Installation of a gas meter in Moscow: who must do it without fail, who has the right to carry out such work, the installation procedure, cost and at whose expense?

Gas is a source of thermal energy, which is generously provided by the bowels of the Earth. Only stocks are inexhaustible, replenished with the same intensity with which they are consumed. Gas is not one of those. Therefore, in recent years, the accounting of blue fuel has become more and more stringent. Doubts about whether to install a gas meter in an apartment are gradually being replaced by rational calculations and legislation.

Installing a gas meter makes it possible to pay for actually consumed resources

Gas meter in the apartment: to install or not to install

The answer to the question of whether it is necessary to install a gas meter in an apartment can be found in Federal Law No. 261-FZ "On energy saving and on increasing energy efficiency and on amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation" dated 23.11.2009.

For those who have autonomous gas heating, installing a meter offers many advantages.

The document states that by 01/01/2019, meters must be installed at all consumers, with the exception of those who live in houses intended for demolition or major repairs. It is also allowed not to install the meter for those who consume gas up to 2 m³ per hour. Then the term was extended for another 2 years.

From the point of view of consumers, taking into account the gas price, the meter must be installed under the following conditions:

• if 2 or more people are registered in the apartment. Gas consumption rates in apartments without meters significantly exceed actual fuel consumption;
• when installing individual gas heating. It is possible to regulate the amount of consumed gas, and therefore save.

Apartments with gas boilers are automatically subject to the law. Metering devices should be installed by organizations that supply fuel to consumers. If the apartment has only a gas stove and a water heater (that is, consumption is up to 2 m³), ​​the installation of the meter is carried out at the expense of the tenant (or owner) who has declared a desire to use it.

Gas metering equipment is diverse

Procedure for installing a gas meter in an apartment

If a decision is made to install a gas meter in an apartment, you need to be patient and carefully study the list of necessary documentation. Situations when individual incorrect phrases or lack of documents become the reason for a return, an additional trip to the appropriate authority, are quite common. The main stages of the sequential collection of materials:

1. Obtaining permission to install GBS. To do this, you should contact the local state organization (it may have different names), which is engaged in issuing technical specifications for the installation of certain gas equipment. You must have the following documents with you:

• certificate of ownership of the apartment (original and copy);
• technical passport (original and copy);
• home owner's passport (original and copy).

1. Then an application is filled in for the issuance of technical conditions for the installation of a gas meter. It has been reviewed for some time (differently in each organization). As a result, a document "Technical conditions for the installation of a gas meter" is issued.
2. This document should be applied to a design organization licensed to carry out such activities. Specialists will develop and execute in an appropriate manner the "Project for the installation of a gas meter".
3. With the "Project" you should contact the organization that is engaged in the installation of gas equipment.

The cost of the purchase, preparation of documentation and installation of the meter are borne by the owner of the apartment.

Important! On the "Project" there must be a mark (seal) on the agreement with the organization involved in the operation of gas networks. This will eliminate problems during the installation of the device.

The price of a gas meter depends on the chosen model. The financial costs for the purchase of the device, preparation of documentation and its installation fall on the shoulders of the owner of the living quarters.

Terms of use

At the end of the installation of the gas meter in the apartment, they need to somehow use it. The peculiarities of the device operation are ensured by the degree of filtration of the liquid that passes through it (Gorgaz is obliged to provide less than 100 microns).

• The temperature of the incoming gas, as well as the temperature in the room, must be within certain limits: from minus 20 to plus 60 degrees.
• It is not necessary that a straight section of the pipeline runs before the insertion of the device.
• A standard instrument is able to withstand a flow rate increase of about 1/5 (albeit briefly) and a short-term 1/10 pressure increase.

Also note that the meter can be installed both vertically and horizontally. You just need to provide free access to it.

Transferring a gas meter in an apartment: price and scope of work

In apartments, meters are most often installed in the kitchen. According to technical conditions, the meter must be located at a height of at least 150 cm from the floor level. That is, it is either an open position or a wall cabinet area. That is why, during the repair, it becomes necessary to transfer the meter.

Despite the fact that the device is not gas-powered, you cannot transfer it yourself. This can only be done by a qualified technician. The procedure for carrying the instrument can be as follows:

• write an application to the company engaged in the supply of gas to the consumer;

It will not take long to transfer the gas meter if professionals take care of it.

• contact the organization performing the design work to make changes, where the specialists will first assess whether it is possible to transfer the gas meter;
• after making changes, the project should be transferred to the company that controls the operation of the gas networks.

To carry out the work, a team of three people usually leaves: a worker, a welder and a manager. The worker shuts off the gas supply, the welder performs a direct transfer, the foreman conducts control and draws up an act on the results of the work.

Useful advice! Any organization licensed for this type of work can transfer the meter. Still, it is better if it is a company that provides gas supply and is responsible for the operation of the networks - it is easier to put the device into operation.

Payment for work is carried out in advance - in accordance with the tariffs approved in the organization and according to the volume (use of additional pipes, the number of joints, etc.)

Although the device is not gas-powered, you cannot move it yourself.

Basic requirements for installation work

Despite the fact that the installation of a gas meter in an apartment will not be carried out by you, you still need to know about the key installation requirements. So, we have already found out that our wishes alone are not enough, since there are certain standards. In addition to the above requirements, there are others.

1. At the end of the installation, the device must be sealed.
2. The installation site must not only correspond to the drawn up project, but also be approved by experts from the gas service.
3. The installed meter must be certified.
4. In the case of welding work, it is imperative to turn off the gas supply not only in the apartment, but throughout the entire entrance.
5. The work must be carried out by certified experts.
6. Finally, safety precautions must be followed.

How to correctly take readings of a gas meter

After installing the gas meter, the consumer must monitor the amount of fuel consumed, submit information on a monthly basis to the organization that controls the gas supply, and pay for the fuel used.

The algorithm of actions when taking readings from a gas consumption meter is as follows:

• fix the final readings of the counter;
• subtract from them the previous readings, that is, for the last month. The difference will be the number of cubes to be paid;
• then you need to multiply the number of cubes by the tariff - you get the amount of payment for the past period (month).

If the installed gas meter does not automatically take into account the temperature coefficient, that is, the excessive influence of temperature and pressure on the gas supply, then it must be used independently. First, it is necessary to multiply the difference between the readings (between the final and the previous ones) by the coefficient (it is different for the regions), and then by the cost of gas.

All the first digits to the decimal point are taken into account when taking readings of gas household meters

Difficulties in calculating the total amount may arise even if the limit is set. Payment for gas up to its mark will be charged at one tariff - the lower one. Cubes exceeding the limit must be multiplied by another, higher price. The sum of the two calculations will reflect the full cost for the gas used.

Useful advice! For areas with significant temperature fluctuations, it is better to install meters with a compensation function. They make it easier to monitor gas consumption and provide more accurate indicators.

Benefits of installing a gas meter

With rising gas prices, more and more people are thinking about installing a gas meter. In addition, the gas consumption standard for the population when cooking and heating hot water is determined on an average basis, that is, it does not reflect the real picture of gas consumption in each specific case. Therefore, subscribers lack any motivation to save gas fuel.

How to determine the economic benefit from installing a meter?

The more tenants are registered in the apartment, the more profitable the installation of a gas meter becomes. The average payback period for installing a meter at the current level of gas tariffs is from one to three years. But immediately there is a feeling of fairness of calculations and a motivated desire to save gas.

Moreover, many people use electric kettles, microwave ovens, multicooker, etc. Consequently, the consumption of gas consumed will be even less. An average family of 3 pays for gas for cooking 290 rubles / month. After installing a gas meter, the same family pays for the consumed gas according to the meter in the amount of 50-60 rubles. per month. The benefits of installing a gas metering device are obvious.

On the need to periodically check the gas meter

Any metering device should be periodically checked for defects. This can be a visual inspection by the user. The following detected symptoms can be considered a malfunction:

• the integrity of the control seals is broken;
• the device does not show the results of counting cubes;
• displays indicators with a large error;
• there are traces of mechanical damage to the device.

Verification involves removing the meter, carrying out diagnostics and issuing an appropriate act

Having discovered one of the defects, the user must as soon as possible contact the organization that controls the supply of gas to the consumer and ensure the elimination of the malfunction within 30 calendar days.

In addition to the owner, the meter must be checked by employees of the gas organization with which the owner has entered into an agreement on the maintenance of gas equipment. Regardless of the manufacturer and the cost of the gas meter, the level of its improvement, each device has a passport, which specifies the frequency of its verification. It involves removing the counter, carrying out diagnostics and issuing an act allowing or prohibiting further operation of the device.

Important! In the absence of the results of a timely calibration of the meter, the device is considered unsuitable for operation, and the readings are invalid.

In addition to verification, employees of the organization controlling the operation of gas equipment are required to check once every six months without removing the device. Based on its results, an appropriate act should be drawn up.

Periodic verification of the gas meter is carried out to determine the suitability of the meter for reliable gas metering

Whether to install a gas meter: advantages and disadvantages

In order to clearly determine whether it is worth installing a gas meter in your home, you should take into account all the advantages and disadvantages of such a procedure.

The benefits include:

• When paying for gas, the user pays only for the actually consumed volume (this is especially noticeable in the summer, when there are practically no gas costs for heating);
• Now the number of registered tenants does not in any way affect the amounts that will come in receipts for gas payments.

The disadvantages of installing a meter are:

• If 5 people actually live in the apartment, and only 1 person is registered, then you should think about the expediency of a gas meter;
• Intensive heating of the premises during the winter season can be very expensive for the user;
• The cost of the meter and the project for its connection may be expensive for some users.

Everyone must decide for himself whether to install gas meters, for which it is necessary to decide on all the advantages and disadvantages of this operation. It is a balanced approach that will allow not to be mistaken.

High precision and safety: smart gas meters

The topic of "smart" meters is actively discussed both in government agencies and among users. The advantages of this type of metering devices are obvious:

• there is no need to transfer evidence;
• accounting accuracy;
• failure signal transmission;
• incentives for consumers to use gas efficiently.

The question largely rests on money: at whose expense should the meters be installed? Today, such a device can be purchased for 4000-5000 rubles. The opinions of the owners also appeared. Most (according to reviews on the Internet, about 3/4 of users) are satisfied with the efficiency of the meters. Those who are dissatisfied with the operation of such devices complain about their "incorrect" operation, that is, rough accounting.

For the operation of "smart" gas meters, certain conditions are required - the presence of Wi-Fi. Information about the amount of gas used is transmitted to the server using wireless mobile communication. To control the payment, you need to go to your personal account, track the movement of funds and familiarize yourself with other information.

In order for a smart gas meter to work, certain conditions are needed - the presence of Wi-Fi

These conditions are present in most apartments where blue fuel is used, but not in all. Therefore, the total and obligatory replacement of gas meters with "smart" ones is impossible today.

There is one more indicator that does not testify in favor of these high-precision devices: the replacement of the "smart" meter should be done once every 10 years, which is much more frequent compared to conventional models.

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Mandatory or not from 2020

Latest news - from January 1, 2020, the gas company is already responsible for the availability of the meter. Do I need to install counters? The owners of premises subject to the requirements of the law had to fulfill this obligation even before the beginning of 2020. However, not all. Part 1 of Art. 13 FZ-261 specifies exceptions. According to this norm, the requirements of the article do not apply to:

• dilapidated premises;
• emergency;
• objects, the maximum consumption of which is less than two cubic meters of gas per hour (most apartments fall into this category).

Responsibility for the absence of gas meters in residential premises for citizens-owners is not established in any regulatory document. But resource-supplying organizations can be held administratively liable under Art. 9.16 of the Administrative Code for not installing the appropriate metering device. Moreover, the fine under this article threatens quite substantial: officials will have to pay from 20,000 to 30,000 rubles, legal entities from 100,000 to 150,000 rubles. Therefore, gas companies are interested in the implementation of the law.

Overview of Russian manufacturers of gas meters

The domestic market of gas metering devices is represented by a number of companies that have a fairly high level of production. Let's take a closer look at the main ones.

CJSC Gazdevice. The company was founded in 1997 in the Moscow region. Specializes in the manufacture of meters for private consumers and utilities. This is a plant with a large capacity, annually produces more than 1 million devices, many of which are exported. Has its own proprietary production system that meets international quality standards.

LLC "ELSTER Gazelectronica" is distinguished by a wide range of gas meters

State enterprise "Tochmash", located in the city of Vladimir. The plant has been producing high-precision equipment for over 80 years, including gas meters. Products of a high quality level, the cost of gas meters is 10–12% less than analogues of other manufacturers.

LLC "ELSTER Gazelectronica". This is a joint Russian-German production, which is an amalgamation of several companies. The strict level of control and the use of high-precision technologies made the company's products one of the leaders. The manufacturer is distinguished by a wide range, including household gas appliances. Electronic gas meters of this manufacturer are especially popular.

Industrial and commercial LLC, Tatarstan. The company was founded on the basis of a watch factory. It is mainly engaged in the production of household gas meters. The parity of price and quality makes the products quite popular in the domestic market.

The list of enterprises successfully working in this direction is far from limited to the above.

The domestic market of gas metering devices is represented by a number of manufacturers

Rules for the installation of a gas meter

Gas meters can only be safely installed by specialized specialists with a sufficient level of training and the necessary qualifications.

Important! It is strictly forbidden to carry out the installation on their own by residents who do not have proper training. Independent measures are fraught with the use of administrative measures.

Features of preparation for installation:

1. A complete list of companies authorized to install gas devices is indicated in Government Decree No. 410 dated May 14, 2013. The choice of a company is made after studying the reviews, terms of work and promised guarantees.
2. Before carrying out the work, you have to submit an application to the energy saving point of Gorgaz. Together with the application, a passport, a copy of the title documents for the property and a certificate of the absence of debts on utility bills are sent.
3. Compliance with installation rules in order to guarantee fire safety.
4. Installation work.

The most popular models of household gas meters

The demand, popularity of any device is ensured primarily by its high performance. Their assessment is based on certain indicators, which should include:

• margin of error indicator;
• calibration interval;
• sensitivity threshold;
• working temperature;
• dimensions.

The average user is largely concerned about the price of household gas meters. It, depending on the type of device and manufacturer, ranges from 2,000 to 6,000 rubles.

Understanding the principle of the counter at first glance seems inaccessible, many rely on the opinions of others when choosing. Although, if you wish, it is quite possible to understand the mechanism. It was then, having additionally read the reviews, that you can make your own informed choice.

High performance are the main criteria for choosing a gas meter

Useful advice! When accessing the Internet for information about a particular type of meter, it is imperative to compare the information with the passport data of the model intended for installation.

Household meters are devices that have a throughput of up to 10 m³ / h. By the principle of action, the most used are:

1. Rotary. Inexpensive and compact devices. They have a high error, are sensitive to dirt, and must be verified frequently.
2. Membrane. Inexpensive, reliable (service life - on average 30 years), safe, easy to operate. They are large and noisy.
3. Electronic. Compact, quiet, easy to set up, accurate readings. High price.

It makes sense to fully inform the readers to dwell in more detail on the description of specific models that arouse the greatest interest.

According to the principle of operation, the following are most often used: rotary, electronic and membrane counters

Main characteristics of the gas meter СГБМ-1,6

This gas measuring device is manufactured. It has a fairly compact size and is designed for domestic use. The temperature range at which the manufacturer guarantees the uninterrupted operation of the device is -10 - +50 ° C.

The gas meter can be installed both horizontally and vertically. The device is equipped with a convenient display from which it will be easy to read the readings.

This gas meter has the following technical characteristics:

• official name - СГБМ-1,6;
• the maximum metering limit is 1.6 m³ / h;
• allowable pressure - 5 kPa (kilopascal);
• weight - 700 g;
• price - from 1900 rubles.

The battery of this Betar gas meter is a lithium battery. It is she who provides the display of information about the amount of gas consumed on the display. Battery life is rated for 12 years. The battery must be replaced by a specialist. The device has a “Calendar” function that records cases of power failure. The information marked with this function can be read only with a special device.

Gas meter СГБМ -10.6 is equipped with a convenient display

Gas meter G4: price, features of operation

BK-G4 meters were highly appreciated by both private users and employees of organizations servicing gas supply systems.The operation of the device is based on the movement of partitions located in the chambers. Vibrations of incoming and outgoing gas flows are transmitted to them. The partitions are connected to a reducer, which calculates the gas cubes used.

The main technical characteristics are as follows:

• small construction dimensions and modern design;
• temperature range is -30 - +50 С °;
• maximum flow rate - 6 m³ / h;
• low margin of error;
• working pressure - 50 kPa (with a sheet steel meter body);
• weight - 1900 g.

This device can have both left and right connections, but it is installed only in a vertical position. The price of a household gas meter is 1900 rubles. The meter should be verified every 10 years. When the IN-Z61 impulse transmitter is connected to the device, remote data transmission will be carried out.

Gas meter G4 is installed only in vertical position

Useful advice! When buying this meter, you should pay attention to the presence of covers on the nozzles. In their absence, the device must be returned, since the counter mechanism is not adequately protected.

Electronic gas meter Grand-4: price, advantages and disadvantages

A convenient option for an apartment is Grand-4 meters. These devices have a small round body made of plastic. The color of the body can be gray, white and even orange, which is quite often important when creating a certain interior. For the installation of such a model of meters, you do not need to use welding, which greatly simplifies the installation.

This device is electronic, the kit includes:

• generator,
• pieza;
• block with numbers designations;
• body of various diameters with threaded unions;
• power source - battery.

Gas meter Grand-4 is an acceptable option for installation in an apartment

It is impossible to answer unequivocally how much the Grand-4 gas meter costs. Depending on the trading organization and some technical features, the price ranges from 2800 to 4800 rubles. This device is intended for a gas water heater and a 4-burner stove. The main advantages of the Grand devices can be considered:

• small size;
• display with large numbers;
• the ability to rotate the case;
• long intertesting period (12 years).

Among the disadvantages, it is worth highlighting the high cost. In comparison with competing products (with Betar gas meters) the price is one and a half to two times higher.

Useful advice! Any electronic device does not tolerate mechanical stress. When determining a place for a gas meter of this type in an apartment, this must be taken into account.

The price of the Grand gas meter ranges from 2800 to 4800 rubles

How much will the purchase of the unit and its installation cost

And now the most important question: how much does a gas metering device and its installation cost?

Depending on the manufacturer, quality, check interval and device model, its cost ranges from 2,000 to 16,000 rubles. The higher the bandwidth of the device, the more expensive it is.

Depending on the region of residence, the prices for installing the device may vary significantly.

We give the average indicators of the cost of equipment installation:

• 3000 rubles - installation of the device in an apartment without the use of welding and changing the piping layout.
• 4700 rubles - the same work, but with a change in the wiring and the use of welding.
• 6200 rubles - installation of the device in an apartment equipped with a gas boiler and a water heater, changing the decoupling and using welding.

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Additionally, you may need accessories: fittings, gaskets, taps. Therefore, add another 1000-2200 rubles to the cost. If you wish, you can "thank" the master: this is + 400-600 rubles.With simple calculations of the cost of installing equipment, we get a figure from 4 to 11 thousand rubles.

It is the high cost that scares consumers. Therefore, it is necessary to calculate whether the installation of the device is rational?