Who pays for the installation of house-counters. The scheme of installation of a common cold water meter

Vladimir Gor

3 years ago

The individual metering device, water meter, is the initial link in the energy-saving program of efficient energy consumption, in this case tap water. Only when installing in all apartments of an apartment building individual meters, and then a house-counting meter of water entering the house, and proper registration of such a resource as water will be established. To counter one counter to another does not make sense, since they have a resource to consider as a function, the tasks are slightly different.

Individual, apartment meter counts your personal water flow, i.e. everything you spent, for that and paid.

At the common house counter, the task is slightly different, to reveal some losses of the resource, after subtracting the amount of used water, summing up the indications of all individual, quarter-meter counters from the general indicator of the house-count meter that entered the house of the resource.

In the absence of meters in the apartment, residents pay the standard. If you have as many people as you live in an apartment, then, as a rule, you pay an unreasonably high amount, because you do not spend so much water.

And in another situation, which is not very rare, one or two are prescribed, and the consumption rate is calculated for one or two, respectively, and five or more people live, and the norm for the number of registered ones, that they naturally consume an unlimited amount of water, and the payment goes to number of registered, according to the norm. And here begins an interesting, at the general house meter there is a certain amount of water consumed, i.e., counted by a common meter, but not paid for by the standard or by the testimony of individual meters, and to the entire house, they scatter the remaining unpaid resource. It turns out that for the careless and probably cunning owners of living quarters, who live unaccounted for, not registered tenants, all the residents of the house pay. So draw your own conclusions. We are obliged to establish individual meters by law accompanied by our own interest, but we are obliged to establish a law by common house counters. Good luck.

Vladimir Gor

What does your private sector have to do with this? It is a question of an apartment house and installation of a house-count meter at the entrance of a water pipe to a multi-apartment building. The meter is placed on the boundary of the balance of the water supply system. And this boundary is the capital wall of the house. Before it, the water is not yours, but the provider of the resource and you do not really care what will happen to it and who disassembles it to your capital wall. After the meter, this is the internal distribution of the plumbing of the apartment building, and the first point of it is a house-count meter, and after it all the water in the inter-house water pipe is yours and is payable. All the analysis on the water takes place in the premises of this house, where in the apartments and cellars there are no kitchen gardens and fire columns. What is done on the highway to the general metering house is for us, for example, deeply nachat.Nashe, for what we pay is "tsiferki on the house-count meter" and taking the testimony monthly every day. Example: on May 25 at the counter "0", we live a month, we check the counter on June 25 - "1560". Received for a month, that is, 1650 cubes of water were disassembled by residents. if there is no parsing, the counter costs. If we do not pour water in vain, the water is disassembled and accordingly the flow to the counter is less. In what, neponyatki - that, and what is it not seryozhno, and at what here your city. Common house counters from cities, countries and planets do not depend, they stupidly "consider" how many resources passed through them, in this case water. Read the answer carefully if you ask a question. Good luck.    - 3 years ago

During the Soviet Union, there were no conflicts related to the charging for water consumption. There were uniform tariffs, and the price was not high. But there was a significant disadvantage - people did not think about saving, so much water was spent inexpedient.

In modern society, it is increasingly said that natural resources should be protected if we want to leave something to our children and grandchildren. But speaking is one thing, and doing is quite another. We have such a mentality, we will not save water until we have to pay for each used cube. That is why the government initiated the installation of water meters.

A house-count meter is installed at the entrance of the house

The idea is good, but the owner of apartments should buy the device, and not all tenants have a financial opportunity. In addition, there was the issue of paying general house expenses (cleaning in the entrance, watering flowers and flower beds under the windows, leaks in the basements, etc.) In order to solve these problems, it was decided to install a house-water meter.

Features and operation principle of the device

The meter is installed at the entrance to the apartment building. The costs for the purchase of the device and its installation are covered by the tenants. It is convenient when there is a meeting of tenants, and his, the head, who is responsible for resolving such issues. The counter shows the amount of water spent in the house.   Such devices can be different in power and principle of operation.

When buying a counter, you need to consider that through it will pass a huge amount of water. Therefore, if for an apartment you can buy not an expensive device of average power, then for a multi-apartment house you need a powerful device that works with the help of a turbine. Under the pressure of water, the turbine rotates and starts the counting mechanism. In addition to turbine, there are jet and combined devices. Also, all water meters are divided into dry and wet (wet immersed in water, and dry can not be wetted).

Buying a house-building counter also need to pay attention to:

  • the diameter of the nozzles of the device must coincide with the diameter of the pipes in the pipeline;
  • meters are for horizontal and vertical mounting, there are also combined, but they are more expensive;
  • the house counters can be designed for cold and hot water. Each device has a permissible temperature limit. That is, not all meters are suitable for accounting for hot water, you need to carefully read the description of the device.

Actions before installing a house water meter

In any collective there are people with opposite opinions. The installation of a common meter affects all residents of the house, so the decision to install it is important to take together. For this, it is necessary:


The first step is a meeting of tenants for the group signing of the act

  • to organize a meeting of tenants and draw up an act in which all participants are signed, confirming their consent;
  • if the certificate is not compiled, the installation of a water meter is prohibited;
  • an estimate is prepared in which the cost of the device and the installation fee are taken into account;
  • a fee is calculated for each apartment, and after the funds are collected, a counter is bought.

Before installing the counter, it is also necessary to make a connection diagram, which indicates:

  • the place where the water meter is planned to be installed;
  • type and model of the device;
  • the company responsible for the installation;
  • test runs of the system are also indicated.

The scheme is approved in the vodokanal, but in the beginning, its employee must check the condition of the water supply system in the house. If everything is ok, he issues a permit, if not - it will be necessary to carry out repairs first. Pay attention, for installation of the water meter, checking in the water channel and other actions are paid by the residents of the house.

According to the law, the installation of a house water meter is carried out by specialized companies that have licenses and state permission to carry out such work. If the water meter is installed with disturbances, its readings will not be taken into account. On the installed counter, the workers of the water canal hook the "seal" in order to exclude the possibility of fraud.

Checking the water meter

The fact that the meters installed in the apartment are subject to regular inspection in the water canal is known to all. The total counter is also subject to control. After all, his testimony should be accurate. In addition, representatives of the water canal should be sure that the seal is not broken, and no one has manipulated him, trying to change the evidence in his favor.

Given that the installation of a common house water meter is more complicated than that installed in an apartment, it is better to conduct its testing without removing it. This procedure is more expensive, but the device will not be damaged, and its details will not loosen.

Principle of payment

The common cold water meter shows the number of cubes spent in the building. Now, in the receipt appears a new graph: "common house needs". For their calculation, the readings of the devices installed in each apartment are subtracted from the data of the house-count meter. If there are no water meters in the apartment, its owners pay for each person prescribed in it according to the standards specified in the law.


In the receipt for water, the column "common house needs" will be indicated

This board is transferred to cubic meters and is also subtracted from the total meter readings. The remaining amount is divided by the number of apartments. If the house does not have a hot water meter, then the payment for it does not change (you pay either by a private water meter or by government regulations). If suddenly the total meter breaks, the water fee will be calculated based on the data for the last three months (the average amount).

Advantages of a common house water meter

Thanks to a house-count meter, it is easy to detect a water leak and eliminate it in time. Other advantages are palpable for the state. The first is to cover water expenses in case of pipes breaking in the building, or if someone pays for unpaid, but people living in the house. So now the water utilities practice installing not only cold but also hot water meters. Moreover, hot water is more expensive.

Disadvantages of a common house water meter

In Russia, many citizens are unhappy with the installation of common meters. Too much money runs into housekeeping services. There is a feeling that the house has a tradition of collective washing elephants. Seriously, people do not understand where so much water flows. Even if the house has a separate tap and it is used by the cleaning lady, let's say she spends 2-3 cube a month. But other? The reasons for high accruals can be caused by the following reasons.

  1. In apartments where there is no water meter, more people live than it is registered.   Each person spends a certain amount of water, because he needs to bathe, wash clothes, wash dishes, etc. if the apartment is written 2 people, and lives 5, there is no question - where do extra cubic meters come from. The question arises, why in this situation should ordinary people suffer, because this is a problem of the state. But, the state is not a separate living being, each of us is a part of this state itself. The money we pay for water does not go anywhere. They are needed not only to pay labor of workers from the water canal, but also to measure and improve the quality of water, replace and repair pipes, etc. Supervisory authorities can not keep track of each apartment, and the fee for services should be charged, hence the problem arose. People do not have to pay extra money. The best way out will be a meeting of the TSK, and a conversation with irresponsible tenants about the advisability of installing a meter in the apartment. If the conversation has not brought any result, the only way to submit a statement to the Vodokanal, which lists all the people actually living in this apartment. The application must be signed by the majority of TSC participants.
  2. Different times taken from the water meters. It's good, when there is an agreement that the water readings from the counters in each individual apartment and the house counters of cold and hot water are shot on the same day. And so it turns out that someone pays in the first days, someone in the fifteenth. During this time, there is a significant difference in the readings of the devices and misunderstandings arise with the payment.
  3. Somewhere pipes run. The damage in the pipes may be invisible, and the leakage is weak, so it is difficult to detect. For a month, the number of cubes spent in vain, runs a lot. It is necessary to check the condition of the pipes in the house by yourself or call specialists.

A common house count is a necessary thing, but many people try to abandon its installation, or postpone it.

Do not be afraid of general water meters, you simply need to select the responsible directors of the TSC who will follow the fair calculation of payment, and assist in resolving conflict situations.

In addition, each person needs to change his attitude towards society, to resources, becomes more honest and conscious. Only after this, the house counters will not cause so many disputes and discontent, and the quality of drinking water will change for the better.

Payment for a house water meter, installation, connection and maintenance of water meters is divided among the tenants of the house in parts, depending on the area of ​​the apartments. The more it is, the greater its share.
  Installation of a house cold water and hot water meter in Moscow and the Moscow region can be carried out with payment by installments. True, in this case you will need to pay interest and the price for installing a house water meter will be higher. Everyone can choose an acceptable payment option.

The water meter is brown. Principle of operation

Every owner of an apartment or house heard about an individual water meter. But not everyone had to face the installation of a house-water meter. This device is much larger and more powerful than residential water meters. It is equipped with a pulse output and is a turbine water meter, which is used to measure the volume of cold and hot water in the pipeline. The common house hot and cold water meter is made of cast iron and is equipped with flanged connections.
The principle of operation of a general house water meter is to measure the speed of the turbine, which rotates as a result of the water pressure. The water meters have a magnetic coupling, an indicator, a measuring element with a turbine, a counting mechanism and a housing cover. Some models of meters are equipped with a pulse sensor to read results at a distance. At general house water meters, the price is usually higher than for the installation of conventional water meters.

A common house water meter. Cost of installation and installation

The person who decided to order the installation of a general water meter in a specialized company, first of all, the question of the cost of installing a house-count meter. However, it is impossible to tell at once how much it costs to install a common cold water or hot water meter, since the price of installation depends on many nuances:

  • The diameter of the pipeline.
  • Technical conditions, project documentation.
  • The amount of water that passes through the house.
  • Completion of the water meter.
  • And other factors that can also increase or, conversely, reduce the cost of installation.

If the house has both cold and hot water supply, it will be necessary to purchase 2 measuring elements for each device. This will also influence the formation of the price of a house water meter and the cost of installation. In more complex situations, sometimes repairs or a small reconstruction of the heating unit are required, because without this element the firm for installation of house water meters basically can not make the installation. And even a minor reconstruction will increase the cost of installing a water meter.

  Find out how much it costs to install a house water meter in Moscow and Moscow region, what diameter of the water meter is required for installation, and also order the call of the master of the company "Moscow Reconstruction" to the object for examination, you can by calling the numbers on the website.
  Specialists of our company will perform installation, connection of water meters, as well as perform verification of general house water meters. We carry out an official installation inexpensively, quickly and qualitatively. We leave for installation throughout the Moscow region. Turning to us, you will be able to find out more in detail about how much a house water meter costs, its installation and the departure of a master in Moscow or the Moscow region.
  The general house water metering device will allow you to find out what is a competent accounting of water and heating, and also to estimate the cost savings of bills after the installation of a common water meter.

A common house meter is installed collectively in multi-unit residential buildings. Optimal installation in such buildings, where the calculation of water consumption of all residents is conducted directly in specialized organizations or HOAs. This device takes into account the total consumption of hot and cold water in all apartments. It is worth noting that this meter is able to detect leaks of liquid in pipelines outside of residential areas. In this article we will get acquainted with all the existing nuances and merits of this water meter.

Features of the meter and the principle of its operation

Common house counters come in a variety of forms. The simplest models should be installed in the apartment, and larger and more powerful, just in the house, where you can monitor the maintenance of water supply of all the premises in the building. A feature of these water meters is the presence of a pulse output, so they are also called turbine devices for hot and cold water. Also, these counters are completed with cast-iron body and flange connections, and also with such details as:

  • Insert with a turbine;
  • Indicator device;
  • Coupling with magnet;
  • Cap;
  • The mechanism of the account.

It is worth noting that the principle of this equipment is based on calculating the turbine speed, which starts to move under the pressure of cold or hot water. Data from the water meter can be removed remotely, because the device is equipped with a sensor.

Attention! If the model has a pulse sensor, then on the case you will find the letter "AND".

Advantages and disadvantages of a water meter



It's quite a controversial counter that has its fans and opponents. In order for you to decide on the priority of the issue, we need to identify the pros and cons of this equipment. So, first, let's talk about the advantages:

  • The accuracy of measuring cold and hot water in the house;
  • Quality control of temperature, pressure and other resources;
  • The presence of a large number of sensors that perform control over certain quantities;
  • Possibility to identify water leaks in the house;
  • Vertical and horizontal installation;
  • A huge number of technical characteristics;
  • Minimum level of error;
  • High calibration interval;
  • The account is not clogged.

But there are drawbacks. For example, such as:

  • If the house has leaks outside the apartment buildings, then you will have to repay the whole house;
  • The amount is not based on expenditure, but depends on your meter footage of the apartment and because of how many people are registered in it.

Attention! Before installing a household water meter, check all pipelines for damage. Otherwise, you will not save.

Types of house counters



To date, a few standards for calculating water consumption have changed, they now have five components:

  • Hot water supply;
  • Cold water supply;
  • Water drainage;
  • Share your area by the total consumption of hot streams;
  • Part of the cold source you consume.

If you have a house-building counter installed in your apartment building, the calculation principle is as follows: how many you have crooked, divide by the number of tenants and thereby recognize the water consumption by one person.

Attention! For not registered residents of the house will pay all other inhabitants.

  • Multi-jet water meters of wet type   - the account setting device is immersed in water. Such a project is suitable for flooded buildings.
  • Multi-jet dry type   - for such pumps is not characterized by contact with water streams, and dividing it into streams that allow for a uniform operation of the impeller. This equipment is perfectly suited for installation in private multi-storey buildings.
  • Turbine hydrometers   - these are common water meters that take into account the large flow of resources, which is typical for administrative and industrial premises. Mostly they work in dry space, but flooding will not harm them either. An important advantage of this installation is its ability to work at maximum load, while not reducing the pressure index.
  • Combined hydrometers   - this project combines the best of turbine and multi-jet devices. For example, if the water flow rate increases, the turbine mechanism automatically turns on. This equipment can function in case of pressure failures.
  • Combined meters with a special bypass line   Is a type of cold and hot water accounting system, which differs from the previous one by entering into the design of the bypass line, which is capable of accounting for a large number of hot and cold flows. There is also a sensor for remote control.

The reasons for installing a house water meter



For multi-apartment buildings it is appropriate to install a meter for all residential areas in it. With their help you can:

  • Regulate the compliance of cold and hot water resources with all prescribed legal norms;
  • Detect a water leak in time to make the organization responsible for this, to compensate for all losses;
  • Pay only for the water, the volume of which was fixed by the general house water meter.

Principle of payment for consumption

The project of this installation in a multi-storey building provides for payment for all types of work and the entire volume of consumption of cold and hot water, divided by the number of registered tenants. It should be noted that the floor space is taken into account.

Installation or replacement of equipment is carried out by all tenants of apartments, and money from everyone is taken equally.

Installation of the meter. Step-by-step instruction

In the legislation of the Russian Federation from July 1, 2012 mandatory installation of meters in multi-storey buildings was adopted. Therefore, above all, this is compliance with the norms of the state.

Mounting effect



This project is effective in controlling the flow of cold and hot water, in a residential building. After all, the installation allows you to monitor all the consumption of the building object. In addition, after the installation is done, it becomes clear that there is a leakage of the water resource - this will cause such an action as a replacement of the pipeline sealing.

Attention! It should be noted that the merit of this device belongs to monitoring the temperature and pressure in the system.

Many citizens are afraid that because of the uniform distribution of costs - they will pay more. This situation is possible if one apartment saves on a maximum, and the second does not pay attention to how much is their consumption. To exclude this situation, an audit should be carried out with a cost analysis in each apartment.

Important! Check that the UK must carry out this check.

Who sets this counter



If your high-rise building does not yet have a common hot and cold water meter, the law of the Russian Federation requires its installation. The technical component of the process should be performed by the MC, which should respond to the desire of apartment owners to mount this device.

The given project is accepted at general meeting of tenants where by this question this question is solved. The installation can be handled by a local water canal and any specialized organization that has accreditation for the performance of this work.

Attention! According to the 261-F3 all the costs of installing the equipment are assigned to tenants of a high-rise building.

If the house is old, where repair of the pipeline has not been carried out for decades, you can overpay. To such an unpleasant incident for you was not - before installing the accounting system, you need to check the system of the vodokanal premises.

Potential violations during installation

So, if there is no provision for PEP in the house, the Vodokanal has the full right to charge the payment for consumption at a general tariff, which in most cases is much higher than the average consumption. The CC must distribute the total amount between the apartments, which should depend on the individual data.

To date, there are cases when the CC in the presence of a common house water meter refused to receive data from personal counters. But, point 16 of the Russian Federation Resolution No. 307 states that such a decision is a violation.

The importance of a common counter in the presence of an individual



The meter installed in the apartment allows you to pay only for the cubes of hot or cold water that you have consumed. But in such installations there is a minus - they do not follow the norms of the general water supply system.

Installation of a common house water meter allows owners to solve such problems:

  • To regulate the identity of the parameters of resources and the norms of the legislative base;
  • Detect leaks in the water supply system;
  • Protect owners against payment of water losses from the TSC;
  • To compensate for the shortage or failures of the resource provided by the managing organization;
  • Make payment only for consumable water;
  • Strengthen the ability to save the flow.

Installation Procedure

When installing or when replacing, the installation should follow the following procedure:

  1. A meeting is organized for which the installation of a common counter is carried out;
  2. An act is drawn up, which indicates the consent to work of all the tenants of the house;
  3. The company that performs the installation does not have the right to start work without an act of consent;
  4. The flow is calculated and is entered in the estimate;
  5. Announced the size of the estimate for all those living in a high-rise building;
  6. We buy the device according to the budget.

The installation of the meter provides for the involvement of outsiders on a contractual basis, which guarantees the quality of the work performed.

Attention! After the machine is installed, sealing is performed. This work should be performed by local water utilities.

The Uniform City Service reminds you that the Federal Law No. 261-FZ of November 23, 2009, adopted in our country, requires all owners of residential premises to install common house and individual meters for water, heat (if possible), gas and electricity. We draw your attention that in order to stimulate this order, the Government of the Russian Federation has developed a program to increase the payment for resources for residential and non-residential premises that are not equipped with meters.

Based on current realities, tenants of multi-family apartment houses for the sake of economy should take care of the problem installation of house counters for water   and heat. Most of the owners of apartments have already been able to make sure on their own experience about the amount of savings at installation of individual water meters   in living quarters. But, as is known, payment for water consumption is formed not only from the account of water consumption in individual residential premises (apartments). A separate item of expenditure is the payment of general-purpose resources. After the installation of house-building (house-to-house) counters, all tenants of the apartment building start paying for water and heat consumption not according to the norms, but by actual use. I.e installation of house counters   allows you to achieve transparency of costs and not pay for water and heat not reaching your home.

General house water meters   this is the best and most effective way to save energy. In-house and industrial water meters can detect and timely eliminate leaks in water and heat supply systems of a residential house or industrial premises.

In accordance with its purpose, house-building and industrial water meters   have different design features and technical characteristics.

Wet multi-jet water meters   - used mainly in rooms subject to permanent or periodic flooding. A distinctive feature of this type of water meters is a counting mechanism immersed in water.

Multi-jet cold and hot water meters   - are used to account for water consumption in individual or multi-apartment low-rise buildings. The counting mechanism of the counter is separated from the flowing water. Separation of the flow into separate jets provides a more even load on the impeller and its supports, which increases the reliability of the instruments.



Turbine water meters   - designed to account for the large volume of water in multi-storey residential buildings, industrial premises and administrative buildings. The counting mechanism is separated from the flowing water (dry type). The use of this type of flowmeter does not lead to a reduction in pressure in the water supply system at maximum consumption.

Combine the merits of turbine and multi-jet water meters. The turbine mechanism is connected automatically at high flow rates in the water supply system. Stable meter operation is possible with any water flow differences.

Combined water meters with a bypass line - a variety of the above water meters, the distinguishing feature is the presence of a bypass line for the temporary recording of small volumes of water.

Most housekeeping and industrial metering devices have the possibility of a device pulse output   for remote reading of indications (impulse models).

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