-out hose device comprises a return unit which is configured to exert a pull force (F z ) on the pull-out hose with a force component parallel to the pull-back direction (P E ) in the direction towards its retracted position, characterized in that - the return unit comprises a spring withdrawing pulley and a return cord which is wound onto the spring withdrawing pulley with a variable portion of its length to be windable on and off, wherein the return cord is coupled to a section of the U-shaped hose bend with a hose fixing section , and wherein a fixing point for the return cord on this section of the U-shaped hose bend is situated slightly above the bottom point of the U-shaped hose bend in the retracted position of the pull-out hose , e.g. by a factor of two to ten of the outer diameter of the pull-out hose . <EOS>