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Do I need to install gas meters? Who should install gas meters?

To date, utility payments "eat up" a significant part of the family budget. Solve this issue will help the total installation of counters on everything that is possible. But if everything is more or less clear with light and water, then with the installation of gas meters there is a lot of problems. Are gas meters required? Should I install them? What time will it all come to and how much will it save in the end? All these questions are ambiguous, and they should be discussed in more detail.

Whom "will put on the counter"

For some time, the installation of the mentioned equipment has become mandatory not for all consumers. Whether you need to install gas meters depends on how you use it. It is from this criterion that the volume of consumption of blue fuel depends. If you use gas solely for cooking, and in your apartment from gas appliances there is only a stove, then to put a counter or not, depends only on your desire. But if in addition to a gas stove you have a heating boiler or water heater working on gas, the meter will have to be installed, and it does not matter whether you like it or not. Such consumers install meters for gas (the law "On Energy Saving", Ed. From 29.12.14) does not blow, the only question is whether they voluntarily install them or force them.

Standards

Tenants of apartments in which meters are not installed pay for used gas according to the following standards:

  • 12 m 3 per person for those households where only the stove is installed; In terms of money, this is slightly less than 60 rubles per person. per month;
  • 24.5 m 3 for owners of a gas boiler or a column, which in money is about 120 rubles per person.

Who should install gas meters? We do everything according to the rules

Those who nevertheless decided to install a gas meter should understand that this equipment refers to devices of increased danger. That is why a gas meter in an apartment can only be installed by a specialist who has received the appropriate certification. In no case should you trust this matter to neighbors or relatives, even if they have "golden hands". Also you need to pay attention to the fact that the invited master should be the employee of the company that supplies you with blue fuel. If this is not the case, then even a properly installed device will not be registered to you later and will not be registered. So in this case it is best to follow certain rules.

We put the counter: the procedure step by step

Since we have already found out that the installation of gas meters must necessarily be carried out by a specialist in the gas sector, then first of all you need to contact the information service of this organization. If you do not know the phone - look at the back of the receipt for payment, which you receive monthly. The dispatcher will explain to you exactly where to apply for the application, specify the address, office number and hours of reception.

The next step will be a personal visit to the gas service - there you will need to write a statement. In addition, you will be asked for a passport, a document certifying the ownership of the dwelling (or lease), as well as a receipt for payment for the use of gas for the past month (or several months), will check the existence / absence of arrears. After that, the expert will appoint a day when the arrival of the master should be expected, which will make the necessary measurements.

Before the arrival of a gas service officer, think about where the counter will stand, while several parameters should be considered:

  • Height from the floor can not be less than 120 cm;
  • The distance from the meter to the instruments (gas) can not be less than 80 cm.

Given these data, you can independently determine the location of the counter and express your wishes to the master. Sometimes the meter can be placed in a suspended cabinet or behind a decorative shelf. If after the measurements and calculations the master says that additional pipes will be required and the cost of work will increase - agree. Total costs will increase slightly, but not too aesthetic device will not "piss" your eyes for many years.

After discussing all the details again go to the gas economy. Now it is necessary to pay the cost of the project and installation works, and also to discuss with the master the date of installation of the meter.

The last stage can be considered the sealing of the device and its registration.

Pros and cons of installing the device

Before deciding whether to install meters for gas, you should also try to weigh all the advantages and disadvantages of this process. Perhaps this will help make the right decision.

Pros:

  • Payment only for actually used blue fuel;
  • Seasonal factor - as a rule, in summer, gas consumption is much lower, especially for those who use it for heating, so the "summer" costs for a communal apartment will become scanty;
  • It does not matter how many people are registered in your apartment and how many of them live in reality - you will pay only what is "natikalo" on the meter.

Minuses:

  • If the room is written 2 people, and lives 8, then you should think about the rationality of installing the device;
  • If you install a meter, then turn on the gas in the winter time in order to warm up the room further, will become an expensive pleasure;
  • The cost of the device itself can be quite high.

Gas meter selection

Responding positively to the question of whether it is necessary to install meters for gas, the consumer often faces another difficult task: how to choose the meter correctly?

  1. First of all, the meter must necessarily have a quality certificate, and its sale can only be carried out by those firms that have a special permit. Do not hesitate to ask the seller about the availability of such documents and carefully study them.
  2. All counters are divided into membrane and rotary. The second is slightly cheaper, but it is better to give preference first, they are more reliable, do not pass gas and conduct a more accurate accounting.
  3. When choosing a meter, pay attention to the direction of the gas flow - from right to left or vice versa - it depends on the location of the gas pipe in your house.
  4. Choose the counter you need, based on what gas appliances are in your house: if there is only a stove, you will need one device, and for the column and boiler you need another.
  5. Since it is very important to choose a good and high-quality device, it is best to consult several specialists before purchasing and to choose the most suitable option.

How much does it cost

So, the choice is made. We are looking for a gas meter. Its price can range from 1,500 to 15,000 rubles. Everything depends on the quality, the country of manufacture, the model and the inter-calibration interval. The bandwidth of the device is also important - the more it is available, the more expensive the device.

The cost of installing the meter for gas can vary significantly depending on the region of residence. On average, these indicators can be cited:

  • 2800 rub. - installation of a meter in the apartment without changing the layout of the pipeline and the use of welding;
  • 4500 rub. - the same, but using welding work and changing the existing gas interchange;
  • 6000 rub. - installation of the device in households / apartments equipped with columns and gas boilers, with a change in the decoupling and the use of welding work;

In addition, some additional components may be needed - cranes, gaskets, fittings, etc. - and this is another 100-2000 rubles. And, of course, it is worth to "thank" the installer separately, otherwise after finishing the work you risk getting a cracked tile and charred walls from welding - the size of "gratitude" is usually 300-500 rubles. Making simple calculations, we can say that the installation of the meter can cost from 3 to 10 thousand rubles. Pleasure, frankly, not cheap, but how soon the gas meter will pay off, the price of which, by the way, is not the biggest expense item, let's estimate it too.

Economic expediency

For example, consider two options:

1. Apartments having only a gas stove.

As already mentioned, the installation of meters for gas (Law No. 261) is not necessary in this case, but, perhaps, it is really beneficial? Consider.

The average family of 3 people lives in an apartment with centralized hot water supply, heating and without a counter for gas. The consumption rate in this case is 10 m 3 / person. With a tariff of 4.50 per m 3, the family will pay 135 rubles per month. If you install the meter, it turns out that tenants on average consume no more than 5-6 cubic meters of gas per month, which means that they will have to pay about half as much, that is, about 70 rubles, and this is in the extreme case, but in practice it usually leaves far less. However, if you calculate all the costs of buying and installing a meter, you can see that it will pay back in eight to ten years. But there is one more nuance: if there are 3 people in your apartment, and seven, for example, are prescribed, then the savings can be very significant.

2. The apartment is equipped with a stove and a column.

To make the comparison the most accurate, take the same family of three people. The rate of use of gas in this situation is 24.5 m 3 / person. At the same conditional cost of cubic meter of blue fuel we have:

24.5 x 4.50 x 3 = 330.75 rubles.

Based on practice, we can say that in fact, in such homes, a much larger standard is "scampered" through the meter, especially in the winter. So many consumers who installed meters, were unhappy with this situation: with the installation of the meter, they have to pay more - about 400-450 rubles. But there is also a special feature here: the fact is that the column and the boiler are used only for a few months a year, and in the summer period the payment for gas using the meter becomes scanty. Thus, the total amount for the year will still come out much less than the normative one.

Conclusion

In general, whether it is necessary to install meters for gas, everyone decides for himself. To date, there are no penalties for their absence, but who knows what will happen in a year. There is a real possibility that after 2019 consumers who have not installed meters will be forced to do so, and then the cost of installing the meter can increase many times.

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