There are many reasons for power outages, not only in private homes and apartments, but even in businesses. The process of power outage itself should be accompanied by warnings, and only in some cases can the light go out abruptly without warning. In this article, we will try to consider in as much detail as possible why the electricity can be turned off in a private house and apartment, as well as what to do to solve the problem.
Content:
- Technical reasons
- Economic reasons
Technical reasons
To begin with, consider in what cases the light is turned off for technical reasons:
- Planned overhaul or current repairs of individual objects, as well as the entire electrical system. The contract between the electricity supplier and the consumer directly must indicate the duration of the power outage. As a rule, it is 72 hours a year, but at the same time it is allowed to de-energize a private house or apartment for no more than 24 hours without interruption. Before repair work, consumers must be notified by notification.
- Partial or complete failure of the power supply system. In other words, an emergency. In this case, I can turn off the light without warning for an indefinite period until the accident is eliminated. Nobody is insured here anymore.
- Adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, emergencies. They are also referred to as an emergency in which it is allowed to de-energize an apartment or house without warning.
- Unsatisfactory condition of the consumer's electrical network. If present wiring faults in an apartment or residential building, as a result of which an accident or an accident may occur, then the consumer has the right to turn off the electricity until the problems are solved. The decision to turn off the light falls on the shoulders of the representative of Rostekhnadzor or the housing inspectorate. A power outage must be accompanied by a notification.
- Change of the grid company, as a result of which the obligation to supply the houses with electricity is removed from the previous suppliers.
Economic reasons
The most common reason for which they can turn off the electricity in an apartment or in a country house is debt. If you have turned off the light for non-payment without warning, you can write a complaint, because by law, to stop the supply of electricity, you must do the following:
- The debt must be 3 or more monthly payments for the light.
- The consumer must be notified of the intentions 30 days before the shutdown.
- If after the specified period the debt has not been repaid, issue a notice against receipt stating that after 3 days the light will be turned off if the debt is not paid by that time.
Only on this basis can the consumer be deprived of the right to use electricity.
Other economic reasons include unaccounted use of the electrical network, unauthorized connection (without signing a power supply contract), as well as gross violation of the points of this contract. In addition, a shutdown can occur if the consumer uses powerful equipment that exceeds the technical characteristics of the electrical network. In this case, they have the right to turn off the electricity and, moreover, bring the consumer to criminal or administrative liability, however, a notification must be sent before all actions.
If you do not know why you turned off the light in the apartment or in the country, we recommend calling the management company or, in extreme cases, the emergency service of the city. As a result, you will be able to find out the reason and duration of the shutdown.
Finally, we recommend watching a useful video on the topic:
That's all I wanted to tell you about this issue. Now you know why you can turn off the electricity in an apartment and a private house.
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