More recently, the gasification of a private cottage took away a lot of nerves and money. The scope of this activity was highly monopolized and had not always explainable prices. Now the situation has changed: it is enough to get technical conditions for gas connections in a gas distribution company - and blue fuel is practically in your house.
We will tell you who is better to entrust the preparation of the project, what documentation and in what order you need to receive. We have described in detail the nuances of connecting households to the gas main and to the gas tank. The strengths and weaknesses of both options are given.
What are the technical conditions for?
Technical specifications (TU) for gas - a document confirming from the side of the supplier of blue fuel the very possibility of technological connection of the new facility to existing networks. This piece of paper is the actual beginning of the process of connecting to the existing gas infrastructure in the village.
TU can be issued both for an already erected house, and for a building still under construction.
All the rules and procedures for connecting gas are regulated by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1314, it describes all the nuances of the process, but there are still many pitfalls
All consumers of natural gas in terms of its pumping from the main pipe are divided into four categories:
- Up to 5 m3/ hour - owners of cottages.
- Up to 15 m3/ hour - small business.
- Up to 300 m3/ hour - medium-sized organizations.
- Over 300 m3/ hour - large industrial and energy companies.
Almost all private houses fall into the first group. Five cubic meters per hour is enough to heat housing up to 200 square meters. meters and cooking food in it.
But much here depends on the level of temperature minus outside the window and the number of people in the family. Before applying for technical conditions, it is necessary to calculate the maximum gas consumption. It is this calculated figure that will need to be indicated in the application.
Technical specifications for gasification can be issued exclusively for the capital construction object (cottage, backyard or other building), simply no supplier of gas fuel will issue to the TU land
The issued specifications contain:
- approved gas consumption;
- recommendations on the materials of pipes and fittings for insertion into the trunk;
- description of the procedure for coordination of design documentation.
If it is planned to use gas for profit (not for consumption with the aim of heating a private house or other building), then such a consumer immediately falls into the second group. Even if the volume of consumption is below 5 cubic meters, it will still be carried out in the second category with slightly different connection conditions.
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Entering a gas pipeline into a country house
Gas supply for household appliances
Gas supply system design
Measuring instruments on the facade
You will find out the total cost of connecting to gas supply by reading an article on this issue
Procedure for obtaining a gas permit
The gasification process of a house under construction should begin as early as possible. Bureaucratically and technologically, this procedure often takes up to several years. And if everything is quite strictly regulated with papers and the terms of their issuance (the same specifications must be issued by the gas distribution organization within two weeks), then the issue of purely installation work may be delayed for a long time.
If there is no general plan and gasification scheme in the village, then connecting the house to the highway can drag on for three to four years - in this case it is often better to consider the option with a gas holder
The long periods of supply of gas pipes to the gasified cottage are due to the need for land management procedures. For example, the main pipe is located only five kilometers from the settlement, but the land between it and the connected object is the property of a third party who does not want to allow anyone on it.
In a similar situation, gas workers are forced to coordinate everything with a third party for a long time or to look for a workaround that costs money and takes time. And there is also a lot of engineering communications in the ground, unregistered plots and much more. Gasification periods are often delayed for many months.
The underground laying of gas branches must take into account the location of existing communications and the rules from the location relative to gas pipes
In order to receive technical conditions for the organization of gas supply in a private house, you must submit an application to the company supplying gas in the village, attaching:
- A statement with the name, address of the building, the planned date of commissioning of the cottage and the volume of gas fuel consumption in cubic meters / hour.
- Plan of the site, made in binding it to the territory of the village.
- Copies of title documents to the ground.
- The written consent of the neighbors (provided that the ongoing communications affect their areas).
There are two points here. The first is the calculation of the maximum possible hourly fuel consumption by all the gas equipment available in the house. It can be done in advance, using the services of a design firm, or by sending a request to a gas supplying organization if it is ready to make such calculations.
The second point - you can do without this calculation and technical specifications. If the flow rate does not exceed 5 cubic meters of gas per hour, then the technical specifications are not mandatory.
It is enough to apply for connection, and the supplier connects your house to the highway. However, such a scenario in practice is possible only if there are already installed gas distribution networks in the village.
If the village was originally designed with gas supply, then the corresponding pipes have already been laid along it and all volumes of consumption have been laid down in advance in the project (+)
If in the village all the possibilities for gas supply are available, it is only necessary to crash into the highway and carry out the withdrawal from it to the cottage. But not everywhere is such a luxury in reality. In the vast majority of cases, gas workers still require preliminary calculations of fuel consumption and technical specifications based on them.
Informed designer's choice
In order to connect the house to a gas pipe, in addition to the technical conditions, it is necessary to have a building gasification project agreed with all authorities. It is impossible to prepare it yourself, and after doing it yourself it is impossible to do the work of connecting to the pipe.
Both documentation and gas supply installation are carried out exclusively by licensed firms.
If there is even the slightest desire to save money by trusting a third-party company without a license, then it is better to immediately refuse such savings. Otherwise, either the project will not be approved, or the employee of the gas supplying organization will not sign the act on putting the branch pipe and valve into operation.
Often, a gas supplying company performs design, installation of a pipeline, and maintenance of gas equipment, but their prices are often too high (+)
In order not to overpay the gas supplier for the preparation of project documentation and connecting the house to the gas supply, the performer of these services should be looked on the side. However, remember - he must have a license to perform such work.
In order for gas to enter the house, it will still be necessary to conclude an agreement with a gas distribution company. And its employees at the slightest deviation from the rules refuse without talking.
The best option is to contact the intermediary company, which does everything on a turn-key basis and “two in one”. Such firms are ready to both prepare all the necessary documents, and coordinate them, and then carry out installation work with subsequent commissioning.
They can even be trusted to receive technical conditions from gas workers by writing a power of attorney for this. They have been working with a gas supplier for several days, they know its requirements and the norms of laws.
Everything happens much faster for them, and you don’t need to go to the authorities with pieces of paper. Plus, often such companies give a considerable discount on their services provided that they conclude an agreement at the same time for the design of the gas pipeline and construction work.
The nuances of the technical connection stage
By the time the residential facility is directly connected to gas supply, all appliances consuming gas fuel must be installed in the cottage and piping from the gas meter must be completely routed.
Here it is also better not to rely on your own strengths, but initially to trust professionals. It’s not worth joking with natural gas. Leak plus spark - resulting in a fire.
If the gasification project costs approximately 50-100 thousand rubles, then the estimate for the installation of the pipe from the highway running along the street rarely exceeds 25 thousand, but here we also need to add the costs of distributing gas pipes around the house and connecting boilers, boilers and stoves
In order to reduce the Russians spending on gasification of their housing, in many regions of Russia there are subsidies for connection. Of course, not all categories of citizens can use them. But to study in more detail existing programs in an area or province will not hurt. The money saved will definitely not be superfluous.
After completing the insertion into the main, which is carried out on the basis of the issued technical conditions, it is necessary to call the representative of the gas supplying organization.
He is needed to:
- check the conformity of the work performed TU;
- make metering devices;
- conclude a natural gas supply agreement;
- conduct a briefing with the customer about the rules for using gas equipment in everyday life;
- sign the act on putting the gas supply pipe into operation.
According to the law, all responsibility for the serviceability of gas domestic equipment lies with the gas consumer, who has concluded an agreement with the supply company. However, it is the specialists of this company in the future who will constantly come to inspect the networks and devices inside the house for their performance and lack of leaks.
Gasification of a house with a gas tank
If there is more than a hundred meters from the house to the gas main, or you can’t connect to it at all, then only the option with installation on the gas tank section remains. This is a container for pumping and storing gas, from which it flows through a pipe directly to the cottage to the boiler or stove.
The main advantage of a gas tank is a minimum of time for coordination and installation, all work on gasification of a house can be carried out in just a couple of days, technical conditions are not necessary here (+)
If the gas tank to be installed has a capacity of up to 10,000 liters (which is more than enough for most private houses), then it is not required to receive technical specifications or other permits for it. All projects and documents will be provided by the company that will carry out its installation.
This capacity itself costs a lot of money, but if there are no opportunities to connect to the highway, then the gas holder is a good replacement for it. Typically, its volume is calculated in such a way that refueling should be carried out two to three times a year. Otherwise, such a system for supplying gas to a house does not differ from the option considered above. The same sensors, valves and gas supply pipe.
Strengths and weaknesses of connecting a private house to a gas tank and gas main are thoroughly analyzed in our article.
The process of connecting the cottage to the highway step by step
Technical conditions as such are just a piece of paper with requirements and capabilities. In addition to them, among the documents for connecting main gas to a private house are various plans, projects, statements, acts and contracts. The problem is that without all this paperwork, gasifying a cottage to its owner is impossible by definition. These are the norms in our country.
The process of connecting a house to a gas pipe in Russia is strictly regulated by laws, this was done to limit monopolies and reduce the prices for the gasification of private households
The full “ceremony” with connecting the cottage to the main gas is as follows:
- Estimation of gas fuel consumption.
- Submission of an application for technical specifications.
- Obtaining technical conditions.
- Designing a gas network from the highway to the house and inside the latter.
- Conclusion of a connection agreement.
- Installation of input outside and gas equipment inside the building.
- Checking the readiness of all this to work.
- Drawing up a certificate of connection.
- Conclusion of a service contract.
Plus, it is necessary to sign acts of delineation of the operational responsibility of both parties and property.
The gas pipe section from the highway to the fence of the infield belongs to the gas supplying organization, and all that further is the property of the owner of the cottage. At the same time, it is again the gas supplier (or a subsidiary authorized by it) that must service all gas equipment and monitor its serviceability.
The process of connecting a country house to a nearby highway includes a number of standard steps:
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Step 1: Installation of devices according to the project
Step 2: Design a foundation pit to complete the connection
Step 3: Clearing the connection to the trunk
Step 4: Insert the pipe into the central line
Step 5: Putting the equipment into operation
Step 6: Install the solenoid valve
Step 7: Installing the Alarm and Power Unit
Step 8: Sealing the gas meter
Information on how to insert into a gas main pipe can be found in the article that we recommend for review.
To connect to the gas, it is necessary to collect a sufficiently large package of documentation, but without this, nowhere. The following videos will certainly help you understand all the nuances of this procedure.
All about the order of gasification of cottages:
The nuances of the internal wiring of the gas pipeline house, which should be considered before approving the project:
A video that allows you to understand how much it will cost to connect a country house to the main gas:
Connecting a private house to a gas pipe is a tedious and long approval process. Installation itself is carried out within a few days, but developing a project, submitting requests and waiting for response papers takes time.
However, the presence of blue fuel in the cottage immediately removes many issues with heating and cooking. Using natural gas allows you to save a lot, the flour of connection waiting is worth it.
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