Water meters - This is another resource for saving your budget. It is advisable to install the meter with minimal loss of money and time.
Everyone tries to find the best option and avoid wrong decisions.
The answer to the question of how to register water meters allows you to quickly and losslessly solve this problem.
To do this, it is important to know what set of documents will be required to register a meter, which organization is involved in installing and verifying the meter, which way to install and register the meter to choose, how it is possible to register a device installed independently, what problems people encounter when installing meters.
Documents for registering water meters
In order to register a water meter, you need the following set of documents.
- Metering device passport. It is important to pay attention to the correspondence of the meter number to the number entered in the passport. In addition, the passport indicates the initial meter readings that were at the time of installation, the date of purchase of the meter (installed in the store) and the installation date (installed by the installation technician).
- The act of putting the device into operation. The act is issued in triplicate; it is mandatory to indicate the numbers of the seals installed on the metering devices. If a new device is installed to replace an old one, then the parameters of the old device are indicated in the report. The certificate is issued by specialized companies that have a license. Usually these are representatives of the management company (management company), EIRC (unified information and settlement center) or Gorvodokanal.
- Certificate of work on installation of the meter. The act is filled out by the master and signed by the owner. The act is provided in two copies.
- Agreement with the company installing the meters.
- Agreement with the service organization. It is important to make sure that the organization is licensed to service and install metering devices.
Registration of meters that were installed independently
Let us warn you right away: this option is much more difficult, since you definitely do not have enough experience and knowledge to install a calculating device. Especially if you haven’t done this at all before. If you think that by installing the meter yourself, you won’t need to invite a specialist, then you are mistaken: you will have to call a specialist to seal the meter.
In addition, registration of the meter is possible only if its installation was carried out in accordance with all the rules. Only in this case, the company will issue you with all the necessary documents for the settlement center.
Conclusion: for the meter registration process you will need a package of contracts, acts and a registration certificate. With all this, you will go to your management company or center, where specialists will check the date of production and installation of the meter, its serial number. And the last thing - I will register the meter readings on the day on which it was installed.
No matter how difficult it may be to install a meter yourself, it also has certain advantages. Firstly, you can easily choose the meter yourself, which means its quality will be much higher than the quality of devices provided by companies. You will also save a large amount, since meter installation companies are not at all shy about issuing impressive bills to their clients.
Where to register water meters?
There are two options for registering water meters:
- Can be registered through a management company (management company).
- You can register through the EIRC (unified information and settlement center).
After installing the meter, you should contact one of these organizations with a complete package of documents and register the meter.
Only from the moment of registration, payment for water consumption will be made according to meter readings. You can create a personal account and submit data on meter readings via the Internet.
Regulatory Requirements
In order to rationally use resources and save them, Federal Law No. 261 was adopted in 2009, which regulates the main aspects of the consumption of all utilities provided to the population, including cold and hot water supply. In pursuance of Article 13 of Federal Law No. 261, transferred resources are subject to mandatory accounting using meters that record the volume consumed.
Within the framework of Part 5 of Article 20 of Federal Law No. 416, water meters are placed on the balance boundary of the utility network by the organization that is responsible for the supply of cold or hot water supply on the basis of an agreement concluded with the owners of the apartment. Moreover, after installation, the metering device must be sealed by employees of the supplying institution. Sealing the meter is done free of charge, and installation, unfortunately, is a paid service.
Important! By virtue of Part 1 of Article 13 of Federal Law No. 261, metering devices are installed only in those houses that are connected to the central water supply.
Registration procedure
You can choose one of the following action algorithms:
- Installing the meter yourself.
- Application to the management company or WEIRTS to verify the correct installation, sealing and verification of the meter.
- Verification and sealing, creation of a commissioning certificate.
- Registration.
Or:
- Installation of the meter by specialists who do not have a license for sealing and verification.
- Application to the management company or EIRC.
- Checking the correct installation, verification and sealing of the meter by employees of these organizations.
- Registration.
Or:
- Application to the management company or EIRC.
- Installation, verification and sealing of the device by employees of these organizations.
- Registration of a metering device.
So, you can install the meter yourself or by hiring a specialist who does not have a sealing license. Here we must take into account the fact that no licenses are required to provide services for installing meters, so if you use the services of such a company, then to seal the meter and carry out reconciliation you will have to invite employees from a certified organization licensed to provide such services. This may be a representative of the management company, information and settlement center or Gorvodokanal.
Employees of the management company or single settlement center must respond to the application within 15 days. It should be borne in mind that the customer can independently determine the time convenient for checking and sealing the meter.
Let's consider the option of installing a metering device by a licensed organization.
The metering device is installed independently
The first step should be the decision to install a water meter. Modern legislation provides for increased tariffs for water consumers who do not have a meter. Installing a meter is the right solution that allows you to save significant amounts.
You should submit an application to the Criminal Code, to the DEZ (directorate of the single customer) or to the EIRC.
The second important point is to decide on the type of water meter. There are several types of counters. Those that require an electrical power source and those that run on water flow. According to the operating principle criteria, metering devices are electromagnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, and tachometer.
It is necessary to determine how many and what metering devices need to be installed. It must be taken into account that separate and special metering devices are needed for cold and hot water. Not every home has a centralized supply of hot water, especially for residents of the private sector, then a cold water meter is sufficient. You can purchase the metering device yourself, or you can trust the technician who will carry out the installation.
Then, when the installation is completed, it is necessary to fill out an acceptance certificate for the installation of the meter. Before signing the act, you must make sure that the work was carried out to the proper level.
- Check that the meter responds to water consumption. That is, when you turn on the water, you can see how the numbers on the meter change and the disk rotates, indicating that the meter records water consumption.
- Make sure that the installation is sealed - there are no leaks or drips.
- Be sure to check the operation of all faucets and the toilet tank.
- Make sure that the pressure remains the same as it was before installing the meter.
- Check the factory seals installed on the meter. They must remain untouched.
Only after you are convinced of the quality of the work, sign the work acceptance certificate. We must remember that there must be two copies of the act.
After installing the meter and signing the installation certificate, you need to verify and seal the metering device, conclude a contract for its maintenance, and receive a certificate of commissioning of the device. The act must be in triplicate. By law, sealing is free of charge. Then, with a complete package of documents, you need to complete the registration procedure with the Management Company or EIRTs.
An important point is determining the tariff, since there are a number of beneficiaries who may qualify for special payment conditions for water, then you must present documents confirming your right to preferential payment for water.
Discuss the method of submitting data on meter readings. You can submit water consumption data via the Internet. Check with your settlement center to see if this is possible. If it is, then you will need to get a login and password and register in your personal account.
After going through this entire procedure, you can pay for water according to the meter readings.
Registration of metering devices that were installed on your own
Installation of water meters
To begin with, it should be noted that this option is somewhat less practical, since you need to have sufficient experience to implement it. But in fact, you will still have to invite specialists from a licensed company to your home, since they are the ones who will seal the device if the user installed it according to all the rules. After this, they issue all the necessary documentation for entering the metering device into the register of the information and settlement center.
Otherwise, the answer to the question of how to register a meter for cold and hot water will be the same: you should go to the management office with a package of acts, contracts and registration certificates. There they will check the serial number of the water meter, the date of its manufacture, as well as installation. In addition, the readings of the device will be recorded on the day it was installed in the pipeline.
By the way, it will be said that registering water meters installed independently still has its advantages. In this case, the user independently purchases a water meter, which almost always means the best quality of such equipment. In addition, there is a high probability that in this case it is quite possible to save significantly, because a licensed service company that installs metering devices usually does not count the money of its clients.
Details
Registration steps
Only companies that have a special license to operate can install new meters. After installing the meter, you should collect the documents indicated above. If the devices are installed independently, then the same list of documents will be required. The papers are submitted to the Criminal Code or the EIRC.
Options for where to register a counter. When registering devices, you can choose a convenient method for submitting documents.
The options are as follows:
1. If the meter is installed independently, then submit an application through the unified calculation information center or to the management organization to check the correctness of installation, sealing, and check the devices. Next, verification and sealing are carried out, and an entry report is created. Then registration occurs.
2. The meter is installed by a company without a license. You should also write an application to the management company or information center (EIRC). Next, they check the correct installation, check the indicators, and carry out sealing by specialists from these organizations. Then registration takes place.
3.You should submit an application to a single center or housing organization, which will install the meter, verify the data, and seal it with a specialist from this company. Then registration takes place.
Unified database
After completing the installation of the meter and submitting documents to the management organization. Specialists from it put the necessary stamps that the installation is completed.
Information about the equipment in an apartment or house is entered into a special database.
What is reflected in the database:
1.year when the device was released.
2. the initial readings, when the device is put into operation, will be used to guide the calculation of further water consumption.
3. counter series number.
4. date of installation of the device.
Attention! When the specialist seals the equipment, fill out the introduction certificate, then you can submit documents to enter data about the device into the database.
When does operation begin?
The use of the device begins when the meter is put into operation.
When the device is registered for water, all charges for consumption will be carried out strictly according to these indicators. Companies that charge for water indicate on which days meter readings must be taken and submitted to the appropriate authorities.
Price for registration of water devices
All stages from purchasing a meter to its registration are paid. Experts say that these expenses will soon pay off.
Payment for water according to the receipt will be significantly reduced. These expenses should be taken into account when registering the device. The coefficient for increasing utility bills changes every year. If there are no meters in the apartment, then the payment for residential complex services turns out to be too high.
