Do I need a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment. Is it necessary to conclude a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment

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Who and why is forcing residents, under the threat of large fines and shutting off gas, to force them to conclude contracts for the maintenance of gas equipment? The Moscow-based publication "Kolomenskaya Pravda" tried to sort out this issue. The answers will be relevant to residents not only of the Moscow region, but also of other regions of Russia.

Gas equipment maintenance contract: what does the law say?

According to Kolomnaskaya Pravda, recent times excited readers started calling the editorial office.

“My acquaintances from Pesochnaya and Dachnaya streets received letters demanding that they conclude an agreement for the maintenance of gas equipment,” says Tatyana ALEKSANDROVA, a Kolomna resident. - The letters say that for the lack of an agreement they face a hefty fine, in extreme cases - shutting off the gas. These demands terribly outraged them. I myself am worried: I have private house on Tolstikova street, with AOGV and gas water heater. What should I do to avoid running out of gas?

First of all, it is worth understanding the requirements of the law. According to the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 14, 2013, condition number one safe use In-house and in-house gas equipment (AGV, gas stoves, gas pipelines, gas meters) are regular (at least once every three years) maintenance and repair of this very equipment.

To conduct them, you need to conclude an agreement with a specialized organization. Until last year, the resolution did not provide for any administrative responsibility for the absence of such an agreement, so no one was particularly in a hurry to conclude it. Most of our citizens did not even suspect the existence of the document.

Everything changed when it came into effect the federal law dated December 5, 2016, which made several amendments to the Code of administrative offenses. Now, for the absence of a maintenance contract, you will have to pay in rubles, and not only ordinary residents of apartment buildings and private houses, but also officials and legal entities. Specialized organizations (first of all, Mosoblgaz) revived and began to offer their services to the population.

Who has the right to conclude contracts for the maintenance of gas equipment?

Whom to choose? Mosoblgaz is a proven company, but it is not a monopoly in this area. The law of May 14, 2013 expressly states that an organization that transports gas under an agreement with its supplier does not have the exclusive right to maintain gas equipment. You can choose another company with the same specialization.

Searching on the Internet was disappointing at first: the search engine gave out a list of organizations that only deal with the maintenance of gas boilers in boiler houses. However, after making a couple of calls, I found out that they also conclude contracts for the maintenance of AOGV and gas stoves. The only question is who you trust more and whose prices suit you more.

The main thing is not to delay the choice too much. By law, a specialized organization has the right, on its own initiative, to send an application to the consumer to conclude an agreement. If he does not give any answer to it within 30 days, or refuses to conclude an agreement on grounds not provided for by the decision of May 14, 2013, the organization has the right to sue him in order to force him to conclude an agreement.

Another important point: by concluding a maintenance contract with private firm, you must send a copy of it to the local branch of Mosoblgaz. If you don't do this, you may be left without gas.

Is it possible not to conclude a contract, but to pay fines for its absence?

How often and how much you have to pay for maintenance depends on the equipment. For a stove and counter - most often once every three years, for a gas boiler - as a rule, once a year. The amount is calculated depending on the manufacturer's passport, which indicates the timing of mandatory maintenance, and the condition of the equipment.

For those who believe that it is cheaper to pay periodic fines than to pay regular equipment maintenance fees, the law provides another measure of influence. They just turn off the gas. Or refuse to conclude a contract for its supply. To restore the supply of the resource, you need to conclude an agreement and pay the cost of disconnecting and connecting gas.

Roman N., resident of the Kolomna region:

- Last winter, our AOGV went out of order (clogged with soot gas-burner). The house was left without heating. We called 112, the operator redirected us to the Mosoblgaz emergency service. They refused to help on the grounds that we did not conclude a maintenance contract with them. I had to ask for help from a friend who once worked in a specialized organization, he quickly repaired everything. Now we are drawing up a contract for the maintenance of equipment, so that in a critical situation we will not be left without help.

After the frequent cases of domestic gas leaks in the houses of Podolsk, checks of equipment and chimneys began. Over the course of a month, gas equipment was turned off in more than 20 apartments due to identified malfunctions. The main reason for the shutdowns was the lack of contracts for the maintenance of in-house gas equipment (VDGO). The RIAMO in Podolsk observer found out how to conclude a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment and why consumers need it.

What is VDGO

Almost every apartment or private house has a gas stove, a heating boiler or water heater. All this - intra-house gas equipment. However, many owners treat its operation rather negligently. Despite the fact that utilities or management companies check the condition of chimneys once a quarter, this, as practice shows, is not enough. Therefore, after more frequent cases of gas leaks, public utilities began to demand an agreement on VDGO from apartment owners.

Even 10 years ago, employees of gas services regularly made rounds of houses and carried out maintenance of gas equipment. Consumers were not charged for this service, since its cost was already included in the gas tariff. However, soon, in accordance with the decision Federal Service by tariffs, cost Maintenance VDGO was excluded from gas payments and VDGO maintenance began to be carried out only under contracts with residents - for a fee.

What is the owner responsible for?

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According to the law, the owner is responsible for the maintenance of personal gas-using equipment, which includes stoves, columns or boilers. However, for gas equipment included in common property apartment buildings, in accordance with the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, the management companies (MC) are already responsible, which are obliged to conclude maintenance contracts. And this means that the owner himself must initiate the conclusion of an agreement for the maintenance of personal gas equipment.

First of all, this is necessary in order to protect yourself and other residents. apartment building. After all, contracts should be concluded only with official organizations that have the appropriate license. This guarantees the consumer that only specialists will be able to check the equipment and they will be responsible in case of any malfunctions.

What is the risk of refusing to sign a contract?

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On the this moment in Podolsk, utility workers, gas workers and management companies check equipment and maintain contracts for maintenance in all apartment buildings in the district. According to the law, if the inspectors detect a malfunction, non-compliance with its requirements or the absence of the mentioned contracts, they are obliged to provide certain period to eliminate identified deficiencies. However, due to the increasing cases of gas leaks, as well as after the tragedy that resulted in the death of three people, gas workers began to turn off gas equipment immediately for the safety of residents.

The main requirements they address Special attention:

Condition of gas equipment;

The condition of the hoods, as well as the material from which they are made;

Availability of maintenance contracts.

The gas supply is stopped on the same day when violations were detected. In this case, the supplier is guided not only by the requirements of the law, but also by the rules for ensuring the safety of natural gas consumers. Gas supply with faulty equipment is unacceptable, even if full and timely payment for gas is provided.

Requirements for contracts

How to conclude an agreement

The procedure for concluding a contract is quite simple. To do this, you need to contact a specialized company. Have with you: passport; documents for gas equipment; documents confirming the ownership.

At the first stage, the owner gets acquainted with the rules for the safe use of gas and receives a subscription book. This book should list all gas equipment installed in the apartment, as well as make notes on repair work, and so on. The book is a kind of equipment passport, which will need to be presented during inspections, as well as scheduled work. Here you need to be careful, because not every organization issues it.

Natural gas is indispensable in everyday life, but if mishandled, it is a source of increased danger to the apartment. Underestimating the threat can lead to irreversible consequences. Therefore, it is very important to plan and unscheduled maintenance gas equipment of residential buildings and know the rules for using gas.

• During the installation of new in-house gas equipment, it is necessary to undergo an introductory briefing on the operation of the device in residential premises.
• Before using gas equipment, it is necessary to ventilate the rooms of the dwelling and keep the window open during cooking.
• In the event of a sudden stop in the gas supply, immediately turn off all gas appliances and shut off the gas supply to the pipes.
• At the slightest smell gas, ventilate the premises of the house, close the valves and call the emergency gas service at number 04
• The use of gas equipment by children of primary and preschool age is prohibited.
• It is contraindicated to sleep in living quarters of a house with gas appliances
• Forbidden independent connection and repair of gas equipment.
• Misuse prohibited gas stove, water-heating boiler and other gas supply devices for residential buildings.
• It is forbidden to use faulty automation on a geyser in residential premises.

These rules are binding on everyone. Failure to comply with safety can lead to irreversible consequences.

Gas supply of apartment buildings

There are two types of gas equipment: in-house and in-house. The first includes the gas pipeline, gas metering devices in multi-apartment residential buildings, the second - water heating equipment in apartments. According to the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the owner is responsible for all gas equipment of the apartment. The management company or housing and communal services is responsible for the gas networks located inside residential buildings and for their maintenance.

The company serving concrete house, is obliged to conclude an agreement with a gas distribution organization, but in-house maintenance of an apartment building. Specialists of the gas distribution organization are obliged during the installation of new equipment in apartments to carry out detailed briefing, about the need to conclude a contract for the maintenance of this device. During the visit of a company employee, the residents of the houses are offered to conclude an agreement to check the stove or water heater.

An agreement for the maintenance and repair of in-house gas equipment can be concluded by calling a gas company specialist to your home or by contacting the office yourself with documents for the equipment.

Old, obsolete equipment must be replaced, as it may cause a gas leak. According to the law on operation, filing gas fuel, is possible only in serviceable equipment.

Emergency technical services are engaged in checking the gas equipment of apartment buildings. Planned inspections must be carried out according to the schedule, having previously notified the residents of the apartment and the house for a certain time.

Frequency of checking gas equipment:

• Gas water heating boilers needs to be checked every year.
• Gas stoves - once every three years

Each gas company has data about normative terms operation of the equipment. But you should check your own stoves and AGV at the slightest smell of gas or an unstable supply of blue fuel to the burners.

When specialists perform maintenance work, the following set of actions is carried out:

• Visual inspection for leaks at the junction of the gas pipeline and gas shutoff.
• Checking the tight fastening of parts, in the places of all joints on the equipment.
• Inspection exhaust pipe and chimney of residential buildings
• Stable operation of gas supply to stoves and water heaters.
• Setting the intensity of gas supply in the equipment
• Checking automatic and e-work appliances.
• General shutdown of gas in all apartments of a residential building and performance of work according to the regulations.
• Leak test with a liquid manometer.

In cases of leakage, gas company specialists are required to check the integrity of the gas supply to each apartment. If, for any reason, it is not possible to visit every tenant, the gas will be left closed for an indefinite period until the problem is eliminated.

According to the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, all responsibility for the maintenance of gas equipment lies with the owners, and not management company. Gas poisoning - real fact, which may occur due to the negligence of tenants. By law, it is prescribed that the conclusion of an agreement on gas service with every owner. One house must be served by one organization and the work must be 100% completed.

The gas supply may be interrupted in the event of a gas leak, equipment failure, or a threat emergency in the apartment. In this case, the suspension of gas must be carried out immediately, without notifying the tenant.

The threat may be:

• Insufficient concentration of gas in the pipes, when supplied to gas-using equipment.
• Lack of stable exhaust in chimneys and ventilation
• Identification of illegal access to gas supply networks
• Unauthorized installation of gas equipment, without the participation of professionals
• Use of defective gas water heating equipment
• Absence binding contract with the gas company, for maintenance

According to the law on exploitation, gas supply to apartments can be suspended with prior notice, in special cases.

Reasons for stopping the gas supply with a notification:

• tenants repeatedly refuse to conclude an agreement for in-house gas service
• unwillingness of owners to inspect gas equipment.
• Expiration of the warranty period or detection of a malfunction of the in-house gas equipment

Installation of counters

The question is how to save cash and do not overpay for gas, worries every tenant. One of the ways is to install gas meters. The Law on Energy Saving prescribes the mandatory installation of these devices in every apartment. Control over gas supply will allow for a fair calculation of gas costs for the needs of residents. They will pay only for the received gas, and not overpay for extra cubic meters.

Features of the use of gas in multi-apartment residential buildings

Gas consumption in private houses is much higher than in apartment buildings. This is due to the amount of gas-consuming equipment. Also in high-rise buildings, installation is prohibited gas cylinders for fire safety purposes.

Penalties for violation of the integrity of gas equipment

When installing a new meter on gas equipment, the device was obligatory sealed with a protective sensor. Citizens who try to remove the seal, or violate its integrity, will be forced to pay a fine in the amount of 1-2 thousand rubles. For officials and legal entities, the amount of the fine will increase several times. But the fine can be avoided if you immediately contact the gas service. Specialists will conduct an examination, and if they prove that this is an accident, then you will only need to pay for the replacement of the seal.

Gasification of apartments

Gas connection in apartment house? This question worries many owners. Many have moved into new buildings, many have bought apartments that do not have a gas connection. But the result is the same - you need to conduct gas. Connection is carried out in the following order:

• First of all, it is required to hold a meeting of homeowners, on the topic “Gasification and connection of each apartment in a residential building” and make records of the meeting in the minutes. This document should contain the lists of those present, the issues that were raised at the meeting and their decision, the results of the vote of the residents.
• secondly, you need to contact the Management Company or the housing and communal services with an application to connect the apartment. If there are no designers in the company, then any design organization can help with this. But first you need to get permission from the administration to draw up a new project for the reconstruction.
• After drawing up the project, they calculate the estimate and transfer the documents to the City Gas Service. There, an application for connection is considered up to 15 days. If the issue is resolved positively, the project is transferred to the housing and communal services for the execution of work.
• The housing office hires installers who weld the missing communications into the apartments. After all the work, they will check the technical indicators for leakage.
• Gas services will seal the meters, check the system, and gasification of the apartment building will begin.

Gas is one of the most sought-after resources, because thanks to it, the house has hot water, heating, food is cooked on it. But it should also be remembered that for safe work gas equipment in order to avoid leaks or explosions, it should be regularly inspected and any problems found should be eliminated.

This should be done by specialists with whom residents enter into an agreement for the maintenance of gas equipment. And the owners of apartments themselves and everyone who lives with them and, accordingly, uses gas for domestic purposes, are required to familiarize themselves with the rules for its use. Let's figure out what is included in the concept of maintenance, who carries it out and what is the payment for maintenance for the population.

What is included in maintenance

To prevent and prevent emergencies in the house related to gas, VDGO checks are necessary. They are carried out by gas services, whose employees inspect the intra-house civil defense in the MKD and private housing. List of incoming equipment:

• a gas pipeline that is connected to the fuel distribution network;
• system riser;
• shut-off valves that are located on the wiring to individual equipment;
• general counters;
• devices that operate on gas;
• systems for monitoring the gas content of living space;
• technical devices.

All equipment that is located from the gas distribution network to the dwelling is included in the list of regular scheduled inspections of in-house gas equipment (VDGO). In its course, specialists determine the condition of the installed gas equipment and the possibility of its further operation. Checking gas equipment is regulated by an agreement that the management company concludes with the executive body.

Inspection of intra-apartment equipment (VGKO) is carried out by specialized companies on the basis of an agreement that is concluded directly by the owner of the housing with the organization performing the work. The VKGO list includes only those devices that are inside the apartment:

• household stoves;
• heating boilers;
• water heaters;
• part of the wiring;
• other constipation devices;
• individual metering devices installed in the living area.

The homeowner is obliged to monitor the condition of the in-house gas appliances on his own. If, nevertheless, he, being a tenant of a residential area near the municipality, is responsible for its safety, including for the equipment installed inside the apartment.

What is a contract for?

The conclusion of a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment is a bilateral act, depending on the type of equipment being serviced, it is signed between the contractor on the one hand, the management company or the owner of the home on the other. The owner of the apartment is responsible for the gas appliances installed inside the apartment, while the general house equipment is in charge of the apartment building.

A homeowner who has entered into a maintenance contract with a gas service company that checks equipment pays for its services on its own. By refusing to sign a maintenance agreement and not allowing professionals to come in for inspection, tenants are putting themselves and their neighbors at risk. The condition of the equipment located in the apartment is not known, and it is impossible to say for sure whether there is a leak and what is the probability of a household gas explosion.

The contract for the maintenance of civil defense in the apartment includes the following list of services:

• personal information about the owner of the property;
• the address;
• the name of the equipment that is installed on the living area;
• list of works and services performed on the basis of the contract;
• how often inspections should be carried out;
• duration of the agreement;
• the cost of services for the maintenance of gas equipment;
• payment order.

Service is carried out for a fee in accordance with the price list of the company with which the document is signed. It should be noted that the total cost of the work performed under the agreement will depend on how many units of gas equipment are in the apartment.

Work performed under a service contract

The maintenance agreement is signed with specialized organizations that have:

• the type of activity is the supply and distribution of gas in the area where the residential area is registered;
• there is an agreement with;
• the staff certified according to the profile works;
• the activities of the dispatching service are organized;
• emergency teams have been set up.

A written agreement with each apartment owner is a guarantee that all gas equipment located in it is in a condition suitable for further operation.

The personnel of the organization with which the agreement is concluded must undergo appropriate certification in a timely manner, which is regulated by legislative acts. After the document has been signed and payment has been made, employees of the service company must inspect and minor repairs of the VKGO, in particular the gas stove, meter and other in-house appliances.

What is included in the list of works under the contract for the maintenance of gas equipment:

• detour and visual inspection external gas networks;
• checking cases, paint and fasteners of the external gas pipeline for its integrity;
• pipe tightness control using special devices, emulsions.

According to the contract, employees of the gas service organization during a scheduled inspection, in addition to the external gas pipeline, must also inspect the internal one:

• the integrity of equipment and gas networks in the entrances;
• testing the tightness of equipment, fasteners and gas pipeline connections;
• disassembly and lubrication of cranes;
• revision of smoke and ventilation outlets for functionality;
• instructing residents on the rules for using the VDGO and safety precautions.

All types of gas equipment must be installed in accordance with the requirements and safety standards. If faulty devices or parts of equipment are found out of order, their repair or replacement is paid by the owner of the housing.

IMPORTANT! During the term of the contract, in the event of a gas leak or depressurization of connections, the maintenance fee and repair work not charged.

Filling out the act

After the inspection has been completed, a normative document, in which the received data is entered:

• date and address;
• subscriber data;
• Name and position of those who drew up the contract;
• grade technical condition GO;
• information about detected faults;
• tips for subsequent use gas appliances.

The inspection certificate must be drawn up in three copies: for the owner of the housing, the management company and the organization supplying gas. If during the inspection malfunctions of gas equipment were found, the act serves as the basis for prohibiting the use of equipment with defects and restricting its use for residents.

How often to carry out maintenance

VDGO must be checked at least once in a three-year period. The frequency of checks depends on the standards for each specific device, which are established by the manufacturer. After the expiration of the service life specified in the documentation, the device can be further operated if its technical condition allows it.

This can be confirmed or refuted just by the corresponding checks, which in this case are carried out with a frequency of one check per year. If the manufacturer does not specify guarantee period the use of gas equipment, its maximum probable period of operation is established - 15 years. Gas consumption metering devices must be changed every 10-12 years.

The cost of works under the maintenance contract varies depending on the region. Remember that consumers who evade signing an agreement to have gas equipment inspected risk being cut off from gas supplies. Because for gas and other public services, and also do not neglect regular inspections of gas appliances. This affects not only the ability to use natural gas for household needs but also your safety.

Almost every individual building has gas-powered equipment. Blue fuel is one of the cheapest. That is why, by mounting autonomous systems heating, the owners of private houses in the vast majority of cases prefer to install gas boilers. But at the same time, periodic maintenance of gas equipment in a private house is required.

Is a contract necessary or not?

Today we will look at issues related to this procedure. But before dwelling on the technical side of the matter, let's clarify whether it is necessary to have mandatory maintenance of gas equipment in a private house? Is it always required from "private traders" to conclude contracts for it?

There are opposite views on this matter. Someone considers it mandatory, others are of the opinion that the main thing here is the desire of the owner. Let's try to be clear. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 549, issued in 2008, states that the right of the resource supply organization (that is, gas workers) is to stop gas supply in the absence of such a document.

Here lies the source of the confusion. In this case, a valid contract is implied, that is, drawn up before the date indicated above and not invalidated according to the deadline. If there is a valid contract, the owner is not required to sign a new one. But if there is none, it must be concluded.

This must be done at least for security reasons. Gas technology refers to equipment advanced level difficulties. proper maintenance or self-repair it is only subject to a person who is a professional in the field. Ordinary citizens are not able to carry out high-quality technical equipment in private homes without knowing all its methods and nuances.

What is checked during maintenance

This procedure includes a number of complex technological operations. What exactly will need to be checked when servicing gas equipment in a private house?

With the help of gas analyzers, the masters control the tightness of the line, not relying on their own sense of smell. The check is subject to checking the operability of the equipment, that is, its technical condition in all modes that are provided. Interested in the degree of deterioration of all constituent parts and their suitability for future use. To do this, the equipment is subjected to complete or partial disassembly and inspect to identify signs of resource depletion.

You can check the readiness of protection systems by making them work under conditions simulating various emergency situations.

Be on the lookout

All the available set of gas boilers differ not only in brand, appearance and a set of parameters, but also in their own constructive solutions. And so for maintenance specific model list may differ from others.

That is why it makes no sense to give an exact list of operations. But it is necessary to know their approximate composition in order to monitor the conscientiousness of the actions of a specialist. The list of necessary operations is given in the documentation supplied with the unit.

Who is the contract for the maintenance of gas equipment of a private house?

This question is one of the most important. The best option it will be concluded with the organization that supplies gas. In this case, all claims identified during the inspection of the system will be presented by its employees to their own colleagues. Suppliers usually have their own service departments.

Sometimes it is more convenient to conclude an agreement with the structure that works closely with the supplier of the boiler. This option is preferable for where the call of gas workers sometimes turns into a problem.

There are also companies that specialize in providing such services. In both this and the previous case, it is necessary to clarify the series important points: whether such a structure has certification not for maintenance of gas equipment in general, but for specific brands of products. You should also take an interest in the material base of the contractor.

What else is important

Availability good specialists Those who know how to assemble and disassemble the unit and identify a malfunction are not enough. Sometimes it is impossible to do without complex and expensive equipment - it is impossible to perform part of the work on servicing gas equipment in a private house "on the spot".

For example, we can talk about cleaning the internal cavities of heat exchangers. If your device is under warranty, ask about the right to organize maintenance during this period. You should also be interested in the terms in which applications are completed and the warranty periods after repairs.

It would be useful to collect feedback from people who have experience of cooperation with this organization. And also important factors are the price of servicing gas equipment in a private house and the list of those services that are free. Before making a choice, it will be useful to compare the conditions with those adopted in other organizations.

Issue price

Unfortunately, within the framework of a separate article, we cannot provide the reader with detailed information regarding the specific rates of a particular supplier organization. As already mentioned, due to competition in the era market economy the number of those providing such services is not one or two. And for each of them, the price list consists of a long list of items.

You can navigate this issue by comparing the prices of private suppliers with those that can be found on the website of the familiar to all of us and the most demanded Gazprom Gas Distribution JSC according to a single price list for the population. We repeat, we are not able to give the entire list of tariffs (23 sheets), the reader can easily find the relevant information by visiting the supplier's office or the corresponding Internet resource.

But for a general orientation, we will give standard prices for maintenance of in-house or in-house gas equipment. The exact amount contained in the contract will depend on the composition of household equipment that is used in each particular case (gas stove, gas instantaneous water heaters, gas meter, gas descent valve, etc.). The cost of maintenance services is:

• for hob- 334.74 rubles;
• for oven- 203.56 rubles;
• for a stove with two burners - 334.74 rubles, with three - 389.02 rubles, four - 443.31 rubles;
• for a water heater - 890.06 rubles;
• for a boiler with a power of up to 30 kW - 913.37 rubles, from 31 to 60 kW - 1079.87 rubles, from 61 to 140 kW - 1079.87 rubles.

Remember that, as in any area of ​​service delivery, there is a phenomenon called unhealthy competition. Among organizations, it is customary to pull customers, taking advantage of the ignorance of the population in technical matters and sometimes resorting even to intimidation. In the case of an existing non-expired document, it makes sense to call those with whom your gas equipment maintenance contract is currently concluded in a private house (the phone of the gas workers should always be at hand). You will inform them about the visit of competitors and new offers.

Sometimes representatives of the service department put forward more than persistent proposals to renew the contract due to the increased cost of servicing gas equipment in a private house. Often this phenomenon can be found in the rural outback, where the population is much less informed. You should not "be led" to such actions. As long as the validity of the document has not expired, any rates remain the same (and should not be confused with gas supply tariffs).

Sometimes you can hear about the substitution of the concepts of maintenance and repair. According to the contract, the obligation of the owner is to pay only for maintenance (we are talking about the visit of the master and a small scale of work related to diagnostics, cleaning, flushing, etc.). If the issue of troubleshooting is raised, especially with the replacement of spare parts, then the procedure is subject to a separate payment.

You bought a gas boiler - what's next?

When purchasing a gas boiler, we keep in mind its advantages - hot water supply and reliable heating throughout the year. At the same time, gas boilers belong to complex household appliances related to two energy carriers at once - electricity and gas. And the latter, in the event of a malfunction of the gas pipeline or the boiler itself, can become a source of danger to people's lives and household property.

That is why the frequency of maintenance of gas equipment in a private house and diagnostics is extremely important. Regularly checking it for serviceability, you can identify emerging problems and not bring the condition of the equipment to a dangerous level.

Maintenance of a gas boiler - what is meant?

What is included in the concept of maintenance in order to ensure the health of the unit and the safety of its operation? The answer depends on the degree of difficulty. this appliance and a set of functions. The boiler can serve only for heating or hot water supply, or both at the same time. It is also important to have certain additional features and protection systems provided by its design.

A complete list of the necessary checks and the frequency of their conduct can be found in the instructions for each specific boiler model. This document is your guide in the procedure for concluding a service contract with a contractor organization. You should be prepared for the fact that not the entire list of operations required by the instruction is available among the free mandatory procedures of the organization you have chosen. Part of the checks is considered an additional service and is provided only on the terms of an additional payment. You should try to insist that they be included in the main list of the treaty.

What is an approximate list of maintenance work for gas equipment in a private house?

In the most general case, the maintenance procedure for the wall gas boiler consists of:

1. Burner cleaning. Particular attention is paid to those details that determine the composition, direction and intensity of the flame. These include:

   A retaining washer that regulates the position of the burner flame and the degree of its contact with the heat exchanger;
   - a branch pipe through which gas is supplied to the burner (it is removed during inspection, disassembled and purged, then all its parts are cleaned); if necessary, filters that have failed are replaced with subsequent installation in place;
   - and electrodes;
   - ignition device;
   - an air sensor, whose task is to regulate the parameters of the preparation of the gas-air mixture.

2. Cleaning the combustion chamber and removing dirt from all parts of the apparatus that are exposed to an open flame during operation.
3. Checking the integrity of the entire structure and the correctness of its operation. If necessary, the built-in hot water boiler is regulated.
4. Cleaning of internal channels through which gas is supplied and removed.
5. Checking the degree of contamination of the chimney. This is usually done for a separate price.
6. Built-in electronics checks.
7. Adjustments of all units of the units to be configured.

In addition, the composition of the gas in the combustion chamber is specified for the composition, completeness and amount of the emitted gas. carbon monoxide. The serviceability of the shutdown automation is also monitored by simulating an emergency. The most important of the safety devices is that which must be completely sealed. The supply gas pipeline throughout the entire section of the apartment or house (estate) must maintain its integrity, when inspecting it, special attention is paid to the junctions of the outer sections of the pipes.

No self-activity!

The above list at first glance does not contain anything particularly complicated. It may seem that such work is within the power of any homeowner. But this impression is very misleading. An inexperienced person may miss the smallest signs of non-compliance of the boiler, water supply and gas pipeline with strict requirements.

In the event of an unforeseen situation, not everyone is able to quickly respond in order to prevent irreparable consequences. At the same time, the specialist not only has the necessary qualifications and experience to carry out such work, but also bears personal responsibility for the quality of the check. This is confirmed by his signature in the documents for the boiler, which you without fail must demand from him at the end of MOT.