In the payment of housing and communal services were going to include a new line

Russians may be forced to massively install gas analyzers

The deputies proposed to install leak detectors in 600,000 gasified apartment buildings. This will minimize the number of accidents and explosions of domestic gas. The cost of the device itself, as well as its maintenance, will be included in the tariff. The State Duma believes that the implementation of the initiative will not lead to a significant increase in the amount in the payment. But, according to experts, such a radical approach to solving the security problem is not entirely correct.

If the consumer has a prehistoric stove, he does not need a gas analyzer that signals a leak, but a new household appliance that costs completely different money than a sensor.

The State Duma proposed to include in the housing and communal services tariffs the cost of installing gas analyzers in apartment buildings (MKD). On average, the device, together with the installation, can cost 3.5-5.5 thousand rubles. Meanwhile, there are about 600,000 gasified apartment buildings in Russia, and far from all consumers have the opportunity to pay for such a device.

The deputies proposed a radical approach to solving the problem of gas leaks, Pavel Sklyanchuk, an expert on housing and communal services of the People’s Front, believes. The State Duma is considering the possibility of mass installation of gas analyzers. “I think that the country simply does not physically have such a large number of devices. Manufacturers, of course, will get rich, ”continues the interlocutor of MK. — I would suggest using a more targeted approach. Make a register of houses equipped with gas and make a gas safety passport for each MKD.

According to the expert, the tenants in the houses are very different. Somewhere there are many marginalized individuals who lead an asocial lifestyle. They are at risk and may pose a danger to neighbors. There are also single pensioners whose gas stoves have long been recycled. Here are their apartments. According to the expert, and should be put on a pencil.

“This should be done for every house. If you have a registration certificate, it will be clear who is doing well, who only needs to install a gas analyzer, and who needs help to purchase a new stove, ”Sklyanchuk emphasizes.

Meanwhile, if the State Duma stops at the option of mass installation of gas analyzers, then payments for housing and communal services will become heavier by about 2%, says Konstantin Krokhin, a member of the Housing and Utilities Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The expert draws analogies with the mass installation of smart meters for electricity. Recall that at that time, guaranteeing electricity suppliers were allowed to index the tariff twice a year. For this, they must install new meters instead of the old ones, whose verification period has already expired. That is, there was an annual July increase and one more.

“It is too early to talk about how much the gas tariff will increase. Tariff formation rests on the inflation index, which is 6-8%. Consequently, all resource workers will have to put all their Wishlist into this percentage bracket. Maybe they will be allowed to raise the tariff a second time, because there was a precedent, ”the expert does not exclude. According to Krokhin, responsibility for the installation and maintenance of these devices can be assigned to local gas services. These companies work with the consumer and inspect the equipment. They can also make a forecast plan, how many devices are needed and how much money they will need.

Meanwhile, the issue of a complete rejection of the use of gas in residential buildings and the transition to electric stoves was previously considered. Now, obviously, this is unlikely to happen.

“The state is switching to increasing and stimulating domestic demand for gas. In this case, of course, it is necessary to strengthen the safety of operation of domestic household equipment and gas networks. There are technological solutions for this, but their implementation costs money. Ideally, of course, I would like to see that the state helps to install the necessary equipment for those in need. At the same time, gas analyzers are being installed, and this is safety. As a result, domestic demand for gas is growing. Let’s see how it will be in practice,” concludes Krokhin.

Natalya Chernysheva, a specialist in the field of housing and communal services, director of the People’s Control Organization, is convinced that the initiative will help strengthen security measures, but its cost cannot be shifted to citizens. “It’s already hard for people to pay for utilities, especially given the annual increases, so any attempt to further increase the numbers in payments is absolutely unacceptable,” she emphasizes.