Today in houses under construction almost do not make gas plates and columns. But many of us live and will live in Khrushchev and Brezhnev, where gas pipes are still installed. Meanwhile, old apartments in these houses require repair, and questions that can be made with a kitchen in which gas has been carried out, and which is categorically prohibited - remain without solving. We decided to combine these questions in the article and tried to give deployed answers.
What can I do?
1. Make the wall between the kitchen and the room
Unfortunately, in old houses in the kitchen - tiny. And the only possible expansion option is the remnant of the wall with the adjoining room. And just this way is forbidden, since the wall with the door is considered a deterrent for the possible explosion of household gas. Of course, we are talking about small explosions. By the way, demolishing the wall Designers and apartment owners violate not only their own security, but also federal law. So, No. 384-F3 regulates the following:
"In the project documentation, measures should be provided to prevent accidents on the occurrence of accidents and injury to people as a result of explosions, including compliance with the safety regulations of the heating systems, hot water supply, gas-wide equipment, chimneys, chimneys, tanks and pipelines for flammable liquids and gases "
There are solutions and tricks to which designers and apartment owners are resorted to expand the area of the room. For example, make a folding partition instead of a wall.
Formally, the partition or folding door is needed to facilitate coordination of housing services. If you leave outdated equipment, it will not protect from trouble.
2. Remove the door from the kitchen
As well as the wall, the door is required in the kitchen with gas. But this is neglected even more often - it is so convenient to make the arch and thus at least a little, but visually combine the room with the corridor.
But the door is a restraining factor when leakage of gas. Take this fact when you make your own decision.
3. Close the ventilation hatch
No, we are not talking about hood, which you want to put on a slab or a cooking surface. In the kitchens with gas there is a small window, which is needed to divert the harmful pairs, and prevent accumulation of gas in the room. Sometimes it is frivolously laid by bricks in the repair process, closed with furniture or removed anyhow. Do it impossible.
Do not confuse ventilation hatch and exhaust. These are 2 different things that are not mutually exclusive.
4. Transfer and trim Gas pipes and equipment
The speakers for heating water are not in all kitchens, in which gas was carried out. But if you still have - some negligent designers and inexperienced owners endure the equipment at a convenient place for them. Or hide deaf cabinets. It is categorically prohibited. No gas service will agree to you these actions, besides, it is simply dangerous for tenants not only a separate apartment, but also at home.
It is dangerous to cut gas pipes to sink. This can lead to a gas explosion. Pipes will have to be left in sight. As you can see, they may look aesthetic.
What can I do?
1. Leave the partition instead of the wall - with a number of conditions
Above, we wrote that to demolish the wall according to the rules regulated by the Federal Law and SNIPIMENT - it is impossible. But designers find the output and leave partitions. This facilitates coordination, but to be confident in the safety of your family - install modern gas equipment with sensors and leakage blockers. You can help the boiler with gas control, a new modern gas column, and the oven is quite realistic to replace the electric.
For example, in this apartment instead of the wall installed a glass sliding partition. She hides in the wall and does not interfere with the passage. It turned out the semblance of the studio.
2. Obtain gas in general
If your intention to make redevelopment seriously, perhaps the solution to "cut off" gas is suitable. This practice is not too frequent, but still common. Professionals are recommended to go as follows.
First, you need to get a coordination. To do this, provide a project to the management company, gas service and a company that is served electricity in your city - a branch of energy sales. The redevelopment project must be marked by the points where the equipment will be replaced.
Secondly, get permission to demolish the gas meter and the installation of electrical. To do this, it will be necessary to conclude an agreement with the same electrical company of your city.
The last stage is permission from the relevant service to the demolition of the gas stove and other devices. Only then in the apartment "will doincate" outputs.
If you have passed a similar procedure and you have something to write, share your own experience - do it in the comments.
There are new equipment that can restrain the gas and his leakage, as well as the growing demands of residents who no longer want to use on 5-meter kitchens. But at the same time the danger of gas explosions also remains. These are realities that cannot be considered.
In case of inconsistent actions, housing services may request both walls and transferred equipment to their places in court.
Do not neglect the rules and consult with experts before starting repairs.