Preparations for the 2016/2017 heating season began throughout the country immediately after the end of the previous one, back in March-April. Such early action is truly necessary. The likelihood of emergency situations is high just during the peak season, with a significant drop in temperature and sudden changes. But an accident on the heat supply line can cut off the supply to several apartment buildings straightaway. The failure of the boiler house will leave a huge number of citizens without heat, including residents of an entire city district.

Approximate data is already known on increasing tariffs for 2016/2017: from 3 to 7% depending on the region. However, the authorities plan to focus their main efforts on combating defaulters to reduce costs and thereby minimize the need to increase payments for conscientious citizens.

How is the preparation going?

First of all, a work plan is drawn up based on the results of faults identified during the ending period. An estimate for allocating funds from the budget is approved. Then a thorough inspection of heating networks and boiler rooms is carried out. In mid-May, a test launch of the system is carried out. This allows you to eliminate all problems identified experimentally in a high-quality manner and in a timely manner. Additional important element is to conduct exercises aimed at practicing the operational response to various emergency and emergency situations.

How do authorities control the process?

After completing all preparatory activities, it is necessary to ensure that the heat supply network of each district is fully prepared and document this fact. The administration appoints a special commission that checks the readiness of consumer heat and power equipment and each organization providing heat supply in the territory under its jurisdiction. Next, Rostekhnadzor monitors the readiness of administrations and issues a passport of the district’s readiness for the 2016/2017 heating season.

When does the 16/17 season start?

Basic standards are established by Federal legislation; until recently, the deadline for starting heating was October 15. However, significant differences were taken into account climatic zones on the territory of the country. Therefore, relevant for heating season 2016/2017 the legislative framework establishes that regional authorities independently decide final decision about when it will be necessary to supply heat. But this moment is regulated not by the calendar date, but by the “overboard” temperature. The minimum five-day threshold of +8° C can only be increased, this serves as a guarantee of ensuring comfortable conditions for citizens.

First of all, heat supply is restored in medical, educational and children's institutions. In regions with the most harsh climate this takes place on September 1st. Therefore, this date can be taken as the beginning of the 2016/2017 heating season in Russia. In fact, the launch of heating networks in various cities differs, moving away in the south until mid-November. For the heating season 2016/2017, St. Petersburg and Moscow kept the threshold value at +8° C.

How to influence the quality of heating?

Citizens can independently find out all the aspects of interest on the government services portal. Since July 2016, organizations responsible for water, electricity and heat supply are required to post comprehensive information about tariffs, terms repair work, infrastructure readiness for winter.

In some new buildings, individual boiler rooms and thermostats are installed, however, these are pleasant exceptions. Most urban residents use centralized heating. Therefore, to create comfortable microclimate In your apartment, you must first of all thermally insulate it well. We recommend installing good double glazing and doors.

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The 2016-2017 heating season is coming to an end in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

The end of the 2016-2017 heating season will depend on weather and meteorological conditions. If within 5 days the outside air temperature exceeds + 8 degrees Celsius, then the heating is turned off.

For example, according to the archive of heating shutdown schedules in residential buildings Moscow, the earliest heat outage was April 22, 2012, and the latest May 10, 2007:

The schedule for turning off hot water in Moscow in 2017 will be available in the coming days; the schedule for turning off hot water in 2016 can be found

According to the “Rules for the provision utilities" and "GOST R 51617-2000. State standard Russian Federation.

Housing and communal services. General technical conditions.":

◾In residential areas the temperature should not be lower than +18 °C

◾B corner rooms residential premises temperature should not be lower than +20 °C

◾In the kitchen - not lower than +18 °C

◾In the bathroom - not lower than +25 °C

◾In the restroom - not lower than +18 °C

◾At night (from 00.00 to 5.00 hours) the air temperature in the apartment can drop by no more than 4 °C

◾B daytime temperature reduction below the standard level is not allowed

During the period when severe winter frosts are replaced by spring warmth, you can see more and more windows in residential buildings open for ventilation. The existing contrast between the temperatures in apartments and outside is such that it creates a feeling of absolute stuffiness. This is especially true for those houses that were built over the last 50 years. Such intense heating during this period significantly affects the amount of utility bills.

Taking into account the fact that in recent years housing and communal services tariffs have shown constant and confident growth (this is especially true for Russian cities with a population of over a million), and now the amounts of payments are gradually exceeding reasonable limits, I would like a clear understanding of when the heating systems will be turned off (especially in the case of , When real need not in it).

According to the current legislation in Russia, the beginning and end of the heating season has clear deadlines.

However, no one is in a hurry to inform citizens about exactly when the heat in their homes will be turned on/off. Every time the townspeople are at a loss when the batteries will become warm (at the end of autumn), and when the batteries will be turned off (in the spring). At the same time, it is impossible to independently predict when the heating will be turned on and off this year (the human factor plays an important role here).

To simplify the lives of citizens, it will be enough to familiarize them with the relevant legislative acts, as well as with statistics from past periods. This will help clarify the question of when to wait for the end of the heating season and turn off the heating in 2017. When, by law, should the heating be turned off? If the house is equipped autonomous system heating, then when to start and when to end the heating season is decided by the residents themselves (the owners of the premises). The only thing that can be negative here is a likely increase in energy consumption, which will naturally entail additional costs. In this case, subscribers decide for themselves what is more important: keeping warm or saving on payments. If the house is connected to the system central heating, then you won’t be able to turn it off yourself. In this case, the heating shutdown date depends on external factors, namely on the average daily ambient temperature.

Thus, the beginning of the heating season occurs in the fall, at a time when for 5 days in a row the temperature does not exceed +8°C. The end of the heating season also depends on the average daily temperature. It should be higher than +8°C for 5 days in a row. Today, there is already a corresponding decree on turning off heating in 2017.

Thus, heating will be turned off on the following dates using the example of large cities: 04/27/2017 - in Moscow; 04/26/2017 – in the Moscow region; 04/28/2017 – in Yaroslavl; 04/29/2017 – in Tula; 04/30/2017 – in Tver; 05/04/2017 – in Novokuznetsk.

Important points about turning off and turning on the heating Immediately with the onset of spring warming, many residents of the capital and other cities begin to be interested in real days heating shutdown. The following points are important here: Average daily temperature - this value takes into account all temperature indicators, both day and night. To turn off the heating, it is necessary that the indicator is not lower than +8°C and remains at this level for at least 5 days.

If this condition is met, you can expect that the central heating will be turned off. Temperature stability - if the condition is met, and weather forecasters indicate that frosts are not expected in the region, then city authorities may decide to turn off the heating. This decision is communicated to the district authorities, who then inform the housing and communal services and give orders to turn off the heating. Who decides when to turn off the heating?

The end of the heating season and the cessation of heat supply to consumers are associated with significant financial and human resource costs.

The feasibility of such a decision is determined by city authorities, focusing on average daily temperatures and weather forecasters’ forecasts for future periods. These indicators are objective, and no others will be taken into account when turning off the heating.

There are a number objective reasons, which indicate that untimely shutdown of centralized heating is not a rational measure.

Experts include the main ones: Peculiarities of operation of heating mains and thermal power plants. It is important here that in order to start centralized heating, all necessary indicators must be displayed on a certain level, which is installed by specialists. In addition, the required difference between pipelines of different levels should be created. And, if in summer there is either no heat in the heating mains at all, or the level is minimal, then in winter period the pressure was registered as 6-7 kgf/cm² with a supply of 3-4 kgf/cm² to the return.

To sufficiently warm up the coolant and create the proper differential, significant energy resources are required. In addition, this process takes quite a lot for a long time. For example, for heating only for small town heating mains carry thousands of cubic meters of coolant. It follows from this that it is simply physically impossible to quickly supply heating (within several hours after weather forecasts).

The end of the 2017 heating season, as well as the beginning of the next one, according to the order, must be accompanied by appropriate service organizations, since these procedures are associated with an increased accident rate.

For these reasons, it is advisable to plan and prepare a work plan in advance service personnel. During this period, all employees of such organizations will have to work in almost emergency mode. It is quite natural that a vacation schedule should be formed taking into account this moment in such a way that engineers and mechanics are fully present at the time of starting/switching off the heating. Statistics of heating shutdowns in recent years in Moscow From the information given above, it is clear that the date of heating shutdown is largely influenced by improvements weather conditions and their stability.

However, in recent years, significant cold snaps have been increasingly observed in Moscow and the Moscow region, which, according to meteorological services, occur in the month of April (when the heating is turned off). Statistics data for the period 2007-2016. they say that in Moscow and the Moscow region the heat is turned off every year at the end of April - beginning of May. During this period, the ambient temperature in this region stabilizes at +10°C.

Let's give exact dates(by year) when the heating was turned off in Moscow in previous periods: 2007 - May 10, 2008 - April 28; 2009 – April 29; 2010 – May 1; 2011 – April 28; 2012 – April 22; 2013 – April 30; 2014 – April 30; 2015 – April 30; 2016 – May 4. Additionally, it should be taken into account that the process of turning off heat begins with production enterprises.

Next, residential buildings are disconnected from centralized heating, and only after that social facilities are disconnected. As a rule, the time interval between the shutdown of production facilities and residential buildings is 4-5 days. Summarizing the above, it should be noted that it is impossible to unambiguously answer the question of when the heating will be turned off in the spring of 2017, since this depends on weather conditions and temperature conditions.

For guidance, you can use last year's figures.

According to preliminary forecasts, you can count on a heat outage at the end of April - beginning of May 2017. Immediately after the required temperature regime is established, the city authorities will make an appropriate decision, and then transfer it to regional entities and local housing and communal services.

Regular subscribers can be advised to monitor the weather, weather forecasts, as well as relevant messages on television and in the media mass media. However, you can expect a heat outage this year after the 20th of April.

The heating season is a very important and difficult process which requires careful preparation. It is mainly carried out in spring and summer. On efficiency and timing preparatory work The start of the 2019-2020 heating season depends.

Preparing for the heating season

The thermal regime in our homes, in social infrastructure institutions, in administrative buildings for various purposes, as well as in enterprises different shapes property in autumn and winter. It is no coincidence that this entire process is strictly controlled by the Department of Fuel and Energy.

To carry out the entire scope of work in a timely manner, we created a special program that clearly indicated the sequence of actions that should be performed. Among the priority points of this program are:

• Creation of commissions in executive authorities whose purpose is to control the preparation, timing and volume of upcoming work.
• Creation of a schedule of preparatory work and control start-up of heating, in order to preliminary identify all defects and, if necessary, eliminate problems.
• Drawing up estimates for all upcoming repairs and replacement of outdated equipment.

When does it start

This question concerns all city residents without exception. In this regard, it should be noted that the date for turning on the heating is adjusted every year. Many people are perplexed why constant timing for connecting heat cannot be established. Everything is explained very simply. Every year temperature regime different in one area or another. Therefore, constant updating of the schedule is required. It is impossible to set uniform deadlines for such big country, like Russia. After all, in some places frosts in Russia begin already in September, and in others only a month later. The process of starting the heating is fixed by law in all details:

Conditions for connecting and disconnecting heat

All of the above work can be regulated differently in each region of the Russian Federation. The table shows the approximate deadlines for completing the work. In each individual subject of the Russian Federation, work can be carried out earlier if the following conditions are met:

• The rules regulate the timing of turning on the heating within the range of October 1-15. Last date- this is the deadline when you need to turn on the heat.
• The second condition for heating supply is an average daily temperature of +8 °C for five days. Delays in turning on the heat can lead to freezing of the system, which will entail considerable additional budgetary costs.
• Turning off the heating system in each region also depends on specific weather conditions. This period begins in mid-April and lasts a whole month. It will depend on the specific forecast of weather forecasters whether you will be disconnected from the heat earlier or later. Agree that it is irrational to supply heat if it is abnormally warm outside. The heating will probably be turned off if it is above +8 °C outside for more than five days.

When will the heating be turned on in Moscow?

The last heating season in Moscow passed with some nuances. The start of the season went without a hitch, but the end heating season I had to do it twice. The first time the heating was turned off in accordance with existing legislation, when stable warmth set in in the capital, and the temperature did not fall below eight degrees Celsius for five days. This happened on May 1st. It should be noted that the weather was very warm these days. It was even recorded as a record heat for this time - over 25 degrees. The utility workers did their job very well and turned off the heat. However, a few days later frosts set in and it snowed unexpectedly. We had to turn on the heating again in hospitals and children's preschool institutions. This situation again raised the question: “What is the best date to turn the heating on and off?” Thus, in the spring of 2017, the preparation schedule for the next heating season shifted.

On May 15, utility services in Moscow reported that all heating networks had been turned off and preparations had begun for the new heating season. All problems that arose during hydraulic testing of the system have already been eliminated and repaired or replaced with a new one. necessary equipment. This result was achieved through the organization of a special repair service, which carried out monitoring on time necessary work and carried out timely elimination of all problems. It is necessary to carry out preventive work in 73 thousand buildings, including 7.5 thousand social facilities and 33 thousand residential buildings. As Deputy Mayor of Moscow P. Biryukov noted, the relevant capital services will be ready for the new season on August 25. It is already known from official sources that the 2019-2020 heating season in the capital will begin in the middle of the first month of autumn.

How St. Petersburg solves heating problems

Preliminary heating switch-on dates northern capital- first ten days of October. However, it must be said that the weather can make adjustments to these plans. The experience of the long previous heating season (242 days) once again confirms this. The most early The start of the heating system is considered to be the first of October. Until the tenth of October, the entire housing stock of the city, as a rule, is always connected to heat. First of all, heat is provided by health authorities, kindergartens, schools and other important facilities of the metropolis. Housing is connected to heat gradually from October 5 to October 10. It gets cold in Northern Palmyra already at the end of September, so many people resort to electric heaters even before the start of the heating season.

Twenty-nine thousand buildings need to be prepared for the upcoming season, of which twenty-three thousand are housing. For these purposes, 66.6 billion rubles will be spent. Budget allocations will reach 13 billion rubles. Last year, similar expenses amounted to a smaller amount - 55.1 billion rubles.