Very often, citizens in their receipts for payment of utility bills pay attention to the reduction of VDHO. Since certain amounts are being contributed under this item, they are reasonably interested in: what is it?
V this material we will try to give an exhaustive answer to this question.
What does VDGO mean
First of all, it should be noted that it comes about indoor gas equipment.
In general, the system that provides gas to the housing stock of Russia is a web of pipelines connecting, in fact, every apartment in the country with the places where natural fuel is extracted. In addition to the transport routes themselves, it also includes compressor and distribution stations, underground storage facilities and many other special installations.
Gas pipe after entering the limits apartment building and turns into VDGO. Moreover, indoor equipment is divided into two categories:
- common use;
- private.
The first includes risers gas pipes, locking devices, including those that are inside the apartments (the first in a row). The latter, if necessary, can turn off the gas if a leak occurs or a change is required to carry out repairs.
The wiring located in a private dwelling, together with other installations connected to it (water heater, stove, boiler), belongs to the second category.
The legislation of the Russian Federation clearly defines that gas consumers should be responsible for the safety and performance of VDGO.
Is it obligatory to sign a maintenance contract
There is no need to doubt the need to conclude this agreement, if we take into account the increased number of accidents in apartment buildings, because a malfunction often leads to human casualties.
In Soviet times, VDGO was on the balance sheet of gas supplying enterprises. Those who have found those times perfectly remember the regular visits of locksmiths from the city gas office. Then the cost of preventive maintenance was included in the “blue fuel” tariff.
However, later the authorities Russian Federation decided that there was no such need. Already in 2003, the content of the VDGO and its maintenance was taken from Rostekhnadzor. Various companies began to perform this function, often having neither qualified workers nor necessary equipment... Licensing of this activity was not provided.
At the same time, just a year later, the Gosstroy of Russia approved the rules according to which the maintenance and operation of the country's housing stock is currently being carried out. This document contains a rule requiring a special contract for this service.
The unqualified and often fictitious service of the VDGO has led to the fact that the widespread dilapidation of intra-house communications was left practically unattended, therefore, emergencies began to occur more and more often.
In order to put things in order in this market and make the life of Russians safer, government decree no. 549 in 2008 introduced norms according to which households are now supplied with natural gas. A year later, the Ministry of Regional Development issued an order regulating the content of VDGO.
All of the above regulations determined that consumers should be responsible for the state of gas communications. Thus, they are now obliged to conclude the appropriate contracts for maintenance of the VDGO.
For prevention and repair gas equipment only highly specialized companies are allowed, which have skilled workers, the necessary equipment and the emergency dispatch structure is functioning.
Service of VDGO is carried out on the basis of the current agreement and in accordance with the requirements of the Russian regulatory framework.
The procedure for drawing up a contract
The obligation to conclude it lies with the owner of the specific equipment. He also has the right to delegate this matter to a third party.
Thus, most often, a maintenance contract on behalf of all residents is signed by:
- Management Company;
- a person authorized by the general meeting of residents of an apartment building.
In buildings where citizens live under a lease agreement (for example, hostels), the responsibility for concluding an agreement lies with the owner or asset holder.
Service of individual equipment
Private property, which, in fact, are communications located directly in the apartment, should be serviced by homeowners. Since they themselves, for obvious reasons, cannot do this, they are allowed to conclude an agreement on the basis of which authorized organizations take care of monitoring the condition of the equipment in the apartment. This group includes, in addition to pipes and taps:
- boilers;
- water heaters;
- gas stoves.
All these Appliances are explosive and fire hazardous. Therefore, the only thing that can guarantee the safety of operation is a scheduled inspection of their technical condition.
Since the provision of services takes place on a declarative basis, the owner of the apartment must personally contact the company servicing the gas equipment.
According to the legislation, the gas distribution organization has the full right, in the absence of a valid contract for the maintenance of gas equipment, to shut off the gas.
VDGO check frequency
The maintenance of all gas communications, both external and internal, must be checked at least once every 3 years.
Household appliances are inspected according to the manufacturer's conditions, but the law prohibits doing this less than once every three years. After the expiry of the service life established for the above-named equipment, maintenance should be carried out according to the results of the inventory. At the same time, old devices are checked annually.
The list of works performed in accordance with the concluded contract for the maintenance of VDGO implies:
- regular visits and inspections;
- Maintenance of locking fittings;
- visual inspection of the condition of painted surfaces;
- inspection for serviceability and the presence of cases located in those places where the pipes enter the interior of the house;
- inspection of the reliability of pipe fasteners;
- tightness testing of joints (using a soapy emulsion);
- checking the gas pipelines in the building for compliance with the standards;
In addition, it is also checked:
- integrity and completeness of gas-fueled devices;
- operability of cranes, their lubrication (if necessary, oil seals are replaced);
- draft in ventilation ducts and chimneys;
- the presence of a free flow of air and the quality of combustion.
At the end of the inspection, a repeated safety briefing is carried out with the consumer.
If a gas leak is detected within 12 months from the date of signing the contract, the elimination of the malfunction occurs free of charge.
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All other types of work are carried out on an application basis and are considered as repair works. If there is any malfunction of the equipment, for the elimination of which it is necessary to replace individual components, all costs are paid by the owner.
In receipts for utilities, abbreviations are often written that do not say anything to ordinary people. One of them is VDGO. Not all citizens know the decoding of this abbreviation, so they have no idea what they are paying for. In order not to overpay and familiarize yourself with the current tariffs for given view utilities, it is recommended to figure out what constitutes VDGO.
What is VDGO
VDGO stands for indoor gas equipment. Represents pipes that come from a source of supply natural resource to the shut-off device, which is located on the branch of the gas supply to the gas equipment inside the dwelling.
There is another abbreviation - VKGO. We can say that these abbreviations mean almost the same thing and the decoding is consonant, but there is a difference between the concepts. VKGO is an intra-apartment gas equipment. It is a pipe that goes from a shut-off device to gas appliances in a residential area.
There is an entire network of gas pipelines that extends far beyond the user's living quarters. In order for consumers to receive gas, storage facilities for this resource, distribution stations and a pipeline have been laid. Indoor equipment is a gas pipe that is located inside the dwelling.
There are two types of this equipment:
- Common use. Such equipment includes pipe risers and locking devices, which are located both in the common area and directly in the living room.
- Private. This includes the gas pipes located in the apartment, as well as the gas equipment that is connected to them - these are stoves, columns and others. similar devices.
Since 2003, in accordance with the Gas Distribution and Gas Consumption Rules, Rostekhnadzor has stopped servicing gas equipment. Gasification did not stop, but there was no one to control the condition of the equipment. This led to the fact that a constant leak of the natural resource began to occur and explosions began in residential buildings. For this reason, the Government of the Russian Federation has made responsible for the maintenance of gas equipment in apartments and common areas multi-storey buildings for household gas consumers. According to the Decree of the Government of Russia No. 549 and the Order of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 239, each owner of an apartment and a private house is obliged to conclude an agreement on the maintenance of VDGO with a specialized organization of housing and communal services. This is to prevent gas explosions due to the leakage of this natural resource. The organization of housing and communal services is obliged to carry out maintenance of VDGO and VKGO in accordance with the contract, as well as current legislative acts.
On this basis, the rent includes not only gas supply, but also the maintenance of VDGO.
Do I need to sign an agreement for the maintenance of the gas pipeline and household appliances
The VDGO maintenance contract is a mandatory agreement that each owner of an apartment or private house must conclude with the relevant organization. On its basis, maintenance of gas equipment and monitoring of its condition will be carried out. Columns, plates and other similar devices belong to the type of explosion and fire hazardous units. To avoid misfortune, you need to regularly check their condition. The gas consumer is responsible for the devices, but after concluding an agreement on the technical maintenance of the VDGO, he may not worry about the equipment. 
VDGO check frequency
Maintenance of gas pipes located in common property, as well as in apartments and private houses of owners should be carried out three times a year.
Maintenance of devices for the use of natural resources is carried out in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. However, it is recommended to check the operation of the units three times a year. At the end of the operational period household appliances maintenance of devices is carried out once every 12 months. When the units are worn out, they must be replaced.
Equipment service
Maintenance of pipes and locking devices located on the common territory of an apartment building includes the following activities:
- bypass and external inspection of pipes;
- maintenance of shut-off elements on pipes;
- assessment of the state of pipe painting and the reliability of fixing gas equipment;
- checking the presence and safety of cases in places where pipes pass outside and inside structures;
- assessment of tightness at the joints of the pipe and the shut-off device.
Maintenance intra-apartment gas equipment is carried out as follows:
- visual inspection of gas-using equipment in order to check the installation of household gas appliances and pipe laying to regulatory requirements;
- assessment of the tightness at the joints of the pipe and the shut-off device using a soap emulsion or a special device;
- checking the availability of a set of gas equipment and its integrity;
- assessment of the functioning of locking devices on pipes and their lubrication, as well as bandaging of oil seals, if necessary;
- check traction in ventilation ducts and chimneys;
- assessment of the state of the connection of the gas pipeline and chimneys, as well as checking the presence of an air flow for the combustion of the flame.
Based on house rules, if there are gas equipment malfunctions, then the correction is carried out by an organization with the appropriate admission, the work of which is paid by the owners of the real estate of the apartment building.
When consumers receive receipts for gas supply, this does not raise questions from consumers. Maintenance of VDGO is also a legal payment, which provides for a payment for services for the maintenance of gas equipment. If they turn out to be irregular or of poor quality, users can file a complaint about the organization of housing and communal services, with which a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment has been concluded, to the controlling organization. In this case, the payment will be revised and the citizen will receive a discount on the payment next month. In favor of the consumer, the company is also charged a fine for untimely or poor-quality services. However, even if the user believes that the organization provides the service for the VDGO service of poor quality, he must still make the rent on all payments in a timely manner in order to avoid many problems with the relevant organizations.
Today it is already difficult to imagine a well-organized life without the use of gas. Thereby natural species the fuel in our houses is warm hot water, there is the possibility of cooking. However, it is gas supply in city houses that is one of the most dangerous public services, since even a minor gas leak can lead not only to property damage, but also to numerous human casualties.
According to statistics, the main cause of accidents is the unsatisfactory state of gas communications and devices. Timely and regular maintenance gas equipment in an apartment building, as well as strict adherence to the rules for its operation are two of the most effective ways avoid irreparable consequences.
Professional service of VDGO - intrusive service or necessary security measures
Any apartment is equipped with one or more types of in-house gas equipment (VDGO), for example, gas stove, water heater, heating boiler. Convenience and availability of "blue fuel" have become familiar to everyone, and many sometimes forget that it is a source of danger, and therefore requires careful attention. People of older generations probably still remember how in Soviet times inspectors of gas facilities regularly visited consumers, checked serviceability and carried out maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building. The foremen did not take money for this service, since its cost was already included in the gas tariff.
This scheme was used until 2006, after which the cost of maintenance was excluded from the total amount of payment for gas supply. Since then, the installation and maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building has been carried out at a separate rate and only on the basis of agreements concluded with tenants. This innovation was perceived negatively by the majority of consumers, as it looked like an attempt to impose additional paid services on the part of service companies. In this regard, many refused to conclude a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building. The lack of contracts was the reason for the almost complete termination preventive examinations VDGO and, as a consequence, an increase in the incidence of explosions of residential premises caused by the leakage of domestic gas.
Ensuring the safety of gas consumers at the state level
In connection with the massive refusal of citizens to voluntarily conclude contracts for the maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building, in 2008 the government adopted Resolution No. 549, according to which the existence of an agreement became mandatory. In the absence of this document, the gas supplier has the right to suspend its supply, having previously notified the consumer. Since the supply of "blue fuel" to gas equipment that has not passed an official certification is unacceptable, therefore, sanctions can be applied even to consumers who make full and timely payment for the gas consumed.
Gas supply can be restored only after a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building has been concluded, and responsible organization check its status. However, you will have to pay for the reconnection.
What is a contract
The contract contains requirements for the safe maintenance and operation of VDGO and VKGO, the duties of a specialized service organization, a list and regulations of work, as well as the cost of the services provided are prescribed.
In addition, the civil legislation of the Russian Federation requires the mandatory introduction of additional information and conditions into the document, including:
- the date of the conclusion of the contract;
- the name and details of a specialized organization that will perform maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building;
- information about the customer;
- the address of the serviced object;
- a complete list of gas equipment;
- terms of payment by homeowners for the services provided.
Who should conclude a contract
The law imposes obligations on the conclusion of a contract for the maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building on the following parties:
- The initiator of the execution of an agreement with a specialized company for the maintenance of in-house gas communications and equipment in an apartment building should be the organization, partnership or cooperative that manages the common property of residents. The common property of residents is: a front gas pipeline and a shut-off device, an internal access gas pipeline that includes risers and part of gas pipelines in apartments located before the shut-off devices (gas taps).
- For the maintenance of an intra-apartment building, the contract must be concluded by the owner of the apartment in which the gas appliances, or he can entrust this to an organization that manages the common property of citizens living in this apartment building. In addition, a group of tenants has the right to delegate their authority to sign an agreement to one of the neighbors who owns housing in this house, either management organization... In this case, a general meeting of all residents of an apartment building must be held in advance, within the framework of which a unanimous decision will be made on granting powers to one or another person.
Who is responsible for the maintenance of gas equipment
Gas equipment maintenance rules apartment buildings clearly define who, how and when should carry out these activities. So, technical, emergency dispatching services and repairs of VDGO and VKGO have the right to be carried out only by specialized companies - gas distribution organizations that have permission to conduct this activity established by the legislation of the Russian Federation. Requirements for companies that service gas equipment in an apartment building are determined by the rules approved by federal service responsible for environmental, technological and nuclear supervision.
Responsibilities of the supervising organization
A set of measures involving the maintenance of gas equipment in an apartment building:
- checking the condition of the painting layer of gas pipes and the quality of their fasteners;
- bypass and outdoor gas communications;
- inspection of the integrity of the cases in the outer and internal structures buildings through which gas pipes pass;
- control of the tightness of fittings and connections of gas pipelines using special devices either a soapy emulsion;
- checking the layout and installation of gas-using equipment for compliance with regulatory requirements;
- performance testing and lubrication of valves (taps, gate valves) installed on gas pipelines;
- replacement of sealing glands (if necessary);
- control of draft in ventilation and smoke ducts;
- checking the presence of the air flow necessary for combustion;
- quality control of connections exhaust pipes with smoke channels, etc.
The contract contains a complete list of work performed. Services not included in this list are classified as separate repair work executed at the request of the consumer. In case of failure of equipment elements and the need to replace or repair them, the subscriber pays for the work and spare parts.
The user should also remember that independent changes in the design of gas pipelines and the replacement of any gas-using equipment is strictly prohibited. Only specialists of an accredited organization are entitled to perform these works. Naturally, all these operations are paid. In addition to the diagnostic and repair measures provided for by the contract, the responsible organization must provide round-the-clock emergency dispatch support.
Regulations for maintenance of gas equipment
According to the established requirements, the HE maintenance activities should be carried out according to the following schedule:
- revision of overground and underground gas pipelines - once a year;
- inspection of the general condition of gas pipelines - once every 3 years;
- maintenance of household gas equipment (stoves, water heaters, boilers, water heaters) - once every 3 years, unless a different schedule is established by the manufacturer of this equipment;
- maintenance of group balloon installations for liquefied gas included in the VDGO - once every 3 months.
Cost of services under the contract
The prices for services are prescribed in the contract for the maintenance of gas equipment, however, their total cost is calculated individually for each consumer. When forming the final amount, specifications and the amount of equipment installed in a particular apartment.
Prices are subject to change, therefore, consumers are advised to periodically visit the official website of the responsible gas distribution organization, where in the section "Information for subscribers" they can familiarize themselves with the current price.
Payment procedure for work
The customer makes payments for the repair and connection of an intra-house or intra-apartment HE at the rates established by the executing company, which were valid on the date of submission of the corresponding application. Money must not be transferred later date specified in the service contract. If the terms of payment are not specified in the agreement, payment is due no later than the 10th day of the next month.
Conclusion
Unfortunately, despite all the security measures taken by the state, tragic accidents as a result still take place. This precious natural source energy "does not forgive" irresponsible attitude, therefore, each consumer must strictly follow the rules for the operation of devices, control their working life and not violate the regulations for their maintenance. All these measures will be the key to personal and public safety.