Why put a magnet on the meter - a bad idea

To reduce the cost of water and light, some people put on the counter powerful magnets. The magnetic field even during water flow time and the light device is not spinning.

But a magnet - this is not the way to save the innocent. If a person consumes water and electricity, but does not pay for them - it is stealing, that is committing an administrative offense. The law is called theft, punishable by fines, arrest, or community service.

Reviewers certainly learn about magnet

It seems that if you put a magnet only sometimes a bit to pay the bills, the abuse no one will know. But inspectors have several ways to discover the theft:

• See the magnet. Usually they try not to let the inspectors, or quickly remove the magnet before you open the door. But it can happen that will put him in person at home will not be a door open or a child who came to visit my grandmother or tenants simply forget about magnet. Then checking cellphone violation and make the act, and then you write out a fine.
• Check indicator.
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  In modern counters water and light have specific indicators or magnetic field sensors. Suffice it once to bring it to the counter a powerful magnet - and the indicator will change color forever. And some of the most advanced devices even know how to send a message to the dispatcher so that a magnet will know instantly.
• Measure the magnetic field. If the counter recently was a magnet, the magnetic field will be abnormally large around him. It can be measured using a special instrument - teslametra. And if the indicator is sometimes somehow manage to deceive the teslametr not be fooled: he clearly indicate that on the counter stood a magnet.

Teslametr is expensive and yet is rarely used, but this method is gradually becoming more popular. Very often you can meet with the auditors teslametrami in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

To fix the violation and make the act, the inspectors have to come to the counter person. To this end, asset management companies (MC) organize routine inspections every 1-2 years. In theory, under which you can adapt and use the magnet only once after the visit of the inspectors to get a little save.

But if the common parts of the resource consumption of the meter alone, but by the amount of room counters - much less is said about the theft on the part of tenants. In this case, the Criminal Code can arrange unscheduled inspection and to detect the magnet.

During installation of the magnet punished

Most often on the basis of RegulationRF Government Decree of 06.05.2011 number 354 Government number 354 required to pay the cost of resources tenfold. The cost is calculated by average standards, and is multiplied by the time elapsed since the last inspection, but for a maximum of 3 months. That is, if you put a magnet and he was discovered six months later, the pay will make 10 times more than you would be given according to the standards in three months. Regulations, by the way, is often overestimated. Usually, people are spending less per month averaged values, so that overpayment It will be great.

This penalty is not related to theft - it only applies to the malfunction of the meter. If the CC decides to sue the infringer threatened with the following penalties:

• PIM 10-15 thousand for the unauthorized use of electricity, heat, gas or oil, according to CAOArticle 7.19 of the Administrative Code.
• A fine of five times the value of the stolen property for petty theft to 1 thousand rubles, according to the Administrative CodeArticle 7.27 of the Administrative Code.
• The penalty for petty theft from 1 to 2.5 thousand rubles in the amount of five times the value of the stolen property, or arrest for 10-15 days, or up to 120 hours of community service.

Theoretically, if the theft of more than 2.5 thousand rubles a crime is not considered an administrative and criminalArticle 165 of the Criminal Code. For it faces a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles or imprisonment for 1-2 years. But in fact for the magnets to counter such punishment in the Russian Federation do not prescribe.

You can save without magnet

To save money, you do not need to put a magnet. There are a few legitimate ways to pay for shine and the water is much smaller:

• Use LED lamps. They consume 8-10 times less energy than conventional ones.
• Turn off the water when you are not using it. It is useful to do, even in small ways, such as when brushing teeth or in the shower, while you lather.
• Always turn off the light when you leave the room. You can put the motion sensors, the light turned on and off automatically.
• Put aerators on faucets. They break up the stream into small droplets, which creates a greater pressure, but reduces water consumption.
• A washing machine and dishwasher. Water consumption in them is less than the hand-washing or washing and more used not hot, but the cheaper cold water. Electricity consumption increases, but the final payment is reduced.
• Time to eliminate all leaks.
• If one tank flushing mode, put it in a bottle filled with water. This will slightly reduce the volume of the tank. Water will still be enough to wash, but the expense is reduced.
• Install a tank with two flushing modes to waste less water.
• If long flowing cold, it can be drained into a bucket of hot water before. Then the water can be used for flushing, watering plants or other purposes.

sustainable consumption resources will help to save and without magnets, so you do not have to be afraid of inspections and fines.