According to Russian legislation, namely Article 5 of the "Rules for the provision of public services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings":
« The heating period must begin no later than and end no earlier than the day following the day of the end of the 5-day period, during which, respectively, the average daily outdoor temperature is below 8 degrees Celsius ...»
Thus, the beginning of the heating season depends on weather conditions.

Approximate period for the start of the heating season 2017/2018 in Moscow is October 4-10, 2017.

Heat supply procedure

Two weeks before the heating is turned on, test runs are carried out in order to detect breakdowns and leaks. The first places where launches are carried out and where heating is turned on first are social facilities: hospitals, schools and kindergartens. After the start of the heating season at these facilities, heat is supplied to the residential sector (apartments).

What should be the temperature in the apartment? Legal requirements

According to the "Rules for the provision of public services" and "GOST R 51617-2000. State standard of the Russian Federation. Housing and communal services. General technical conditions.»:

• In residential premises, the temperature should not be lower than +18 °C
• In the corner rooms of residential premises, the temperature should not be lower than +20 °C
• In the kitchen - not lower than +18 °C
• In the bathroom - not lower than +25 °C
• In the restroom - not lower than +18 ° C
• At night (from 00.00 to 5.00 hours), the air temperature in the apartment can drop by no more than 4 °C
• In the daytime, the decrease in temperature below the standard level is not allowed.

How to measure the temperature in the apartment?

It is necessary to place the measuring device in the center of the room, at the intersection of the diagonals between the corners, at a height of 1 meter from the floor.

Requirements for an allowable interruption in the supply of heat in accordance with the "Rules for the provision of public services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings":

• No more than 24 hours (total) within 1 month
• No more than 16 hours at a time - at an air temperature in residential premises from + 12 ° С
• No more than 8 hours at a time - at air temperature in living quarters from +10°С to +12°С
• No more than 4 hours at a time - at air temperature in living quarters from +8°С to +10°С

For each hour of exceeding the permissible duration of a heating break, calculated in total for the billing period, the amount of the utility service fee is reduced by 0.15%.

When will the heating season 2017-2018 end in Moscow?

The end of the heating season, as well as its beginning, depends on weather conditions. When. if within 5 days the external air temperature exceeds +8 degrees Celsius, then the heating is turned off.

The heating season 2017 in Moscow ended on May 1. Heating is turned off gradually in all districts.

Dates of turning off heating in Moscow for previous years:

• 2017 - May 1
• 2016 - May 4
• 2015 - April 30
• 2014 - April 30
• 2013 - April 30
• 2012 - April 22
• 2011 - April 28
• 2010 - May 1
• 2009 - April 28
• 2008 - April 29
• 2007 - May 10

Residents of multi-storey buildings are so accustomed to breakdowns in heating mains that they have become philosophical about this issue, and other energy sources, numerous electric heaters, gas equipment, or liquid fuel heaters, are adapted to solve the heating problem. Although it would seem that there is time when the heating season ends, there are specialists who can analyze the situation, replace the necessary equipment, adjust and test it.

Numerous decrees, laws, instructions often complicate the situation even more, and the lack of funding drives the problem into a dead corner. With this material, we offer you simple solutions to a complex problem, as well as tell you about the “ideal” picture of heating residential buildings from the point of view of bureaucrats.

We wanted the best, but it turned out as always

These words of an outstanding domestic politician can indeed be written as the motto of many state institutions. It was a desire, but nothing more. The first inconsistencies begin already at the stage of determining the timing of the start and end of the season for supplying heat to houses.

And although in the government decree “On the procedure for providing public services to citizens”, the concepts of the beginning and end of the heating season are spelled out vaguely, after reading the next paragraph, everything fits into a more than specific framework.

So, judge for yourself:

• The conditions for determining the start or end date of the heating season are determined either by an authorized body - with centralized heat supply, or by the owner of a residential building - with autonomous heating (although this sounds in a much more warming context);
• And already in the next paragraph - the beginning of the heating period occurs at an average daily temperature of +8 degrees Celsius, and ends at the same temperature for 5 days in a row. In this case, the end of the season is calculated on the next day after the end of the five-day period. Here everything is already clear.

Summing up the above, we can come to the conclusion that the end of the heating season, the duration of this season, for the owners of an autonomous heating system is determined by the owner himself. After all, how many times has it happened that after a short week of warmth in spring, snowfalls and frosts began, the Arctic cyclone is inexorable, and the boiler rooms have already been turned off. But whoever this doesn’t scare is autonomists.

About how many times they told the world

And they repeated repeatedly that when the heating season ends, preparations for a new heating season begin.

This preparation includes:

• Action plan for preparation for the heating season;
• Carrying out repairs in specific areas;
• Replenishment of fuel supplies and carrying out test launches;
• Registration of reporting documentation confirming the readiness of the network and facilities for the new heating season.

This is an ideal model for carrying out a set of measures, to which no instruction and no resolution can lead.

And how beautiful it looks on paper.

1. The action plan includes:

• Analysis of the past heating season, with the development and implementation of measures to eliminate them;
• Issuance of a summary order (where without it) with the approval of a new plan for preparing the network and facilities for the new heating season;
• Conclusion of contracts for the supply of equipment, machinery, fuel;
• The next item has already become firmly established in the everyday life of thermal workers and is rewritten from year to year, as a matter of course - the development of schedules for repayment of debts for the services provided;
• Carrying out scheduled repairs at facilities with the replacement of equipment that has served its time. This also includes buildings and equipment in them;

• Preparation of fuel storages, warehouses, reservoirs for receiving fuel supplies;
• Audit of fuel supply systems, implementation of the necessary technical regulations;
• Creation of fuel reserves for a certain period of time, which is calculated mainly by the load on the network and the capacity of storage facilities or tanks for liquid fuels;
• Often, these plans contain measures to ensure the normal supply of fuel to boiler houses, and therefore the cost of snow removal equipment.

1. The end of the heating season is not a signal to relax; moreover, it is the beginning of repair and maintenance work, the shortcomings of which were pointed out by the previous season.
   During the time allotted by the harsh domestic climate, thermal workers need to be in time:

• Inspect the equipment of all boilers, fuel tanks, fuel and heat supply systems to facilities;
• Work out the whole range of measures for the current repair of networks, as well as revisions of problem areas, with possible planned and unscheduled replacement of sections of the heating main;

• Carry out maintenance and repair work in the areas of heat supply and water supply (talking about hot water) in houses and at the facilities of the service area.

1. The rules for preparing for the new season also provide for specific deadlines for completing all types of work.
   For example:

• Repair work, as well as maintenance work involving the inclusion of new equipment, must be completed before August 25;
• The deadlines for the import of fuel, preparation for work during the heating period suggest the date of September 1;
• Repair work of reserve lines is carried out until October 1;
• What date does the system check the readiness of the system to the maximum - approximately by November 15.

Note!
The terms specified in this paragraph cannot be applied to the regions of the Far North and equated to them. This is due, of course, to the severe climatic features of these regions.

1. When the amount of work to prepare for the new season is completed, the relevant documents are drawn up in the form of a readiness passport and a subscriber readiness certificate.

And with a piece of paper - a full member of society

As you may have guessed, the question concerns, of course, the documents that are drawn up at the end of the work.

When commissioning, or preparing for such action, the following is compiled:

• The act of readiness of the subscriber;
• Passport of readiness of the object.

All these documents are naturally approved by the relevant by-laws and are mandatory. Let's go through the passport.

This document is issued in the following cases:

• if the equipment has not been connected before and is put into operation for the first time;
• switched off on commission, upon detection of deficiencies that could lead to accidents on the networks, and which, in accordance with the acts, were eliminated, and the equipment was prepared for further operation;
• were stopped due to the expiration of the previous contract;
• upon change of ownership of the equipment.

At the same time, the following points are taken into account and reflected in the passport:

• Repair and maintenance work with notes on the timing and quality of their implementation;
• Separately, the state of the heat-conducting network of the object is indicated;
• Insulation of the building and heating points are subject to accounting and display. This paragraph examines the condition of attics, stairwells, basements, windows and doors, possible ways of heat loss;
• The condition of the equipment within the heating points, especially the condition of the emergency shutdown systems;
• Availability and condition of the automatic heat supply control system;
• Condition and level of protection of heat supply and distribution systems;
• Lack of possible connections and unauthorized tie-ins to other systems;
• The presence of marking tags and seals on the equipment and docking elements, where their presence is provided;
• Availability of documentation for the power plant, schematic diagrams of operation and instructions for personnel.

The act of readiness determines the results of the inspection by representatives of the organization selling the service, the buyer or owner of the facility, as well as the representative of the district authority responsible for such inspections. It indicates the results of the inspection, as well as the parameters of the control run, the values ​​​​of the indicators being checked, the conditions for checking, and the conclusion about the readiness for operation during the heating period. The act must be signed by all members of the commission.

closer to the body

So spoke the classic, according to a no less famous literary character.

Therefore, now let's talk about a more pleasant, real, and often saving event - the installation of an autonomous heating system. Tell me, please, how does our man guess about the end of the heating season?

The order on the end of the heating season will not be brought to his home, the decision on the end of the heating season will not be posted on the entrance door. That's right, for cold and warm clothes that you don't want to take off at home. Directly, as in the photo.

In this case, there is an autonomous one that can be safely installed in your own apartment.

Yes, the price of a good double-circuit boiler will be rather big, but from its installation and connection you get:

• The ability to control the temperature in the apartment with your own hands, bringing it to the temperature of your comfort;
• You will no longer worry about questions: when will the heating season end, until what date is the heating season, is there an order to end the heating season, etc.
• You will stop inventing ways to insulate an apartment during cold weather;
• And most importantly, no one will tell you how long the heating season lasts, and what date you turn it off. And you can write the termination decision for yourself.

Finally

Let's sum up the preliminary results.

At present, our compatriot can be in two realities:

• The first is to completely entrust the heating of the apartment to thermal workers, while the beginning and end of the process will be strictly regulated. Gusts and blackouts are not ruled out, and when the end of the heating season does come, it is not a fact that a warm comfortable temperature will be established outside the window.
• And the second is an autonomous heating system, where you are your own director and director.

The choice is yours, and although our video will not warm you, it will help you figure out something.

The question of the need for heating an apartment in our country does not even arise. Here it is essential and vital. And despite the fact that now there are many options for individual heating, centralized heating of apartments is still the most popular. Therefore, many people have a question: “When does the heating season start?” And this is really true, because every year the general heating is turned on and off at different times. Today we will try to cover this topic in as much detail as possible.

What is the heating season

The heating season lasts from the time the utilities turn on the heating until they turn it off. This interval usually begins in autumn and ends in spring. However, the exact dates are regulated by the relevant authorities.

Previously, there was no central heating. Wood-burning stoves were used to heat the apartments. And the question of the timing of the heating season did not arise.

Heating is supplied through central pipes. Such designs are in every home. To make it easier for you to understand how central heating works, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with its process in more detail.

How does the process of heating apartments:

1. Heating of apartments is carried out with the help of a pipeline. Pipes stretch from the city's central boiler house and diverge to houses and apartments. Here the coolant is water.
2. Also, houses can be heated from heat and power plants. In this case, electricity and steam are used as heat carriers.
3. The coolant is supplied through a developed pipe system. Pipes run in two rows. According to the first, the coolant enters the apartments, according to the second, it returns from them.
4. In apartments, heat is distributed through pipes.

This system has central heating. With its help, multi-million cities are heated. However, you have to pay for such services.

The beginning of the heating season: influencing factors

The beginning of the heating season is the day when the heating is turned on for the first time. By this time, utilities must carry out all repairs and prepare the heating for switching on. Therefore, usually the state announces in advance what date the first electricity will be turned on.

Previously, the month of October was considered the beginning of the heating season, but over time, people realized that in our country, in different regions, the heating period cannot begin at the same time. The fact is that we have regions where it is warm most of the year, and there are cities where summer lasts only two months. Because of this, the established orders had to be revised.

In some Russian cities, the heating season lasts as long as ten months. In the southern regions, heating is turned on for only two weeks.

At the moment, the heating season in each region begins at different times. By law, utilities must turn on heating if the temperature outside has not risen above +8 degrees for five days. However, other factors may also influence the beginning of the heating season.

Factors affecting the beginning of the heating season:

1. First of all, of course, the temperature outside is taken into account. As you already know, heating must be turned on if the temperature outside has not exceeded +8 degrees for five days.
2. Also, weather forecasts affect the timing of the start of the heating season. If they report that cold days will last no more than a week, then the heating may not be turned on.
3. The most favorable beginning of the season is calculated, taking temperature readings several times a day, for five days.

According to these factors, the beginning of the heating season is calculated. The main value, of course, is given to the temperature, which is kept at a low level for a long time.

Contrary to the opinion of many people who argue that it is beneficial for public utilities to turn on heating later than the due date, an incorrect calculation of the heating season is fraught with bad consequences for employees in this area. The fact is that if the heating system does not work in cold weather, then its components can break down. This will lead to the need to make expensive repairs, at the expense of an overlooked service.

End of the heating season

The end of the heating season is also of great importance. After all, every person wants to know when his home will stop heating. Therefore, the whole country carefully follows the news about this day.

The heating season is the most difficult days for the wallets of the population. The fact is that the heating fee has a rather high price, and is a separate item, which is added to your monthly payment for all resources, only during the heating season. Therefore, people are so eager to know how long the heating season will last this year.

The end of the heating season, as well as its beginning, cannot be predicted. The fact is that it is impossible to determine exactly when it will become warm outside. Actually, according to this, according to the new rules, the timing of the heating season may vary.

As in the case of the beginning of the heating season, its end determines the temperature outside for 5 days. Moreover, the heat cut is also determined by the factors described earlier.

You can guess when the heating season will end, taking into account last year's figures. For example, in 2017, heating was turned off in Moscow on May 2. Therefore, it can be expected that Muscovites will stop heating in 2018 at about the same time. However, this forecast is not accurate, as the frosts may drag on, or vice versa, the winter will be short. However, central heating also has its downsides.

Cons of central heating:

• Central heating works non-stop, so during the heating season the air in the apartment is very dry;
• Sometimes, in severe weather, pipes in the heating system can burst, because of this, interruptions are possible;
• The level of intensity of the central heating cannot be adjusted, so some people may experience discomfort.

As you can see the central heating is faulty. Therefore, many people have switched to autonomous heating of houses.

What happens if the heating is turned off during the heating season

It is in the interests of the public utilities to ensure that heating is supplied throughout the heating season. Otherwise, the state provided for some sanctions.

Rules regarding the shutdown of heat energy during the heating season:

• During the heating season, the lack of heat in the house per month should not exceed 24 hours;
• If without heating in the room the temperature is +12 degrees, then at a time the heating can be turned off for no more than 16 hours;
• If the temperature in the room is +10 degrees, they cannot turn off the heating for more than 8 hours;
• A one-time shutdown of heating at a temperature of +8 degrees is possible only for 2 hours.

If these limits are exceeded, you can contact the utilities. For every hour you exceed, your heating bill will be reduced by 0.15%.

How long is the heating season (video)

Based on the foregoing, it can be concluded that the heating season begins when the temperature does not exceed +8 degrees for five days, and they pump out when it exceeds this figure.

By September 15, 2017, persons responsible for the management of residential multi-apartment buildings (MKD) are required to complete preparations for the 2017-2018 heating season. Evidence of the successful completion of the preparatory work is the presence of a Passport of readiness for the heating season.

In the first days of July, only 37% of the housing stock, 30% of boiler houses and 37% of heating systems were ready for the new heating season.

Federal legislation on preparation for the heating season

Preparation for the heating season is regulated by Article 20 of the Federal Law of May 27, 2010 No. 190-FZ “On Heat Supply”, and the assessment of the implementation of activities is regulated by the Rules for assessing readiness for the heating season, which are approved by Order of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation of March 12, 2013 No. 103 ( hereinafter - Order 103).

Due to the fact that there is no single law on preparation for the heating season, persons responsible for these activities must be guided by the following regulations:

• Decree of the Gosstroy of the Russian Federation of September 27, 2003 No. 170 of the Rules and Norms for the Technical Maintenance of the Housing Stock”;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 13, 2006 No. 491 “On approval of the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building ...”;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 21, 2008 No. 549 “On the procedure for supplying gas to meet the domestic needs of citizens”;
• Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of May 6, 2011 No. 354 “On the provision of public services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings”;
• rules for the improvement of adjacent territories, approved by local governments;
• other orders of regional and municipal authorities.

In addition to the above regulatory legal acts, one of the most important aspects of preparation for the autumn-winter period is compliance with energy saving and energy efficiency requirements.

In accordance with the requirements of Part 7 of Article 12 of the Federal Law of November 23, 2009 No. 261-FZ “On Energy Saving ...”, the HOA or the management company are required to develop and at least once a year bring to the attention of the owners of premises in the MKD proposals for energy saving measures and improving the energy efficiency of managed MKDs.

What is included in the preparation for the heating season

The main tasks of the set of measures to prepare for the 2017-2018 heating season are to ensure the uninterrupted supply of thermal energy (coolant) to heated premises, regardless of their purpose.

Mandatory activities in preparation for winter are:

• adjustment of intra-quarter networks with adjustment of the calculated diameters of throttling devices at the thermal unit;
• carrying out hydraulic tests, repair, verification and adjustment of heat supply and ventilation systems, boiler rooms, house networks, group and local heating points;
• checking the performance of shut-off safety valves and pressure regulators of gas facilities.

In accordance with Order 103, it is necessary to report on preparations for the heating season in the central regions of Russia no later than September 15 of the current year. The terms of preparation for the heating season in the northern and eastern regions have been reduced to September 01, for the southern regions they have been extended until October 01.

Control over the entire range of measures is entrusted to local governments, owners of residential and non-residential premises in MKD, housing supervision authorities and other authorized structures.

Preparation of housing stock for the heating season 2017-2018

Comprehensive preparation of housing and communal services facilities for seasonal operation is regulated by the regulatory requirements for people living in the autumn-winter period.

• elimination of cracks and holes in the outer walls, plinth, attic floors, roof and places of their joining with each other, windows or doors;
• restoration of plaster coating, roofing, etc.;
• putting in order the technical premises;
• checking the integrity of window and door fillings, closers and porches;
• carrying out trial furnaces of central heating and stoves;
• ensuring the removal of atmospheric and melt water from the descents to the basement, window pits;
• checking the quality of waterproofing of foundations, basement walls and basement;
• checking the operability of heating furnaces and installations with gas heaters, chimneys, gas ducts, internal heat, water and power supply systems.

Based on these recommendations, as well as shortcomings identified as a result of the spring inspection of the MKD and its engineering systems, the management company or the HOA develops an action plan for preparing for the heating season and approves it with local governments.

The management company's preparation plan for the heating season, in addition to technical work, includes a number of organizational measures:

• retraining and advanced training of employees who ensure the operation and emergency repair of boiler houses, heating points, engineering systems;
• instructing emergency service workers, maintenance workers, janitors;
• carrying out technical inspection and maintenance of vehicles, means of communication, equipment, tools, cleaning equipment, inventory;
• preparation or restoration of schemes of intra-house engineering systems;
• conducting an audit of thermal units, operability of metering devices (with replacement, if necessary), certification of the integrity of the seals.

In addition, when preparing for the heating season, management companies and HOAs must take into account other requirements of Rules 103:

• the degree of readiness of heat-consuming installations for operation and their provision of the mode of consumption of thermal energy specified in the resource supply contract;
• absence of debts for supplied thermal energy, coolant;

The main problem in preparation for the heating season is the highest level of consumer debt for supplied energy resources. Debt in the housing and communal services sector is more than one trillion rubles, of which 800 billion are debts of management companies to resource supply organizations.

Mikhail Men, Minister of Construction and Housing and Public Utilities of the Russian Federation

In accordance with the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building (approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 13, 2006 No. 491), the responsibility for preparing in-house engineering systems for seasonal operation is assigned to the owners of residential premises of an apartment building (in the case of direct management) or HOA and managers companies. Events are funded by the owners.

Law on "alternative boiler house"

As for preparations for the 2017-2018 heating season of the heating network, control over it will be entrusted to new structures - unified heat supply organizations (ETO).

On July 31, 2017, President Putin signed the federal law “On Amendments to the Federal Law “On Heat Supply” and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Improving the System of Relations in the Sphere of Heat Supply.”

The document, which received the popular name “Law on the “alternative boiler house”, changed the system of regulation of heat tariffs. The new model provides for the establishment of a price limit for the coolant, which is called the “alternative boiler house”. This is a calculated figure. It corresponds to the cost of one gigacalorie of thermal energy in case consumers want to build their own (alternative) boiler house.

In addition to ensuring the uninterrupted process of heat delivery from the producer to the consumer, ETOs will be responsible for the entire range of measures for the construction, reconstruction, modernization of heat supply facilities, as well as for their preparation for seasonal operation.

However, the maintenance of intra-house networks, the installation of heat meters and the preparation of the heating unit for the heating season will remain the responsibility of management companies and homeowners associations.

Equipping the heating unit with modern metering devices

Among the requirements for readiness for the heating season for consumers of thermal energy is Order 101, the availability and operability of metering devices, as well as the absence of debts for supplied thermal energy (power), coolant. Reliable accounting of consumed energy resources and timely payment are considered by federal legislation as effective ways to save energy.

As practice has shown, the installation of common building meters for heat energy has made the process of charging for a resource more transparent and understandable for consumers, has opened up for them the need and ways to save heat.

Many owners of residential and non-residential premises in MKD have gone even further: they turn to the RSO and managing organizations with a request to install individual heat meters. Including - with the possibility of remote reading and dispatching data in real time.

This allows each owner to pay only for the heat that he actually consumed in his premises, plus the cost of ONE. In a situation where the house is equipped only with a common house metering device, the owners are forced to pay for heat in proportion to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe premises they own.

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In continuation of the article.

Many people think that turning on and off heating is directly from the average daily temperature. However, this is only a minor factor, since the date remains the decisive factor. Let's figure out when the heating season begins and ends.

Turn off and turn on heating schedule

The timing of the start and shutdown of heating, first of all, determines the date. Naturally, if warm weather lasts for several days in December, no one will turn off the heating. In this case, they can only reduce the feed power.

But even if the temperature does not drop below normal, heating will still be turned on in early November. Also influenced by the average daily temperature outside and the temperature in the apartment.

From what date to supply heating to residential apartments and when to finish the heat supply, it is not the housing and communal services that decide, but the regional authorities. They make the schedule. However, the boundaries and limits are set by Russian law.

So, the heating season should begin in the period from 1 to 15 October. The average daily temperature should be less than +8 degrees and stay at this level for five days.

The heating season can end in mid-April - early May, provided that the average daily temperature is above +8 degrees and lasts five days in a row. However, if frosts are expected in the near future, they will not turn off the heat.

For a comfortable life in the apartment, it is important to maintain a comfortable temperature. The minimum temperature norm is set at the legislative level. But it is important to adhere to general recommendations that depend directly on the residents.

The temperature in the apartment

• The temperature norm in residential premises is at least +18 degrees, in corner rooms it should not fall below +20 degrees;
• It is desirable that the temperature in the bedrooms is not higher than 17-18 degrees. This mode will ensure a healthy and comfortable sleep;
• For kitchens, a temperature of 18-19 degrees is suitable, since a large number of electrical and heating appliances are located here. At higher temperatures during cooking, it will be very hot and stuffy here. In addition, more dirt, soot and grease will remain on the walls, furniture and ceiling. How to wash grease in the kitchen, see;
• In the bathroom, you need to maintain a temperature of 24-26 degrees, since this room is characterized by high humidity. At a lower temperature, there will be sensations of dampness and cold, mold and fungus may appear;
• Pay special attention to the temperature regime if a small child lives in the apartment. For newborns, a comfortable temperature is 22-24 degrees, for older babies it is 20-22 degrees;
• In rooms, except for the bathroom, do not exceed warming up over 22 degrees, otherwise the rooms will be stuffy and uncomfortable.

How to heat an apartment in the off-season

If the heating season has not yet arrived, and the apartment is cold, you can use additional heating methods. This is especially important if small children live in the house. In this case, fan heaters will help, which are able to heat even large areas in a short time.

To heat the room, floor or wall heating convectors or oil heaters are also used. They do not adversely affect the content and quality of the air, but dry it. In addition, such radiators consume a large amount of electricity.

Air conditioners are a suitable solution, as they are safe, rational, practical and economical. In addition, they combine the functions of cooling and heating the room, depending on the needs.

We examined at what time and at what temperature the heating is turned off and on. We learned how to heat the room in the off-season. But what to do if the time for heating has already come, but there is still no heat in the batteries?

If there is no heating in the apartment

The temperature in residential premises should not be below normal. If during the heating season the apartment has cold batteries, you need to write a complaint to the organization that serves this house. This is a housing office, an HOA or a management company.

Find an agreement with this institution, where, as a rule, the conditions for filing a complaint or claim are prescribed. In addition, applications are written to these organizations, there is no gas or electricity.

Applications are submitted in writing, where they describe in detail the problem with a request to report on the results of the consideration of the application, take measures, and also recalculate utility bills.

Be sure to make and keep a copy of the claim! The application must be accepted and registered with the ZhEK, HOA or managing organization.

After submitting an application, an expert comes to the apartment to take temperature measurements and check the condition of the plumbing in the premises. As a result of the check, he draws up an appropriate act. If the temperature is below normal, and the service company is to blame, the violations must be eliminated in 7-10 days.

If the problem is low-quality batteries that are installed in the apartment, the owner himself must replace or repair the radiators. For example, heating appliances are outdated or broken. To carry out work, it is necessary to obtain permission from the management company, housing office or HOA!

When the heating is turned off due to an emergency, additional checks and temperature measurements in the apartment do not need to be done. In this case, the service organization must restore heating in no more than 16 hours at a temperature in residential premises above 12 degrees Celsius and in four hours at a temperature below + 10 degrees.

If the deadlines are exceeded, you can demand a recalculation of the payment for heating. As a result, payment is reduced by 0.15% of the cost of the tariff for each degree of temperature deviation from the norm and by the same amount for each hour of exceeding the deadlines. To recalculate, you need to write an appropriate application and submit it to the service organization.

If the problem is not solved

If the HOA, the housing office or the management company have not taken any action, or the problem has not been resolved within two weeks after the act is drawn up, you need to file a complaint with the State Housing Inspectorate, Rospotrebnadzor or immediately with the Prosecutor's Office. Or you can send an application to three instances at once. To speed up the result, it is better to make a collective complaint of tenants.

In the application, carefully describe the problem, attach a copy of the appeal to the service organization, a copy of the act and a copy of the response of the service. In addition, you can take additional temperature measurements and check the living conditions in the apartment with the help of an independent expert.