At whose expense should the meter in the stairwell be serviced?

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My electric meter is located on the landing. It belongs to common property, since I did not enter into any agreements for its maintenance with anyone. It failed two years before the expiration of the exchange of meters in our house.

Should I change it at my own expense, as Mosenergosbyt offers me? Collapse Victoria Dymova Support employee Pravoved.ru Similar questions have already been considered, try looking here:

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Who should change the electricity meter on the landing 2020

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Usually the decision is made based on the financial capabilities of the person. The main thing is that the decision must be made in advance so as not to violate the recommendations for replacement.

Important

The approximate period between verifications is from 4 to 16 years. Currently, verifications are carried out by specialized metrological laboratories.

Not only do they have experience in this field, but they are also accredited. If a citizen connects the meter without permission without checking and installing seals, then he will have to bear responsibility for this.

Who is responsible for the electricity meter on the site or in the entrance and changes it?

Legislation in the utility sector regulates the issue of who should change the electricity meters on the staircase. Electric meters are maintained by the electricity supplier and management company. Their actions are regulated by the Civil and Residential Code. IMPORTANT! By law, both the management company and the owners of apartments (privatized) must ensure accurate and reliable operation of metering devices.

Compliance with Government Decrees No. 530 (08/31/2006), No. 491 (08/13/2006), and Federal Law No. 261 (11/23/2009) is also mandatory. Residents of apartments and employees of the management company must act in accordance with the law.

Do I have to change the electricity meter on the landing at my own expense?

Quite often it happens that this clause is missing from the contract, and then this issue has to be resolved in court. The Civil Code specifies all the nuances by which such issues are resolved:

• If the apartments are privatized, then the consumer must replace the electricity meter;
• For municipal housing, all work is performed by the municipality at its own expense.

On the landing there is a common device for metering electricity, so all the nuances of its use are specified in the contract. Owners need to purchase certified equipment and then provide it to the company for verification and entry into the database. The device is then returned to the owner, who must pay for replacement equipment. The work is performed by a highly specialized professional, since errors can lead to improper operation of the device.

Why is replacement needed?

Each certified electric meter has its own operating period. If household devices can be used until the end of this period, then this will not work for light metering equipment. Usually replacement is made due to a breakdown of the device. But there are other reasons.

Replacement is required if:

• Faults were detected;
• The service life has expired.

Although nothing will change for the consumer with the installation of a new meter, this work still needs to be done. Due to a breakdown, the equipment will not give reliable readings.

As a result, residents will have to pay more than they use resources. Devices must undergo regularly scheduled inspections. This is necessary to control energy consumption, as well as to eliminate deficiencies in a timely manner.

All electric meters are provided with a warranty, which specifies the maximum permissible period of use of the equipment. During this time, the device can operate without interruption.

The management company must change the meters. Before this, the equipment must be tested. This allows you to record the time of installation of the device in an apartment building. For residents, readings must be recalculated.

Dismantling or inspection is also carried out if the seal on the device is damaged. After installing the electric meter in the apartment or in the entrance, a lead plaque with an embossed image is attached to the structure.

If damage to the seal is noticeable, this indicates that someone has opened the structure. In some cases, this is done to reduce readings in order to pay less for electricity.

Installation and inspection of equipment in any home should only be done by a specialist. He is obliged to check the integrity and operability of the equipment, and then confirm this with documentation.

If a broken seal is discovered, you must immediately contact the management organization. You must show the damaged device, otherwise a fine will be imposed during inspection.

The seal sometimes breaks accidentally, and if the electric meter is installed in a house on the staircase, then anyone can damage it.

Who should change the electricity meter on the landing?

Attention

The devices on the site are common house equipment, work with it is financed by the management company. Replacing devices on staircase landings On staircase landings and in non-privatized apartments, according to Article 543 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, electricity meters must be replaced free of charge by the management company.

In order for the company to be responsible for performing these works, apartment owners must enter into an agreement with it. This document specifies all the nuances of cooperation with the management company, which maintains apartment meters and electricity meters at the entrance in apartment buildings.

The electricity supplier in an apartment building is obliged not only to change metering devices, but also to maintain them and conduct regular checks. In order to ensure that as few conflict issues as possible arise between the residents of the house and the service company, it is necessary to sign an agreement between the parties.

Reasons and procedure

Typically, the requirement to remove the meter arises in the case of connecting a house or cottage under construction or, if necessary, to verify or replace the meter. The service life of most of them does not exceed 16 years.

When taking the device outside, installation costs will not be so significant and will consist of purchasing a box with machines and a meter. Additionally, you will have to purchase wires to connect the box to the input into the house.

Electrical networks agree on the installation location of the device and develop a project according to which all connections must be made. The electric meter is being installed. For example, as shown in the figure, its placement on the facade of the house.

After fulfilling the conditions described in the technical specifications, the electrical networks connect the electricity.

In a similar way, the electricity meter is removed from the site. Installation is carried out on the nearest power pole. As shown in the below picture.

In this case, it is necessary to comply with the following condition: nothing should interfere with the electrical network worker during repair work on the line. Those. The shield is mounted at a distance that allows the electrician to freely climb the pole with the help of crampons.

The optimal solution for removing the device is to use a free-standing support designed for mounting a special box for installing the meter. It should be borne in mind that different technical conditions are issued for connecting a single-phase line and a three-phase line.

To connect three phases, it is necessary to install a grounding loop and carry out its verification. And install a lightning protection device in the shield. Without these measures, the power grid will not connect.

These are the basic provisions that apply to all consumers. However, there are some differences.

Replacing an electric meter in a privatized apartment

Features of meter maintenance in a privatized apartment Electricity metering devices can be located in a privatized apartment. The owners of this property have the right by law to choose a convenient time to check and service the meter. If the supplier plans to carry out maintenance work, he must notify the customer. Perhaps the apartment owner does not want to change his appliance, which is burnt out or broken and gives incorrect data, but electricity tariffs will be inflated in this case. ATTENTION! According to Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 530, the financial costs of checking the electric meter in a privatized apartment, installation, dismantling, and maintenance are borne by the homeowners. The owner will pay for the replacement of only the device that is located inside the premises.

Who should install a new one if the old one is broken?

Next, we will consider in detail who should change the estimated faulty electricity meters.

In the owner's privatized apartment

If the meter in a privatized apartment relates to general house needs, that is, it counts the electricity spent on the needs of the house (lighting the entrances, basement, etc.), and not on the needs of the owner, then the management company must deal with the repairs. The specialist is attracted at the expense of the management organization.
You can see what is included in the common property by referring to clause 2, clause 1 of Government Decree No. 491. All maintenance costs are borne by the management company or another service organization.

Meters installed directly in the apartment are changed at the expense of the residents.

At the entrance of an apartment building

As mentioned above, such meters belong to the common property of the apartment building. Therefore, repairs and replacements fall on the shoulders of the building management company.

Municipally owned

A municipal apartment is owned by local authorities . An individual lives in it under a social tenancy agreement, which does not provide for work to break down the meter.

The citizen must contact the municipality with a corresponding application.

However, if during the inspections it turns out that the meter was damaged and deformed due to the actions of the tenant of the premises, then the cost of replacing the meter and purchasing a new device will be included in the cost of accommodation. To determine the cause of the breakdown of the electricity meter, a specialist will appear, who must conduct an inspection , draw up a report and make a conclusion.

If the electric meter is located not in the apartment, but outside it, for example, on the staircase of the entrance, then in this case the tenant must demand a replacement from the management company, having previously read the concluded agreements. However, the management company may refuse to replace it, citing the fact that the tenant is not the owner of the apartment.

In this case, you will have to go to the local government body, organization or other institution on whose balance sheet the apartment is listed, and ask authorized persons to write an application to replace the meters in relation to the management company. This procedure is lengthy, but will save money.

In private housing

In a private house, the replacement of the metering device is carried out by energy sales employees , with whom the resident of the house has a service agreement.

Who should change the electricity meters in the stairwell?

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Sincerely, Administration of the EnergoVOPROS.ru portal The key question when representatives of a management or energy sales company ask to replace an outdated electricity meter is at whose expense will the purchase and replacement of the device be carried out? Let's turn first to the legislation.

Who should buy an electricity meter installed inside an apartment if it is outdated or out of order? General rule (according to the Civil Code): the burden of financial expenses for maintaining the property lies with its owner, unless otherwise provided by law or contract. In accordance with the rules for the functioning of retail electricity markets during the transition period of reforming the electric power industry, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 530 of August 31, 2006.

At whose expense will the electricity meter be replaced?

Article 210 of Chapter 13, as well as Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 530 of August 31, 2006, oblige the owner of a privatized apartment, whose meter is located inside the housing, to carry out at his own expense:

• replacement of equipment;
• regular maintenance.

On the landing Due to the fact that electricity meters located on the landings of apartment buildings are the property of such a building, all concerns about their maintenance and replacement fall on the management companies.

This procedure is regulated by the legislation in force on the territory of the Russian Federation, and in particular by Government Decree No. 491 of August 13, 2006.

General points

The procedure for replacing an electricity meter, regardless of whether it is installed on the landing or inside the apartment, requires the owner to have minimal knowledge of the issue of legislative regulation.

Before starting to consider the main issue, it is initially recommended that you familiarize yourself with basic theoretical information.

What you need to know

Many reasons have been identified that trigger the need to replace an electricity meter, and it is extremely important to know how to do this correctly.

The few houses in which metering devices were installed approximately 10-15 years ago must undergo a planned replacement of the metering device due to their technical obsolescence.

Among other reasons, it is customary to highlight:

The procedure for replacing a meter must comply with mandatory rules.

They are described in detail in the legislation of the Russian Federation, and possible ignoring can lead to serious legal consequences, including administrative liability.

What standards determine liability?

During the operation and replacement of the electricity meter itself, it is imperative to refer to such regulatory documents as:

The requirements of Russian legislation establish that the obligation to monitor the uninterrupted operation of electrical appliances and timely take all possible measures for repairs and replacement falls entirely on the owners of privatized apartments and management companies in particular.

Electricity metering devices that are installed in municipal housing stock and in entrances are under the full control of resource suppliers. If there is a Management Company.