Annual maintenance of water meters, maintenance contract.
In recent years, everyone started to wonder "Do I need to sign a contract for the maintenance of water meters?"The answer is very simple - if you desire it. In EIRTS( single information and settlement center) there are no special requirements in this regard. According to the law, counters for hot water are checked every four years, and on a cold one - within 5-6 years. 
Unlike the annual maintenance under the contract, similar checks in the interval of 4-6 years are mandatory. They will give an opportunity to determine whether the device is good or not, what is the error of its readings. An approximate date of maintenance, you can see in the technical passport of the meter.
First of all, such checks are needed for the subscriber, especially if he is stable paying bills. Even if the meter gives less reading than you consume, in the long run, the truth will still come out, bringing with it additional problems.
As for the annual maintenance of meters, then, as practice has shown, it is simply an additional pumping out of money from citizens. In fact, such checks are the following procedure: the inspector comes to your home, checks the seals, wipes the dust with a rag and, at best, cleans the filter of dirt and other deposits.
The approximate cost of an annual inspection is 350-400 rubles per year for one counter. Some companies provide an indefinite warranty for their service( with the annual extension of the contract).
There are advantages to this. By paying 350 rubles a year, you can call the company at any time and ask for unscheduled services. If your meter produces incorrect figures or even broke for reasons beyond the user's control, the company will replace it without any additional questions. Plus, you do not need to work with unnecessary documentation, since all paper issues are taken up by the organization.
If you are not satisfied with this order of things, feel free to contact the organization with which you have concluded a contract for its dissolution or with a statement, for the revision of certain items. 
Maintenance and maintenance of meters, collection of debts for these services.
It does not matter whether it's electricity, water or a regular door phone - if you have a maintenance contract, you should pay for it in a timely manner. In case of non-observance of the established regulations, the organization with which you concluded the contract has the right to demand collection of debts. At the same time, the subscriber will first be informed about it, and then summoned to court, where the board on civil cases will make a decision. As a rule, such trials are won by organizations, and not by ordinary citizens. The whole problem is that people simply do not understand the contract they sign. 
When you did not sign any contracts and installed meters at your own expense, feel free to write complaints about the company that requires you to pay for maintenance. It is illegal. The cost of that type of service, when housing and communal services periodically take the reading of your meters, is already included in the article "Repair and maintenance of housing."Therefore, you do not owe anything to anyone.
When in your home, maintenance of meters is carried out, this action must be accompanied by the compilation and completion of the act. Be sure to pay attention to this, because utilities providers can require this document, as a confirmation that you are really monitoring the health of your counters. 
