Who should paint gas pipes on the street? Who is responsible for the condition of the gas pipe on the wall of a private house: its owner or the gas company? Official clarifications

Gas / Gasification and gas supply

Situation: gasified a private house, the pipe goes from the fence, along the wall of the house and goes inside. Who should paint and, in general, monitor the condition? We are publishing clarifications on this issue from specialists from Gazprom Mezhrregiongaz Krasnodar JSC

Who is responsible for the gas pipe on the territory of a private household?

Question: Good afternoon, hello! I live in a private house, the house was gasified more than 10 years ago. Please tell me, do we have to paint the gas supply pipes running through our property? Should we paint them ourselves? The gas inspectors never told us about this. Now the paint has come off from the pipes, it’s about to winter, I heard that starting in the new year they will be fined for unpainted gas supply pipes. Is this true? Thank you.

Answer: Tatyana Alexandrovna! In the village where you live, the street gas pipeline is painted. The yard gas pipeline running through your property must be painted by the owner of the property. There are no fines for an unpainted gas pipeline, but if corrosion is detected on the gas supply pipeline, the gas supply to your home may be interrupted. To avoid this, it is necessary to monitor the proper condition of gas equipment on your territory.

Of all the “utility services”, gas is the most “nasty”. Let’s ignore the cost of connecting to gas networks, which does not seem reasonable at all. The gas pipeline may run right along the border of your property, but for the “connection” of two meters of pipes they will charge you more than a thousand dollars. This is what the “service organization” will take from you, in my case OdessaGaz. In addition, at your own expense, you will design and build a gas pipeline that will run through your site and to the appliances inside the house. Needless to say, both the design and installation of this gas pipeline are carried out by “licensed” enterprises who also want to eat, and eat well. In general, a situation where the seller of a product requires the buyer to build an infrastructure for the delivery of goods seems absurd to me. It's like buying a milkman a car so he can sell you milk in the morning.

What follows is even more interesting. After you pay for all this infrastructure for delivering gas to your home, they also begin to dictate to you some requirements for its maintenance exactly in the form in which it is convenient for the gas service, even if this contradicts your desires and existing standards.

For example: such a cute coloring of gas pipes in a poisonous yellow, which our gas workers love so much and which they want to see on all facades, regardless of their color.



Not the most aesthetic option.

We take DBN V.2.5-20-2001, Gas supply. Let's read. We find that “gas distribution points” are painted yellow, not gas pipelines low pressure for residential buildings. A gas distribution point is something like this:

For low-pressure gas pipelines used in residential buildings, only the number of layers of primer and paint is established, plus the type of painting material (which is logical - the gas pipeline must be protected from corrosion), but not the color. So the demands to disfigure your façade can be safely ignored.

The next interesting point is the ban on “ hidden installation» gas pipelines indoors. According to the interpretation of workers gas services this means that all the gas pipes inside your house must stick out in plain sight (and also be painted yellow, yeah) and you cannot cover them with anything. When they told me this the first time, I simply shrugged it off, but during the installation process I was persistently taught the idea that these pipes on the walls are now part of my life and it’s better for me to make friends with them right now. I had to rummage through the same DBN again, after which it turned out that hidden installation of a gas pipeline is an absolutely permissible thing, you just need to provide access to it using some kind of removable panels and ventilation of the space in which it is located. Again, quite logical requirements - if you have a leak, it is in your best interests to smell it as quickly as possible so that the gas does not accumulate in a closed space.

So we are fighting the insanity of gas services with actions of civil disobedience - we paint the pipes in any color that suits us and hide them behind beautiful panels!

What and how to paint a gas pipe? In this article we will have to decide what colors are acceptable to use, what types of paints should be preferred and how to apply them correctly.

Why is this necessary?

Painting a gas pipe is not at all a tribute to aesthetics.

It has two goals:

  1. Pipeline color identification in conditions industrial enterprises, gas boiler houses, etc. Agree, determining the functionality of a pipe by color is much easier than lifting documentation to the junction in front of you.

Important: as we will see later, color marking is used only in industrial conditions or on the ground, when laying overhead gas pipelines. Any requirements of local authorities regarding the color of the pipe on the facade of a residential building or inside its premises are unlawful.

  1. Anti-corrosion protection. Since the environment inside the pipe is devoid of oxygen and water vapor, its service life depends solely on the corrosion resistance of the outer coating.

Color

So, what color should gas pipes be?

The source of information for us will be the safety rules for gas distribution systems PB 12-529-03, where paragraph 2.3.9 clearly states:

  • Aboveground gas pipelines are painted with two layers of yellow varnish, enamel or paint. The coating must be intended for outdoor use. Color coding pursues identification purposes.
  • External gas pipes running along the surface of the building facade can be painted to match the color of the building envelope.

The painting of gas pipelines inside apartments and private houses is not regulated at all in terms of color choice.

At home - any colors and shades.

We are looking for the owner

Who should paint a gas pipe? The question of this constantly comes up in the most different regions countries - from quiet courtyards on the outskirts of the capital to small villages in the wilderness. Alas, the person responsible for the condition of the gas pipeline has to be looked for separately each time: everything is determined by the terms of the contract for Maintenance gas pipeline.

In general, areas of responsibility are distributed as follows.

Apartment buildings

Internal gas pipelines of apartments are painted by residents. Pipes passing along the facade, entrance or street - by the gas supplier or utility services (again, depending on the terms of the service agreement). The boundary between areas of responsibility is the apartment wall.

Please note: this is just about painting. Maintenance of shut-off valves is performed only and exclusively by the gas service.

Private sector

Gas pipeline in the territories common use serviced by gas workers, on private property - by their owner. Gas pipelines passing through private property can also be serviced by the gas supplying organization; however, in this case, it will be quite reasonable for her to bill for their periodic painting ().

Private territory— area of ​​responsibility of the owner of the site.

Types of paint

What kind of paint can be used for a gas pipe?

External gas pipelines

In short, absolutely any type is suitable for our purposes. anti-corrosion coatings for outdoor use.

  • Alkyd enamels (PF-115) are a time-tested classic. It forms a thin durable coating, resistant to any weather conditions. The service life is at least five years, the price of a kilogram of paint is 40-60 rubles.
  • Polyurethane paints are distinguished by excellent adhesion to any substrate, elasticity and even greater durability: in the most difficult conditions they last at least 10-12 years.
  • Two-component epoxy coatings are less elastic, but extremely wear-resistant.
  • Dispersions of aluminum or zinc powder in organic varnish are probably the most reliable corrosion protection. Thus, Zinga electrically conductive paint, after drying, creates a thin zinc film on the surface of the pipe, which increases the service life of black steel to several decades.

The photo shows silver, a dispersion of aluminum powder in organic varnish.

Internal gas pipelines

Here, in addition to exterior paints, interior paints can be used. The only limitation is that you should not use coatings that are marketed as vapor-permeable: the purpose of painting is to isolate the surface as much as possible steel pipe from water vapor and oxygen.

The list of binders used in exterior paints is also relevant here. Separately, I would like to introduce a class of coatings that is directly related to safety of use. gas equipment— . What it is?

This is the name for coatings that swell when heated and turn into carbon foam, which has excellent thermal insulation properties and can for a long time resist the flame. Thus, fire-retardant paints for metal Polistil can protect a metal base for at least 45 minutes.

Painting technology

Is it difficult to paint a gas pipe with your own hands?

Painting instructions are no different from those relevant for any other metal product- with one caveat: when stripping the old coating, you cannot use heat.

  1. The pipe section is wrapped in a rag soaked in detergent. After 10-15 minutes, softened paint.
  2. Then the pipe is cleaned wire brush. The goal is to remove residues old paint and rust.
  1. The surface is degreased. The easiest way to do this job is with a rag soaked in solvent or gasoline.
  2. Paint or varnish is applied in two layers with intermediate drying. No more than six hours should pass between cleaning the corroded surface and painting: atmospheric humidity will very quickly cause the steel to become covered with a layer of new rust. The tool is a regular brush.

Conclusion

The video in this article, as usual, will delight the reader with an abundance of additional information on the topic we are discussing. Good luck!

Dear Natalia! Boundary for painting gas pipes in an apartment building

How to correctly determine the boundaries of painting gas pipes in an apartment building? Before the ceiling tap, let’s say, our HOA paints it, and after that, the city gas service paints it? Or are all the pipes on the territory of the HOA painted by the HOA itself?

Mosgaz OJSC specialists answer

According to the Safety Rules for Gas Distribution and Gas Consumption Systems PB 12-529-03, the external gas pipeline is the one laid outside the building to the casing when entering the building. The specified gas pipeline is under the economic control of the enterprise, unless otherwise specified in technical documentation. Painting of the external gas pipeline is carried out according to the schedule. Gas pipelines from the point of intersection with the wall of the building, gas risers, branches from the risers to the first disconnecting device located on the branches from the risers, including disconnecting devices, are common property. According to Clause 16-B of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 13, 2006 No. 491 “On approval of the rules for maintaining common property in an apartment building,” proper maintenance of common property is ensured by the homeowners’ association. http://www.gazportal.ru/info/faq/?id=17. According to Art. 161 Housing Code of the Russian Federation: 1.1. Proper maintenance of the common property of premises owners in an apartment building must be carried out in accordance with legal requirements Russian Federation, including in the field of ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, on technical regulation, fire safety, protection of consumer rights, and must ensure: 5) constant readiness of utilities, metering devices and other equipment that are part of the common property of the owners of premises in an apartment building, to supply the resources necessary to provide utilities citizens living in an apartment building, in accordance with the rules for the provision, suspension and limitation of the provision of utility services to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings And residential buildings established by the Government of the Russian Federation. 2.3. When managing an apartment building by a management organization, it is responsible to the owners of the premises in the apartment building for the provision of all services and (or) performance of work that ensure the proper maintenance of the common property in this building and the quality of which must meet the requirements technical regulations and the rules established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building, for the provision of utilities depending on the level of improvement of the building, the quality of which must meet the requirements of the rules established by the Government of the Russian Federation for the provision, suspension and limitation of the provision of utilities to owners and users of premises in apartment buildings and residential buildings. According to the Safety Rules for Gas Distribution and Gas Consumption Systems PB 12-529-03, the external gas pipeline is the one laid outside the building to the casing when entering the building. The specified gas pipeline is under the economic control of the enterprise, unless otherwise specified in the technical documentation. Painting of the external gas pipeline is carried out according to the schedule. Gas pipelines from the point of intersection with the wall of the building, gas risers, branches from the risers to the first disconnecting device located on the branches from the risers, including disconnecting devices, are common property. I wish you good luck.