Since 2013, the rules came into force, on the basis of which each owner of an apartment or private house equipped with gas appliances must enter into a maintenance contract. This is a mandatory norm, without which the gas supply can be suspended and there is a serious danger to all residents.
The need to conclude a maintenance contract
The Government was forced to introduce new control measures due to an increase in the number of accidents in apartment buildings caused by problems with gas equipment. A law was passed obliging all owners of residential premises to conclude contracts for regular maintenance of gas equipment. Annual inspections of house and in-house pipes and highways, stoves, water heaters, heating devices should be carried out.
The conclusion of a service contract is not recommended, but mandatory. On the basis of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 410 dated May 14, 2013, refusal to sign a document threatens the owner of a dwelling with administrative responsibility. The owner of the apartment also runs the risk of being left without gas, since the service organization has the right to stop the supply without service.
The list of works on maintenance of gas equipment
Any gas equipment installed in a private house or apartment is subject to verification. The list includes gas water heaters, boilers, stoves. The equipment that is installed in apartment buildings is divided into two types:
- common house - it includes pipes, plugs, taps that are laid before connecting the fuel to individual devices;
- inside apartment.
Prior to the adoption of the law, all gas equipment in multi-apartment buildings was under the control of the Management Companies, with which the residents concluded a service agreement. New legal regulations have changed the person in charge. They became specialized companies.
Gas service in the apartment
Service organizations should check the equipment inside the apartments and everything that is in common use. This includes all pipes, plugs and taps that are placed before the distribution of gas to the apartments.
Responsibility for the condition and safety of gas equipment in apartments lies with the citizens themselves. In this regard, residents are required to enter into maintenance and repair agreements with specialized companies.
Individual gas equipment located inside the apartment includes:
- gas stoves;
- water heaters;
- heating boilers.
Also, specialists should check the condition of gas meters and taps that regulate the gas supply to the equipment.
Gas service in a private house
Gas equipment installed in private homes is also subject to control. Specialists check:
- standard sizes and tightness of valves, taps;
- work of water heaters;
- the presence of traction in the furnace and channels.
Preventive work must be carried out to clean the details of gas columns and stoves, lubricate the units, clean the chimneys. If necessary, replace the pipes.
Choosing a company for maintenance
Only professional companies can service gas equipment in houses and apartments. They must meet the following requirements:
- have your own emergency dispatch service;
- company personnel must have access to work, periodically pass certification in accordance with the deadlines established by law.
Such organizations should transport gas to consumers on the basis of an agreement with a fuel supplier.
When choosing a company, it is important to pay attention to its reputation and duration of work. Should alert the customer too low prices compared with other firms.
How and where to conclude an agreement
To sign the contract, you need to contact the gas organization. Her address can be clarified in the Management Company. Most often this is the only company that deals with gas distribution to all houses and institutions of the city, is an intermediary between consumers and the fuel supplier.
Before signing a service contract with the homeowner, a conversation is held on the rules for the safe use of gas appliances. If we are talking about a private house, specialists go to the place to check the correct installation and connection. Only after passing through these procedures the owner is issued a subscription book. It will list all gas appliances installed in the apartment or private house. The book notes all the briefings and repairs.
Employees verify the information on the available equipment from the gas distribution company archived. At this stage, difficulties may arise, as many owners independently repair or replace gas equipment. And this is an illegal act. If the owner does not re-register the gas equipment in a timely manner, he will encounter inconsistencies in the entries in the subscriber book.
When contacting a company profile to conclude a maintenance contract, the owner must have a passport and documents of ownership of the dwelling. The contract is drawn up for a period of at least three years. The organization must inspect the equipment at least once a year. According to the results, the owner is issued an act.
Rights and obligations of the parties
Before signing the contract, the owner of the premises must carefully study all the points in order to understand all the rights and obligations that he acquires from the moment of conclusion of the agreement.
The duties of the company under a gas equipment service agreement include:
- provide all the services listed in the agreement in full;
- assuming full responsibility for the quality of work performed;
- fulfillment of applications around the clock from citizens in case of emergency;
- troubleshooting in the event of an accident as soon as possible;
- passing by the company employees regular training.
If the quality of the services provided does not correspond to those specified in the contract, the company will be liable to consumers for all losses and harm incurred. The contractor, on the basis of clauses of the contract, must compensate all losses in full.
The gas company is obliged after each inspection to provide the customer with an act of work done, and the owner must pay a fee in a timely manner. If not all the works listed in the contract are completed, the owner may not sign the act and write a claim to the gas company.Payment may be required only after signing the act.
Based on the provisions of the contract, the customer must:
- provide gas company employees with access to equipment;
- comply with safety rules when using devices;
- Do not repair gas devices yourself without the involvement of specialists;
- pay timely invoices by the company for work performed.
The conclusion of a contract for the maintenance of gas appliances for homeowners is a guarantee of their proper functioning. This ensures safety for all residents of the house.
If an emergency occurs (gas leak), the customer has the right at any time to make a request to the emergency dispatch service. Ignoring the appearance of a pungent smell of gas can lead to disaster.
Service maintenance
If the standard service life of the equipment has expired or the manufacturer has established a certain frequency of inspection, the company conducts annual inspections. In this case, the owner will need to pay for services every year, and not every three years, as happens with scheduled inspections.
You can pay for the services provided in one payment or break it down monthly for the entire period between inspections. A receipt for payment is issued only after the completion of work and the signing of the act.
The cost of providing services depends on the number of gas appliances that are installed in the room. In the presence of meters and a geyser, on average, it reaches 1000 rubles.
After the specialists of the service company will inspect the equipment, check the correct functioning of the pipeline, an act is drawn up. This document contains:
- date of inspection and location;
- information about the owner and the company conducting the work;
- Positions and full names of employees performing the audit;
- assessment of the state of gas equipment installed in the room;
- detected defects and malfunctions are listed;
- At the end of the document, recommendations are given to the customer for further troubleshooting.
The certificate of completion is made in three copies: one of them is received by the owner of the premises, the second remains in the service gas company, the third is transferred to the Management Company. If the gas equipment is completely faulty and it is dangerous to use it, specialists draw up an act on the basis of which restrictions are imposed on the consumer to receive gas supply.
The need for maintenance of gas equipment
The conclusion of a gas service contract for equipment is not a voluntary initiative. Based on the current legislation, each owner of premises with gas appliances is required to sign such an agreement.
Thanks to the signed agreement, the gas company will monitor the state of gas devices, therefore, in the event of force majeure, all responsibility rests with it. Systematic checks in apartments and private houses help to timely detect breakdowns, which in the future can lead to serious accidents. Most gas explosions occur due to malfunctions inside the apartments.
The law requires you to enter into a service agreement even if the owner does not live in the house. If at least one of the owners of the apartment building has not signed an agreement, the complete safety of the other tenants cannot be guaranteed.
Failure to sign an agreement threatens owners with serious problems. Access to gas will be blocked; in the event of an explosion, a criminal liability measure may be applied.
