In today's world, people care about the environment. That is why the farthest installation of water meters reached the farthest Russian remote places. This is not just a means of home savings, but also a personal contribution of everyone to the care of the ecology of the world around us, where our descendants will live. However, everyone will be faced with the question of how to transmit the readings of water meters. And although there can be no universal instruction here, because it depends on your housing department, local authorities and other things, we will try to identify the main methods that are most common.
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You must have individual water meters installed in your apartment. Moreover, their number depends on how many pipes are connected to your housing. Devices can be mechanical or electronic. The first are most popular because of their low price. They look like a mechanical scoreboard with numbers, which you need to pay attention to. Whole cubic meters of consumed water are reflected in black, fractions are reflected in red. To transmit the readings of water meters, you only need black numbers. Regardless of their number on the scoreboard, you take only those to the left of the comma. You need to give evidence at the end of each month. Although according to the latest decision of the government, there are no clear boundaries when it is necessary to inform the housing department of this information, it is better to do this from the 23rd to the 26th. So it will be easier to calculate the costs of a common house appliance. Do not forget to pass the readings of the counter of hot water and cold, separating these numbers with a semicolon.
By phone
On the agreed dates for transmitting water data, you can always call your housing authority and transfer your data to the operator or accountant. To do this, you only need to know the phone number, which is always printed on your receipts. Do not forget to provide your address and surname of the landlord.
Special drawers
Another option to transfer the readings of water meters is to drop a piece of paper with your readings in a specific box. They can usually be found at the post office and at your home office. To avoid any inaccuracies, provide the following information:
- your home address;
- counter serial number;
- date of reading.
That's all, after that throw a piece of paper with data in a box and forget about it for another month.
The system of "City"
For the convenience of the inhabitants of our country, a system is running in which you can not only transmit meter readings, but also pay utility bills, fines, duties. This is very convenient, because trips to different authorities are reduced significantly. Usually banks, post offices are connected to this system. Operators can also be located in large shopping centers. If you know where such an operator is nearby, just tell him your details, and that’s it.
Electronic way
You can transmit meter readings without even leaving the home chair. The Internet is the best helper in this business. There are several ways to do this.
1) Firstly, many homeowners associations already have their own website, on which each user has a personal account. Through it you can see the history of payments, general information, tariffs. And, of course, you can transmit the readings of water meters. Typically, the system itself shows you the difference between the current and previous months. If you see large numbers that you could not use, cancel the operation and check the correctness of the entered data. If you confirm the testimony, then you will have to pay it on receipt.
2) Secondly, many banks that have Internet banking and are connected to the City system will allow you not only to submit the necessary information on time, but also to pay various debts directly from your credit card.
Some nuances
1) Please note that when you need to transfer the reading of the counter of cold water and hot, they are easy to confuse, but meanwhile the price per cubic meter of hot water is much higher. Therefore, always try to compare what you transmit with the readings of the previous month.
2) If you do not know where to transmit the readings of the water meter, carefully examine your receipt, which you receive every month. There should be a telephone of responsible service, and there should be called. Do not delay with this process, because otherwise you will pay much more - according to the standard.
Conclusion
Many are wondering what will happen if you transmit incorrect meter readings, underestimating the numbers. For example, for the item “cold water” transmit meter readings less than 2 cubes. If this is done systematically, then the difference in values can be significant. There is a simple answer to this. Employees of your HOA can come to your home to check the counters. This happens infrequently, but quite possibly. Then you will have to pay not only the difference, but also the penalty for false testimony.
In addition, each meter has its own verification period. For example, a device for hot water is checked every four years, and cold - once every six years. In this case, your testimony will also be marked and transmitted as intended, but not by you. So do not be cunning in this matter. The 100 rubles saved today can turn into a large fine after a while. So to summarize:
1) You can choose any method convenient for you to transmit information about the spent cubic meters of water. The nearest post office, the Internet or just a call to the housing office will help you with this.
2) Do not forget to transfer information at the end of the month.
3) Pay attention to the order of your HOA, because their terms and methods of submitting data may differ from the general rules described here.
4) Take a little time to set up an electronic way of presenting data. This will save you a lot of time in the future. In three mouse clicks you can send information to the appropriate authorities. Moreover, this method has a lot of advantages.
The installation of meters is scary for many, and the new obligation - to transmit information correctly and on time - completely prevents them from acquiring. But saving water and material benefits - this is the best reason for such devices to still appear in your apartment.