Replacing a gas stove in an apartment: fines, laws and legal subtleties of replacing equipment

Advantages and disadvantages of electric stoves

So why replace the gas stove with an electric one in the apartment? The thing is that the latter have a number of serious advantages:

1. The absence of bulky and unaesthetic branches of the gas pipeline and the meter.
2. No harm to the health of residents, since electric stoves do not burn oxygen.
3. Greater functionality. Modern electric stoves are a full-fledged cooking device with a choice of thousands of cooking programs, grill, convection and other interesting things.
4. Simple adjustment. A good electric stove has a wide range of temperature control with automatic control.
5. Meals are cooked faster.

The disadvantages of these units are that they are very energy-intensive, even the most economical models. Cooking on gas is cheaper, and as a result of a sudden power outage, you can be left without a hot lunch.

Where to put an old gas stove

If the question arose - where to put the gas stove, it is necessary to assess its condition, perhaps it will still serve in another house or be useful to someone after repair. And if the use of the stove cannot be found, then it can be handed over to one of the companies involved in the disposal of old household appliances.

If it is in working order

Often, old gas stoves are changed not because of wear, but because this technique is obsolete. But for many, design and improved performance are not important, it is enough for them that the stove is working properly.Extending the life of household appliances is a boon for the environment, therefore, before handing over the stove for scrap, you should try to put it in “good hands”.

Selling online or to friends

If there is nowhere to put a working stove, you can try to sell it. The easiest way to find a new owner for a serviceable but unwanted stove is to sell it online. There are many places for this:

In addition, you can look for a buyer among friends. The buyer usually takes care of the export of equipment.

Give as a gift

You can do a good deed and give away an old gas stove for free to someone who needs it. If during the sale you have to wait for offers for some time, then when donating, as a rule, those who wish are found quickly. It is enough to place an ad in the “I will give it away for free” section of any bulletin board - and the stove will be taken away quickly and with gratitude, taking care of all the questions about its removal.

Rent to specialized companies

Another option to get rid of an old gas stove is to turn it in to one of the companies that buy working equipment. You can find them on the Internet by typing in the search query "buying working gas stoves." The purchase price depends on the year of manufacture and the condition of household appliances.

For example, in Moscow, for a stove in good condition that has been in operation for no more than 15 years, you can get from 1,000 to 3,500 rubles.

If the plate is broken

A non-working stove can either be repaired for the possibility of its further use for its intended purpose, or handed over to points disposal of old gas stoves.

Repair option

Repair of gas stoves will help restore the efficiency of the stove. Perhaps, after the repair, the owner of the stove will change his mind about changing it or give it to someone.If you plan to sell the repaired stove, then you should compare the cost of repairs and the average price for similar equipment. Perhaps the repair with subsequent sale will not be profitable.

Hand over to recycling companies

Old stoves are also accepted by companies involved in the disposal of household appliances. These companies provide services for which the client most often has to pay. In the best case, the stove will be taken away from you for free.

For example, in Moscow gas stove removal services are provided by companies:

• "Util Moscow" - the service costs 1500 rubles;
• "100 loaders" - from 100 rubles;
• "Utilmaster" - from 400 rubles.

In St. Petersburg, household appliances are disposed of by companies:

• "VyvozSPB" - the cost of the service is from 100 rubles;
• "Zabiraika" - free of charge.

In many cities of the Russian Federation, the export and disposal of household appliances is free of charge - Kurgan (Utiltechnika), Krasnodar (Universal Service), Yekaterinburg (Free Export Service), etc.

Recycling programs in appliance stores

Many hypermarkets run recycling programs from time to time, giving discounts on the purchase of new equipment when returning old ones. Discounts can reach 20%, and the minimum of what is offered is the free export of equipment for processing. Recycling programs are carried out in hypermarkets:

• "El Dorado";
• "Technosila";
• "M Video";
• Walmart.

By tracking promotions and discounts in these stores, you can buy a new stove with a good discount, while solving the problem of recycling the old one.

Household use

The stoves have an enameled steel body, which can be useful both in the country and at home.

It can be adapted:

• as a barbecue, wood stove;
• making the basis for the workbench;
• for growing plants;
• to store anything, etc.

Options for using an old stove in the household are limited only by the imagination of its owner. And the "stuffing" of non-ferrous metals can be scrapped.

What is the penalty for violating the terms of inspections of gas meters

If you already have an installed instrument, it is your responsibility to ensure maintenance, repair, and timely verification of readings. If you overdue verification, you will automatically increase the payment. During the first three months, the average is calculated. Further - according to the existing standard (depends on the number of residents).

If the reliability of the testimony is in doubt, then they are not taken into account when calculating the payment. And this follows from the presence of a visible sign of interference in the operation of the device (broken seal, breakdown of the unit).

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Experts call this the so-called unmetered consumption, which is punishable by a fine (Article 7.19 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation), as well as cases of unauthorized connection.

In addition, there will be an additional payment according to the standard, based on the date when the last check was carried out. If you contacted the service on time with a statement about the breakdown, then there will be no fine.

Thus, according to the current rules for the supply of blue fuel, the owner of the equipment (stove, boiler, oven) is obliged to carry out technical maintenance of the devices on time.

Liability for unauthorized connection

To ensure the safe operation of gas equipment, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 410 dated May 14, 2013 was issued, updated as of January 1, 2019.Providing for measures to ensure the safe use of gas equipment in residential buildings and apartments. The same document determines that only authorized organizations are entitled to manipulate gas appliances. Employees of gas services have the right to check the compliance of installed gas appliances with the list in the gas supply agreement. with which a maintenance contract is concluded.

If during the check a device is detected that is not specified in the contract, then this is considered an unauthorized connection. For this, a fine is provided, the obligation to compensate for losses, administrative and even criminal liability.

The amount of penalties

For an independent start-up of gas, a fine of 10 up to 15 thousand rubles. Provided that the gas networks are technically properly connected. But there is no permission to connect. If this action is committed by an economic entity, then the penalties are determined by the court. Their possible size is from one hundred to two hundred thousand.

But if unauthorized connection caused serious consequences, then criminal liability is also provided. List of consequences classified as serious:

• if as a result of unauthorized connection there was a leakage or theft of "blue fuel" in a significant amount;

• if networks, gas pipelines and related technological facilities are damaged or brought into disrepair;

• there was a threat to the life and health of residents, employees of gas services.

If any of these consequences occur, the punishment may be in the form of imprisonment. Up to 2 years.

In addition to the above liability, the person who committed the violation is obliged to compensate for the damage.Which was caused to the gas supply organization by illegal actions.

What threatens unauthorized transfer or installation of a geyser

During the initial installation or transfer of a gas water heater, only employees of a specialized organization have the right to connect to networks. But at the same time, all the necessary papers must be completed:

• act of the fire service on serviceable ventilation system and chimney;

• gas use project and connection permit;

• passport of the installed water heater;

• application of the owner of the housing for gas installation work.

In the event of unauthorized reinstallation or installation of the column, the violator faces a fine of 10-15 thousand rubles. But criminal liability is also possible. In accordance with Article 38 of the Federal Law No. 69 “On Fire Safety”, it is possible to bring to criminal liability under Art. 165 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The article provides:

• a fine of up to 80.0 thousand rubles;
• imprisonment up to 2 years;
• corrected works for the same period;
• arrest up to a year.

Responsibility for moving the column in case of property damage or if people die

If, as a result of self-transfer of the column, property was damaged or people were injured, then the responsibility is much more serious:

• the fine can be up to half a million rubles;
• arrest up to 6 years;
• forced labor up to 60 months.

Learn how to install a gas water heater, not harm yourself or your neighbors, and not get fined, find out from the video.

Gas appliances make our life immeasurably more comfortable

But during their installation and operation, it is extremely important to comply with all rules and regulations. And then you do not have to bear the punishment and suffer remorse

What can happen if the requirements are ignored for a long time?

Of course, in case of violations, fines will come regularly, but this is not the heaviest punishment that can be. If ignoring any of these requirements leads to a situation dangerous to life and health of people, this will entail the imposition of a fine in the amount of 10,000 to 30,000 rubles.

If an accident occurs, as a result of which damage to people's property is caused, then the owner of the gas equipment who violated the rules will be obliged to compensate for the damage, and if it comes to harm to health and life, then criminal liability will join all of the above.

If you understand the rules for using gas equipment, you can understand that without special services, the owner cannot take a step. In my opinion, this is absolutely correct, only gas services that receive funds for the installation and maintenance of equipment must do their work in good faith.

A situation is unacceptable when the inspector simply looks for violations where there are none, or vice versa, the entire verification is limited to receiving money and collecting signatures in documents. What do you think?

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Inconsistent tie-in into the gas pipeline after the gas meter

Connection to the main gas: permits

Stage 1. Collection of the necessary documentation for submission to the interdistrict gas management trust (MTGH) for the issuance of specifications. List of required documents for connecting gas at the first stage: At this stage, you will only have to spend money on heat engineering calculation (about 3,000 rubles), the preparation of which will take up to 10 working days.

To obtain the technical specifications, it is necessary to pay an invoice for the permitted connected power in the amount of 159 rubles / kW of gas equipment power indicated in the application.

Gasification of a private house: what is needed for this

A copy of the BTI technical passport to the house. 1.4. Topographic survey with planting of the house and gasified buildings and premises on the owner's site.

1.5. Permission to connect to the gas pipeline, if it is laid in neighboring sections from its owner (usually the owner is GorGaz). 2. Obtain in GorGaz Specifications for gasification, and, if necessary, for electrochemical protection of the designed underground gas pipeline.

Replacement of gas pipes in the apartment: features of the work

Therefore, if replacement is necessary, you will need to contact the appropriate institution and wait for the arrival of the master.

Work on replacing the gas pipe Arriving at the installation site, the master must remove unauthorized persons from the site, take care of the absence of smokers and sources of open fire

Before entering the work site, a warning sign “Caution! Gas!”, “Smoking is prohibited!”, “Passage is prohibited!” and t

There is a great desire to bring gas into the house, but there is no 300-500 thousand rubles.

rub. There is a neighboring house, which has gas.

The third part of the old house belongs to the owner of the new one, you can negotiate with the rest of the owners - so long as there is no danger of an explosion. Is it possible to make an illegal withdrawal? What does it threaten? The new house is planned for year-round residence of one person, in the old house - 3-5 people in the summer.

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Unauthorized connection of gas should be understood as illegal connection to gas pipelines and gas pipelines by gas-using equipment without obtaining permission from the enterprise providing gas supply to the territory where such connection was made.

Penalty for unauthorized connection of gas and equipment: stoves, columns

No. 549 "On the procedure for the supply of gas to meet the domestic needs of citizens."

The main provisions of this NLA are: Thus, the use of gas and gas equipment must be under the constant supervision of competent specialists. Such actions are actually qualified as gas theft.

As an administrative

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Questions and answers

Sosenskoye, der. Nikolo-Khovanskoye, (Novomoskovsk administrative district of Moscow), JSC "MOSGAZ" considered. First Deputy General Director I want to buy an apartment in an apartment building on the attic floor.

There is no gas in the attic. Is it possible to conduct gas to the attic (based on what law)?

Is it legal? Do I need the consent of the owners of the house? Thank you. Dear Lyubov Sergeevna!

First Deputy General Director Good afternoon! I want to connect gas to the house in the city.

an existing low-pressure gas pipeline. They will not reduce or completely shut off the flow. What - a burner, a cutter, electric welding, cut holes in an existing pipe To be honest, I'm in a stupor. Author, can you explain? Or is it an inert gas?

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Legislative regulation of innovations

Based on Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 2013 No. 410, any manipulations with gas equipment - reinstallation, connection, repair must be carried out by employees of the gas service.

According to this regulation, the user is not entitled to independently perform any actions, and even more so not to document the presence of new gas equipment in the premises.

The document indicates that the gas service has the right to conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections in order to identify shortcomings. If a device is detected without connection documents, gas is immediately stopped supplying to such an object.

Here you will find out what penalties await the self-employed in 2019 in Russia.

How should a contract be made?

Initially, all information about the existing gas equipment in the room is available in the contract with the gas service. After installing a new device, the technician issues an installation certificate to the owner.

The problem of concluding agreements between owners of apartments and houses with organizations servicing gas equipment is discussed in this video:

Important: this document must be available for all gas equipment in the apartment, that is, if any device is without an act, then it can be considered that there is an unauthorized connection.Therefore, its preparation is extremely important for concluding an agreement with the service, the conclusion of which is available in several ways, depending on the installation location of the equipment - directly in the apartment or in an apartment building:

Therefore, its preparation is extremely important for concluding an agreement with the service, the conclusion of which is available in several ways, depending on the installation location of the equipment - directly in the apartment or in an apartment building:

• if the installation is in the house, then the contract is concluded by the Criminal Code;
• the conclusion of the contract inside the apartment is the responsibility of the owner.

Important: at the same time, the execution of an agreement for the apartment-by-apartment installation of equipment can be entrusted to one of the owners of the apartment or to the management company, having previously issued a power of attorney on the basis of a protocol on such a decision at a general meeting.

But even in this case, the owner of the property on whose territory the equipment is installed remains responsible.

Owner's responsibility

The responsibility of a citizen who arbitrarily connected the equipment comes on the basis of Art. 7.19 of the Code of Administrative Offenses in criminal or administrative form.

For example, for unauthorized gas connection - when all pipes are connected to the additional equipment, but there is no permission, the responsibility of an individual comes in the amount of 10,000 - 15,000 rubles, for an enterprise this amount starts from 100,000 rubles and depends on the court decision.

Criminal liability in this example will come if as a result of such a connection there were serious consequences as:

• large gas leak;
• destruction of house equipment;
• threat to human life and health.

As a result of the occurrence of one of the cases, a person may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to 2 years.

If the question concerns penalties, then they are charged for a certain number of days. Usually, the calculation begins from the moment the offense is discovered and until the moment it is eliminated.

In this case, the date of elimination is the day when the fact of correcting the error was confirmed by experts.

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How will fines be collected?

The recovery of a fine should take place only by decision of the court, in which the plaintiff will file:

• claim;
• an act of unauthorized connection;
• arrears sheet.

In addition, a fine can be charged for the absence of a technical contract or for refusing to allow a technical worker to access the equipment upon prior notification, its amount will be from 1,000 to 2,000 rubles.

The same amount of fine can be charged:

• for refusing to replace equipment if a technical worker has established its improper condition and issued an order to replace it;
• if the owner prevents the diagnostics of the equipment, in case of suspicion of its malfunction, on the grounds that such a study is paid.

Refusal to sign acts drawn up by specialists require the official transfer of documents to the offender by mail.

Repeat offense

If one of the offenses is repeated, the amount of the fine increases to 5,000 rubles, and in the event of a threat to the life and property of residents of an apartment building or others, it can reach 30,000 rubles.

Penalties for unauthorized connection of gas equipment (2020)

For unauthorized connection to a gas pipeline or gas column and another device, the following types of sanctions are provided:

1. On the part of the supplier's company, either disconnection from the lines is made, or an additional fee is charged in the amount of 35 thousand rubles for the independent connection of the gas stove, 45 thousand - for the installation of the column. Penalties are also provided for a new tie-in after disconnection.
2. As an administrative punishment, a fine of 2,000 rubles is provided for ordinary citizens, 3-4,000 for officials, and up to 40,000 rubles for organizations and enterprises.
3. In order to bring to criminal liability, individuals may be deprived of liberty for up to 2 years.
4. In the order of criminal liability in the event that such actions caused the death of people - up to five years in prison.

Thus, the list of consequences is quite serious, which once again shows the strictness of control over the use of gas and gas equipment.

Requirements for gas stoves

Now every stove owner and gas consumer is required to undergo a briefing that contains comprehensive operating rules. Employees of gas companies are engaged in primary briefing when a contract for the supply of services is signed.

A scheduled briefing will be carried out every 12 months during the verification of the device and its suitability for work. Notes on the briefing will be indicated in the journal. The consumer's signature is required.

If such measures are not taken, then at the next check of the serviceability of the device supplying gas to the living quarters, the absence of a briefing will definitely become clear. And that will result in a hefty fine.

Responsibilities of the owner of the gas stove:

• the consumer is obliged to provide access to the equipment at any time of the day or night, if required by the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations or the gas service (for example, access may be needed if a gas leak is suspected or due to an emergency);
• the consumer is obliged to provide an opportunity to inspect the equipment, as well as to allow repairs to be carried out.

To avoid problems in the future, it is recommended to save all documentation. Such as a contract for the supply of services, a gas stove passport. As well as documents confirming that you have been instructed.

Appeal of additional charges for supplied gas in case of detection of unauthorized connection

In a situation where the gas service has revealed a violation of the law governing the procedure for connecting to gas, it may charge additional fees for the used gas in an illegal manner.

An additional charge and a different kind of increase in the calculation of payments for gas can be appealed by a citizen in the manner described above. Based on the analysis of law enforcement practice, it can be concluded that the most effective appeal is writing and filing a lawsuit in court. Crashing in a manner not prescribed by law is possible only in a situation of subsequent legalization of this action.

The procedure for the legal connection of a gas stove

In order not to get a fine for unauthorized connection of a gas stove, you need to issue the right to operate the declared device in the apartment. At the legal level, actions are reduced to the following operations:

• purchase of certified equipment (that is, having a confirmed level of quality);
• filling out and submitting an application, according to which gas service workers will be involved, it is they who should be involved in the installation of the device (or carry out qualified control);
• waiting for the established period required by the competent authorities to consider the application;
• direct installation of equipment;
• execution of the accompanying package of documents.

Installation and transfer of gas-powered equipment (this also includes floor categories) is entitled to be performed by third-party organizations. In this case, it is necessary to communicate your decision on such cooperation to the state gas service. Employees of the latter will further legitimize and confirm the correct installation of equipment.

Punishment for unauthorized connection of the stove and operation of gas cylinders for domestic purposes may not only look like an administrative penalty, in extreme cases such an oversight leads to criminal liability if there were serious consequences as a result.