Who should change risers in an apartment building?

How do I get a permit?

Is the battery common property or is it private property for which the owner is responsible?
The Government approved Resolution No. 491 of 13.08.06, which provides a list of property common to residents of an apartment building. In this list:

• risers;
• shut-off and control valves;
• collective metering devices, heating elements.

According to this resolution, the design of radiators can officially be considered common property, common property.

But the management companies and enterprises of the housing office serving the house prefer to hide this information. As a result, the tenants, the owners of the apartment, when the battery is leaking, try to repair it themselves.

Replacement is carried out for a similar or more perfect, improved design. Management companies save on repairs by shifting their responsibilities to consumers.

Older heaters may not meet quality requirements. If you want to change outdated equipment for new one, you should contact the management company or another authority that is responsible for the heating systems of the apartments.

• If the replacement is carried out for similar structures, it is enough just to provide information about the upcoming installation work.
• Radiators of a different model will be installed, which may lead to an increase in the heating area? The representatives of the management company will carry out an examination to find out the possibility of changes in the heat balance of the building. The master will inspect the area of ​​the house, new batteries, and study their technical data.
• Also, an examination is carried out in the case when a major overhaul of an apartment involves a change in the configuration of the pipeline.

Often, apartment owners think about the choice of craftsmen for installation work. You can call specialists from a private company who will carry out the work quickly using professional equipment.

But it is better to use the help of masters from the housing office or the management company, they know better the features of laying utilities in the house, the location of the taps, they know how to change the heating without problems for other residents.

In the event of a heating system leak, there will be no claims to the apartment owner. It is also beneficial to contact the "local" plumbers, if the heat meter breaks down, they will carry out the work professionally.

Let's figure out how to find an approach to neighbors and resolve the issue from the legal side:

1. In advance at the meeting of residents, discuss the issue of replacing the risers

Record all the voices of the owners on paper. If more than 2/3 of all those living in the house agree to replace the riser, then further actions of the "war" with the neighbors will end in your favor.

2. Walk around all homeowners on your ownlocated above or below your apartment. Try to convince them to replace the old pipes, explain why you decided to change them.

Example: the Nekiforovs' neighbors recently made repairs and changed all their heating pipes. During the heating season, those living in apartments located on the floors above noticed that they did not get warm. We decided to change the riser. But the Nekiforovs refused, as their repair was done. Long persuasion, requests did not lead to anything. Then the tenants decided to go for a trick - they offered the Nekiforovs to show the foreman their changed pipes on the day of replacing the riser so that he would approve them.When the head of the brigade checked the pipes of the neighbors, he decided to pick up new pipes of the same size so that the heat was distributed throughout the riser and reached all the apartments.

3. Contact the Management Company

Of course, the management company cannot oblige the owner to install a new riser, but a company specialist can persuade him to arrange access to the pipe on a certain day.

4. Talk to your local precinct

Again, he can only influence the homeowner by talking. He can tell you what laws exist regarding this issue, what rights he will violate if he does not let the repairman into the apartment and does not organize access to the riser.

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1. Part 3 of Article 17 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The owner can dispose of his property as he wants, but these actions should not violate the rights and interests of other citizens. In this case, the rights and interests of neighbors who wish to change the riser for better living conditions are violated.
2. Clauses 10-12 of the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building. According to them, homeowners must monitor the repair of all communications and common equipment, and carry out their restoration as needed. Therefore, if your neighbors refuse to replace the risers, they also violate these rules, requirements, which are also confirmed by Articles 30, 39,156 of the RF LC.
3. Article 44, 46 of the LC RF. Replacing the riser is a major overhaul, the decision on which must be made, taking into account every vote of the owner of a part of an apartment building. If 2/3 of the votes of the total number of residents are collected in favor of the repair, then the decision is positive. If the same part is against the replacement of risers, then negative.

5. Solve the issue in court

If it was not possible to agree with the neighbors, then you will have to go to the court. No one will promise you that the process will go quickly, but on the other hand, you will have a solution in your hands.

The judge, relying on the legislative framework, will explain to your neighbor-owner that he is violating the rights of the owners of the neighboring dwelling, and will oblige him to organize access to the riser for specialists of the repair service according to all the rules and requirements, or force him to carry out repair work on the riser on his own and at his own expense.

Note that you can go into someone else's apartment, posing as a postman or other employee, but such actions will be illegal and will not lead to a result (replacing the riser), only set the neighbors against you. Therefore, it is better to solve the issue in a legal way, defending your rights.

6. On the day of the repair, ask the bailiffs to come to the place and monitor the execution of the court decision

Of course, the bailiffs will know about their work, but it is in your best interest to have them come to you and help control harmful neighbors.

Reasons for replacement

There are a number of reasons why heating appliances in an apartment building have to be changed. These include:

• Physical wear and tear of equipment. Old batteries collapse, lose their tightness, and during the pressure testing of the system after emergency or seasonal maintenance work, or simply during operation, they leak.
• Insufficient heating efficiency. The old radiator differs from the new one in a thick layer of deposits inside the case, which is why the coolant cannot fully transfer heat to the room.
• Insufficient power. In multi-apartment panel buildings, convectors can be installed, the power of which is not enough to fully heat large rooms.
• Unattractive appearance. Battery replacement can be done for aesthetic reasons - modern models have attractive stylish designs.

After deciding to install new heating devices instead of physically or morally obsolete ones, it is necessary to determine who will finance and carry out the work - the management company or the owner of the apartment.

Old cast iron battery

When is replacement required?

Risers can be qualitatively repaired or even replaced. Heating risers in an apartment building deteriorate most quickly. The need to replace this equipment arises under the following conditions:

• the riser fails, therefore there is no possibility for its further safe operation;
• the owner or tenant of the apartment is planning a major overhaul, affecting even parts of the water supply or sewerage system;
• replacement of the riser in all apartments is part of the general house overhaul;
• there is a blockage in the pipe, so some part of it needs to be dismantled.

It is due to the prompt and timely replacement of the riser that various negative consequences of the operation of faulty or poorly working equipment can be prevented. If the owners of apartments in the house have not sent a message to the Criminal Code that the pipe is in an emergency condition, then the employees of this company can absolve themselves of responsibility for material damage caused to the owners of residential premises.

Changing the radiator in the municipal building

In a non-privatized apartment, replace batteries due to leakage, poor heat transfer or wear and tear.

... Residents need to know who owns the house and who maintains it.

A tenant, who is a resident of a municipal apartment, should not spend his savings on renovation work, this is established by law.

If the masters from the ZhEK demand money for the installation of new batteries, this can be considered extortion, a violation of Government Decree No. 491 of 08/13/2006.

Another document is the Housing Code of the Russian Federation. According to Article 65, a landlord who provides apartments under a social tenancy agreement must ensure the proper maintenance and repair of common property.

Whose responsibility is it to replace heating radiators in an apartment?

Let's figure out who should change the batteries in a privatized apartment. In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 491 (entered into force in August 2006), the entire heating system in an apartment building belongs to common property. Its structure (according to clause 6 of the Rules) includes heating network equipment, risers, fittings (shut-off and for regulation), general house heat meters, as well as heating devices (radiators).

Accordingly, in the event of physical wear and tear of batteries, leaks or overgrowing from the inside, the replacement of heating radiators in the apartment is performed by the management company (ZhEK), to whose account residents' deductions for major repairs are received monthly. It is the management company that is responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of the common property, part of which are the heating batteries in the apartments.

In practice, it is easier to achieve free replacement of emergency heating devices in a municipal apartment. Housing office workers often force residents of privatized apartments to independently purchase a battery, pay for dismantling and installation work. But in accordance with current legislation, the purchase of a heating device and all work on its installation must be paid for from the money collected for the overhaul of the housing stock, regardless of whether the apartment is privatized or not.

In an effort to save money, management companies prefer to repair old batteries until they begin to crumble. Therefore, it can take a lot of effort to get new radiators installed free of charge to replace the emergency ones.

Emergency heating radiator

If the tenants decide to install a new, modern heating device instead of an obsolete but serviceable one, they will have to solve this issue on their own by paying for the purchase and installation.

Replacement of risers in a privatized apartment

As for replacing risers in a privatized apartment, everything is quite simple here. The riser is a pipe that runs vertically through all apartments, from the first floor to the last. Serves to provide residents with hot and cold water, gas.
Risers, undoubtedly, belong to the common property, therefore replacement and repair of those are the responsibility of the management company and do not require any expenses from the pocket of the owner of the privatized housing. It should be remembered that on a free basis, only the repair of the riser itself is carried out to the point of its connection with the piping system inside the apartment. This equipment is already considered the property of the tenant, and its replacement occurs at the expense of the latter.

In some cases, employees of operating organizations claim that the repair of risers is the responsibility of the owner and requires additional payment from the owner. This is illegal, since residents of privatized apartments pay a monthly set fee for repairs and maintenance, therefore, residents of apartments do not have to pay any additional amounts for replacing risers.

Who is the replacement?

If pipes leak or they give little heat, require modernization, the question arises - who should change the batteries in a privatized apartment?

According to the law, heating devices are common property of the house. But there is a nuance in this matter.

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In this case, it is rarely possible to resolve the issue of reinstalling radiators through the housing office or the management company. To save housing from cold and flooding, you will need to carry out repairs at your own expense.

If there is no tap that turns off the water supply through the heating pipes to the apartment, the Criminal Code should be engaged in the replacement.

Despite the fact that the heating radiator in the apartment is the responsibility of the management company, it is not always possible to get help from its masters.

When calling for a battery leak, the employees of the Criminal Code sometimes simply put a plug, suggesting to wait a while before replacing the equipment.

If the accident happened during the cold season, then there is no way to wait. As a result, the homeowner buys and changes the battery on his own, providing warmth in the house.

Unfortunately, it is difficult to achieve this compensation even through the courts; the management company finds arguments in its defense. Therefore, it is better to first consult with an experienced lawyer when it is possible to present an invoice to the Criminal Code, before starting a controversial case.

Procedure

In case of sudden malfunctions, you should immediately contact the housing office or the management company. For this, a corresponding statement is drawn up in a free form addressed to the chief, at least 2 photographs of communications must be attached. Signature and date are put.
There should be two copies of the document, one remains in the housing office, the second should be taken with you, a mark of acceptance is put on the application. In order for the application to be accepted without problems and questions, it is important that the owner of the apartment does not have utility bills.

Before writing an application to the Criminal Code, you can call a plumber at your house, who, after inspecting the sewer riser, draws up an act, also fixes the existing damage and the need to replace the riser. The event can develop as follows:

1. The repair team quickly responds and replaces the emergency riser. On the part of the owner, access to the bathroom must be provided for repair work.
2. The managing organization does not agree to replace the vertical pipeline, citing the fact that the pipeline is located in the owner's apartment and it is the owner who is responsible for it. In this case, a written refusal is issued. This document is the basis for going to court, although the process itself can take several months.

Replacing heating devices through the housing office

So, the replacement of heating devices is carried out through the housing office only in those situations when the established operational life of the radiators is exceeded, they are in an emergency condition and cannot be repaired. Otherwise, minor repairs are made if the batteries are leaking.

According to current standards, the service life of a cast-iron radiator is 15-30 years when operating in an open system and 30-40 years in a closed one. But, even if we are talking about an apartment building where the batteries were installed more than 40 years ago, the operating company is often limited only to repairing the radiator, since the replacement is included in the list of major repairs, the timing of which may not yet be determined.

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For free replacement of emergency batteries, residents are required to contact the housing office with a corresponding statement. It is recommended to prepare two copies of the application and put on both the marks of acceptance by the responsible person of the housing office. The application and its copy shall be marked with the number, date and legible signature of the person in charge.

Duplicating the document will help if in the future there are problems associated with the reluctance of the management company to change the emergency batteries at the expense of the overhaul budget. But tenants must defend their rights, since they paid for the replacement of old radiators through monthly payments for housing, maintenance and overhaul of the common property of the house.

The main features of the process

During operation, the batteries wear out; for better operation of the heating system, they need to be replaced. But radiators are like common house property, at whose expense to change the apartment in the premises.

The management company may not consider such work necessary, and according to the law, the possibilities for self-repair of common house property are limited. How to change the heating in this case?

Now the owners of apartments are launching large-scale work on the arrangement of their homes, changing the layout, the location of the plumbing, heating system in the room.

Installation of new radiators without the consent of the rest of the residents of a multi-storey building is considered arbitrariness. The violator may even be held accountable, especially if the heating operation is disrupted, its quality has decreased.

In the event of a pipe or battery leak, the change is carried out by the management company without fail. Also, at the expense of the UK, the heating system is being modernized if its service life has expired.

• The heating system is a common property, the repair and maintenance of which should be carried out by a service company.
• If you want to replace the batteries yourself, you should apply to the UK and order for the work of its masters.
• You should be prepared for the fact that the utility company will refuse to change the batteries for free if shut-off taps are installed in the heating system in front of the pipes entering the apartment.
• All appeals to the management company must be registered, this can be useful if there is a need for litigation.

The need to replace heating batteries sooner or later arises before every owner of an apartment or private house. In apartment buildings, the most common "disease" of old radiators is calcification of their inner surfaces, which, firstly, significantly reduces heat transfer, and secondly, the clearance of pipes through which the coolant flows decreases. All this leads to a drop in the efficiency of the heating system and an increase in the cost of heating the house.

The only way to remedy the situation is to install new batteries and pipes supplying the coolant to them.For a private house, the motive is most often the obsolescence of radiators, the desire to improve their appearance and heat transfer coefficient.

Obligations of the owner and the managing organization

The authority to maintain and repair any equipment located in an apartment building is vested in both the owner of the living space and the management company to which the building belongs. It all depends on the place of installation of the elements and devices necessary for the optimal functioning of the building and apartments in it, as well as whether the equipment is common or personal property.

Responsibilities of the managing organization

The service organization is obliged to replace the equipment related to the common property free of charge, since the tenants make a monthly contribution to repair and maintain it in good condition. According to the norms established by the MDK (Methodological guide for the maintenance and repair of the housing stock), the list of works included in the rent contains:

• maintenance of various common property in the appropriate order;
• maintenance of communication systems;
• emergency work;
• Maintenance.

In other words, any elements of communications used in order to ensure the optimal life of the residents of the whole house must be repaired at the expense of the management office. Moreover, some of them can be located within the apartment.

At the expense of the operating organization, the following equipment is repaired and replaced:

• gas supply pipes to the supply to the stove or heating devices;
• water supply risers before connecting to the piping inside the apartment;
• heating risers up to the junction with the outlet pipes;
• drainage system up to connection with intra-apartment pipes;
• ventilation system;
• power supply system.

In fact, the owner of a privatized apartment pays in advance for the repair and maintenance of all life support systems in the house in advance, paying the set amount prescribed in the monthly receipt. For this reason, workers have no right to demand any additional funds for the replacement of out-of-order equipment.

Obligations of the owner of a privatized apartment

The owner of the privatized real estate is obliged to carry out work to eliminate malfunctions in devices and equipment located within the boundaries of his property. At the same time, there are a number of nuances as to at whose expense the equipment will be replaced. It all depends on whether the device is part of the common property or is in the use of only the residents of the apartment.

Personal property, the troubleshooting of which lies on the shoulders of the property owner, includes:

• gas and electric stoves;
• heating system, in particular, batteries and pipes leading to them;
• electrical equipment such as indoor cable;
• plumbing equipment;
• counters.

In the event of any malfunctions in the equipment related to the common house, the owner of the privatized apartment is obliged to report the violations to the management company in time for their speedy elimination. In a different situation, one or another life support system may fail, which will negatively affect all residents of an apartment building and cause a lot of trouble to a specific owner. In such cases, the owner of faulty equipment often has to pay for the damage caused to other residents as a result of their own negligence in life support systems.

Heating system connection options

The supply pipe, bypass, is connected to the upper branch pipe, and the outlet pipe - to the lower one. This connection method is used for installing batteries in an apartment with a one-pipe heating system.

The main inlet pipe is installed on the top on one side of the battery, and the outlet pipe is installed on the bottom, on the other side of the radiators. This method is used in our company to install radiators in apartments with a one-pipe heating system. The advantage of the method of installation of heating systems is that the battery gives out maximum heat transfer.

This method is used to install radiators in an apartment with a one-pipe heating system. The advantage of this method is that you can disguise the pipes under the baseboard or hide them in a screed under the floor.

In two-pipe systems, there are two separate pipelines (supply and return), the supply pipe is connected to the upper branch pipe and the return pipe is connected to the lower one. This method is used to install radiators in apartments with a two-pipe heating system.

The conductive pipe must be connected to the upper radiator pipe, and the return pipe to the lower one, on the other side. This method is used to install radiators in an apartment with a two-pipe heating system. The advantage of this method is the maximum heat transfer of the coolant.

The supply pipe is laid from the bottom of the return pipe. The coolant moves along the riser from bottom to top. Air from the system leaves through Mayevsky's taps. Such a system for connecting radiators is suitable for heating low-rise buildings, private houses.

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The MKD heating system is an engineering communication, the installation of which is carried out in strict accordance with the developed project. The diameter of the pipes, the number of sections of the device, the thickness of the insulation - everything is chosen by calculation and a balanced system is created that is able to warm up a residential building evenly, regardless of the number of storeys and the location of the apartment.

Heating radiators are connected to a common centralized system and, according to the technical passport for the house, are an integral part of the house. This is enshrined in the RF Government Resolution No. 491. All internal communications are on the balance sheet of the operating organization, regardless of the form of ownership and belonging.

Intervention in the work of support systems, without proper coordination, is fraught with administrative penalties. In practice, there are cases of restoration of a disturbed CSO at the expense of the culprit with an additional payment for recalculations arising from the underheating of other rooms after unauthorized interference with the integrity of the system.

In order to avoid problems with the CM, it is necessary to have convincing evidence of the correctness of the installation of the device, which can serve as expert opinions of a licensed design organization.

Replacing the heating system in an apartment requires approval from the utility company. It is necessary to obtain permission by contacting the administration of the operating organization serving the house.

Even at the design stage of an apartment building, the heating system is calculated - the number and power of heating devices, their location, volume and temperature of the coolant, etc. are determined. Replacing radiators with models with different performance characteristics may result in a deterioration in the operation of the heating system in the house. If the unauthorizedly replaced heating batteries do not correspond to the calculated parameters, this provokes an emergency situation.

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If you plan to change the heating radiators in the apartment on your own - at your own expense, a number of documents are required for consideration:

• Application with attached technical passport for the apartment.
• A document confirming the ownership of the apartment.
• Examination-approved thermal calculation for new heating devices.
• Certificates of conformity for all components (radiators, fittings, pipes, fittings, etc.).

An examination of the thermal calculation is required if it is planned to:

• change heating batteries by installing devices of a different type, with different technical characteristics;
• increase the power of the existing radiator by adding links;
• move the heating device to another part of the room.

The expert must check whether the modernization of the heating system will violate the thermal balance of the house. The examination is a paid service and is carried out at the expense of the owner of the apartment.

It can take up to 2 months from the moment the documents are submitted to the managing organization until the permit is issued. After obtaining permission, it is necessary to issue an application for disconnecting the riser and draining the coolant from the corresponding section of the system.

After replacing the heating batteries in the apartment, an application is submitted for a technical examination - specialists and representatives of the management company check the correctness of the installation and the compliance of the heating devices with those that were approved for installation.

Convenient time for work

The time interval when it is better to change radiators is the period between the end of one heating period and the beginning of another. In the inter-heating interval, hydraulic tests of the system can be carried out. It is important to check with the management company in advance about the timing of the tests so that you can plan to replace the batteries on other days.

It is better to change radiators in summer.
Due to an emergency, it may be necessary to quickly change heating devices. For a privatized apartment, emergency replacement of radiators is a paid service, since the owner of the apartment must monitor their performance and promptly notify the operating company about leaks or physical wear and tear of old batteries that have served their life.

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When is it better to change radiators?

Even professionals cannot come to a consensus on when it is most convenient to replace heating batteries - during the heating season or after its end. On the one hand, summer repairs are more convenient, since at this time you do not need to contact the utilities to turn off the water supply to the system. All work can be done without haste, without creating inconvenience to neighbors by turning off the heating.

But on the other hand, installing batteries can be done carelessly, and even one small leak creates huge problems if it is not detected in time. During the heating season, installers can immediately check the reliability and tightness of all connections after connecting the batteries to the heating system of the house.

The repair of the municipal heating system, the replacement of its elements within the building is handled by the management company serving the apartment building.

She must monitor the condition of the risers of the apartment building, heating pipes, and carry out repair work if necessary.

Battery replacement is free of charge. If there are shut-off valves in front of the apartment, the owner usually pays for the replacement of radiators.

If the risers are repaired by the Criminal Code unconditionally, then the Criminal Code often refuses to change the equipment in the apartment for free.

If the management company ignores consumers and does not engage in its direct business, a written appeal will become the basis for going to court.

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Before replacing the heater with a new one, decide on the amount of work. If the battery is connected to horizontal pipes that come out of the wall, only the heating device itself is changed. In other cases, it is advisable to replace the riser so as not to cut metal pipes.

To replace the riser, you will need to negotiate with the neighbors above and below the floor - in this case, the pipeline is connected to their heating devices. If the neighbors do not want to start repairs, it remains to choose one of three options:

• cut the riser from above and below, cut the external thread and mount a new pipeline from modern materials;
• cut the supply pipes next to the old radiator and connect the new heating device to the old pipeline;
• cut the supply pipes at the bend and connect new supply pipes with a bypass to the vertical sections of the riser.

Replacing heating radiators using welding
Steel pipes require gas-welded installation, for which it is necessary to involve professionals with the appropriate equipment. When installing a heating battery on your own, it is more convenient to use metal-plastic pipes (a prerequisite is press fittings, not threaded connections), galvanized steel log cabins with installation on squeegees, corrugated or ordinary stainless steel pipes.

Before changing the batteries in the apartment, it is important to make sure that the employees of the management company cut off the coolant supply and empty the riser. A tenant changing radiators should have a convenient container at the ready for draining the remaining water from the radiator during dismantling.

If a decision is made to replace the heating radiator together with the riser or only with the supply pipes, then the pipeline is simply cut in the selected places. In the case when a new battery is mounted instead of the old one, the heating device is removed according to the following scheme:

• twist the counter nut on the drive until it stops (it is she who fixes the battery), the operation is performed on the upper and lower liners;
• determine the cutting points on the pipes of the liner, while leaving at least a centimeter of thread;
• marks are made using a level - the cut must be vertical and even, otherwise it will be difficult to install a new battery;
• cut pipes along the marks and remove the replaceable battery from the wall brackets;
• remove the brackets;
• the edges of the threaded pipes, if necessary, are trimmed by twisting the lock nut, and the burrs are removed.

Removing the old plate battery
At the stage of preparing the modernization of the heating system in an apartment with your own hands, you should develop a connection diagram, determine the length and diameter of all sections of the pipeline, the number and type of components.The list of materials to be used must be approved by the battery replacement technician.

The work on installing a new radiator begins after the location of the heating device has been determined:

• the gap between the floor and the lower edge of the radiator is at least 10-15 cm;
• the distance from the upper edge of the battery to the window sill is from 15 cm;
• a gap of 3-4 cm is left between the wall and the body of the heating device (adjustable when mounting the brackets).

Pipes, valves, fittings for battery installation
If the riser of the heating system has been dismantled, first of all, an external thread is cut on the protruding parts of the old pipes for fastening steel or metal-plastic pipes using appropriate fittings. A bypass jumper is installed between the supply and return pipes using tees. After the bypass, a ball valve with an American valve is mounted on each of the horizontal pipes.

Threaded joints are sealed with a linen strand with silicone sealant (or oil paint). This type of seal is allowed for connecting cast iron radiators, unlike FUM tape or thread, the seal is not squeezed out or torn. Non-drying sealants tend to squeeze out, and hardening ones dry out, which is why the battery leaks.

To connect the heating device to the system yourself, you must adhere to a certain work technology:

• Assemble the radiator. The lower unused hole is closed with a standard plug, a Mayevsky tap is mounted on the upper branch pipe (the drainer will help to remove the airlock when filling a new heating device).
• On the inlet holes of the radiator, foot nuts with right and left threads are installed, using paronite seals for sealing (rubber under the influence of high temperatures can dry out and crack).
• The radiator is installed on a stand of a suitable height so that the adapter nuts can be connected to the American ball valves.
• After trying on the wall, a marking is made for the installation of brackets, holes are drilled and all four fasteners are mounted. To ensure that the battery is secured correctly, check with the level of the brackets - it must be horizontal.
• The radiator is connected to the supply pipes (it is important to properly seal all connections) and hung on the brackets.

At the end of the work, representatives of the management organization fill the system with a coolant - at this stage, the tightness of the joints and the heating device itself is checked. Using the Mayevsky valve, bleed air from the battery when filling the system. For this, a special element is turned with a special key or screwdriver. When a stream of water pours out of the hole, the tap is closed.