Replacing a gas stove in an apartment: fines, laws, regulations and other legal aspects

One of the most difficult issues in legislative practice for citizens is the replacement of a gas stove in an apartment that you own or occupy on a leasehold basis. At first glance, there are no difficulties in removing one device and installing another, almost everyone can handle it, you don't even need to be a specialist or an employee of the gas service.

But what about the documentary base? Do you need to legalize such changes and how to do it? And if you get around the paperwork, wouldn't it be cheaper to pay the fine?

We will try to answer all these questions, tell you about the existing laws, regulations and rules for replacing this important device.

Reasons for replacing the plate

There are many reasons why you will need or want to change your gas supply equipment.

The most common among them:

• buying a more modern model;
• replacement of a gas stove with an electric one;
• desire to change colors or change the design of the room;
• poor appearance, wear and tear;
• overhaul in the house;
• device breakdown;
• expiration date exit.

Also, the replacement of the gas stove is established at the legislative level, according to PP No. 410, which indicates that gas-using devices should be changed when they fail, unless changing the nozzles is no longer dispense with when the device does not comply with safety standards, at the usual request of the customer and again, at the end of the period exploitation.

To do this, you need to contact the service gas company with which you have entered into maintenance contract. This is how yours should look like maintenance contract.

If everything is clear on the first points, then what does “expiration date” mean?

According to GOST R 50696-94, the service life of a gas stove cannot be more than 14 years. But this document has long been canceled, as well as GOST R 50696-96, which replaced it, in which the maximum service life of the device was 20 years, in the case of approval by gas workers of its performance at the end of the operating time indicated manufacturer.

Now this is actually not standardized, although the current PP No. 410 indicates that the gas supply can be turned off at the end of the equipment expiration date set by the manufacturer. Before the expiration of this period, it is enough to simply apply for a technical inspection and if the gas workers write you an act of fitness for the device, you will extend its life until it wears out. Deterioration is considered to be a violation of the tightness of taps designed for 11,000 cycles, burnout of the oven and other defects that cannot be repaired.

What do you need to change the plate?

So, you are about to change the stove. What you need to prepare for this:

1. The plate itself, in the event that you do not have the preferential status required for a free replacement. The device must comply GOST 33998, have a gas control system.
2. Installation equipment, necessary tools, consumables and materials.
3. Equipment - everything for sealing, flexible hose and so on.
4. Redevelopment documents if the kitchen is moved to another location.
5. Documents confirming the authority of the owner or tenant of the apartment.
6. Identification.
7. Consent of all apartment owners.
8. All papers for gas supply.
9. Technical passport of the apartment.

Again, if the place for the device remains the same and only the device itself changes to a similar one, there is no need to legalize the conversion.

Requirements for a new slab are standard. She must have all the necessary certificates and meet the requirements of GOST.

It is also recommended to check whether there will be free access to it and the gas pipeline in case of redevelopment, whether the chimney is in good working order, is ventilation functioning as needed.

Do I need to legitimize the replacement?

According to Art. 7.19 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for self-connecting the highway, you may be fined for unauthorized and uncontrolled connection of a gas stove in the amount of 10-15 thousand rubles. And if, in the event of an incorrect connection, an explosion or fire occurred, then you are already facing criminal liability and a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles.

If you look at PP No. 410, it also states that the replacement of gas-using equipment must be carried out by a specialized organization with a license and the conclusion of an agreement. It can be a gas service or a private company with appropriate approvals.

In the same document in part 8, paragraph 77 there is a subparagraph stating that an unauthorized connection to the mainline can serve as a factor for shutting off gas supply without notifying the customer, as an option explosion threats.

Besides, in PP No. 549 it is indicated that when replacing the equipment with a new one that meets the technical requirements, it is imperative to notify the supplier about the change in the general composition of the devices.

It is also tempting to change the device yourself, having previously agreed with a friend from the gas service on the preparation of the necessary documentation. Of course, the option is much cheaper, but it is better to entrust work with such dangerous equipment to professionals, which and the hoses will connect reliably and carry out the first start-up of the device, noting all its shortcomings, if they are available.

Plate replacement benefits

The gas stove is not a common property of an apartment building and therefore, again, according to PP No. 410, it is replaced at the expense of the owner of the premises.

However, there are also exceptions. You will be told how to replace a gas stove with a new one according to the prescribed benefits at the MFC or UK.

This is possible if the plate subject to the state or expiration date is listed on the state balance:

1. You, the owner of the apartment, the hero of the Russian Federation or the USSR, the hero of socialist labor, the owner of the Order of Glory, the participant of the Second World War, or you have special subsidies from housing and communal services.
2. The device needs to be replaced when the order for the apartment is reached.
3. Residents live in a non-privatized apartment and the contract contains a clause on free replacement of gas-using equipment, if necessary.

Large and low-income families also have the right to such privileges, but not in all regions. Do you have any, you should check with your local municipal authorities or by studying the regulations of individual regions.

For a free replacement, a so-called "act of defectiveness" is required, that is, a conclusion specialized services that check gas-using equipment and issued an opinion on malfunction of the old device. The grounds for its compilation are an annual inspection or an extraordinary one upon the call of specialists.

The act is drawn up in 2-3 copies. You must transfer one to DEZ or ZhSK, one to the consumer, and one more is left to themselves by the specialists of the GDO.

In addition, it is very important to prepare all the documents - an identity card, a title document for benefits, an act of defectiveness of an old plate, its registration certificate and project documents for an apartment.

Replacement procedure

So, you are going to change the stove and you are also the owner of the apartment.

To replace, you should:

• apply to the head of the gas distribution organization with a request to replace the equipment. You will receive a detailed estimate for consumables, necessary materials, installation of the device and the stove itself. If you buy all this yourself, you should write a statement about the installation of equipment;
• notify the Criminal Code or another body that manages your home;
• pay the received estimate;
• wait for gas workers and get a confirmation document about putting the stove into operation.

In the case when the apartment is not privatized, the first step is to apply for the replacement of the gas appliance to the MKD management body in which you live.

If an apartment is being redeveloped, it is imperative to notify the Criminal Code of this and carry out all the necessary approvals, including in GorGaz before installing the stove in another the room.

How does the equipment change take place?

To make it clear in general terms, here are the technical steps replacing one device with another.

The procedure is not complicated:

1. The gas flow is cut off on the valve, the power supply of the old device is turned off.
2. The plate is detached.
3. Produced hose replacement (if required) followed by a check for leaks and the quality of the threaded connection.
4. The new slab is installed and leveled.
5. Hose connects.
6. The equipment is being checked and the first start-up is carried out.

Next, the specialist issues you an act of access to the device for operation, you sign the act of acceptance of work.

Replacing a gas stove with an electric one

After a series of thundering explosions, and for other reasons, many apartment owners decided to change a gas stove for an electric one, so where to go in this case and what is needed for this, we are now in detail consider.

So, first of all, you need to contact the Criminal Code. This is necessary to determine whether the technical parameters of the MKD power grid have the ability to load the corresponding load.

Unfortunately, in gasified apartment buildings, as a rule, the limit of electric resources is limited. If everything is possible, select a stove model and provide its characteristics to the UK, so that you will be given a conclusion on the compliance of the supplied and consumed power with MKD standards in an approximate calculation.

Since the parameters specified in the technical passport of the apartment change, the electrification of the kitchen room is a reorganization and is subject to mandatory approval.

When you have the project documentation in your hands, contact the GDO to turn off the gas equipment in your apartment. Do not forget to take an act confirming this fact.

Conclusions and useful video on the topic

Why you do not need to change gas appliances yourself can be found in the following video:

It is quite easy to replace a gas stove with a new or electric one. This procedure will not take long. The main thing is to first contact the UK or GDO to provide a complete list of documents, which you need to collect in general or individually and to agree on a replacement project device.

And in no case try to carry out the procedure without permission - is it possible to replace the old gas stove on your own, we have already analyzed it in detail - this is a fine and a big responsibility.

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