During the heating season, in organizations that operate the housing stock or provide housing and communal services, shortcomings were identified that reduce the reliability of heat consumption systems under low air temperature conditions.

Analysis of the preparation and passage of the autumn-winter period 2026-2027 revealed the main causes of the unsatisfactory condition of some heat points of the district's housing stock.

First, it is the malfunction of shut-off devices on the doors of heat points, which leads to the entry of unauthorized persons into the heat points. As a result, the wires of heat energy metering devices and automatic heat consumption regulation systems were cut, sections of thermal insulation were destroyed, and the heat points were littered with trash. Moreover, free access to electrical switchboards and heat points poses a threat to the life and health of persons not involved in their maintenance.

Second, the ingress of groundwater and sewage into some heat points and electrical switchboards prevented maintaining satisfactory technical condition of pipelines and equipment. This led to wetting and sagging of thermal insulation, appearance of rust on pipelines and fittings, destruction of building structures, and may cause accidents when live parts are flooded.

Third, the use of poor-quality thermal insulation materials in heat points and technical basements of residential buildings, which requires frequent restoration of thermal insulation. Given the volumes and tight deadlines for preparation for the autumn-winter period, this resulted in the destruction of sections of thermal insulation on the pipelines of the heat supply system.

• conduct an inventory and compile lists of residential buildings where heat points have faulty shut-off devices on doors, possible periodic ingress of groundwater, sewage, and network water, there are pipeline sections with destroyed thermal insulation (including in basements and technical basements), automatic regulation systems and heat energy metering devices are not functioning, repair of main and auxiliary equipment is required, and inspection of shut-off and

Timely detection and elimination of remarks will ensure successful and accident-free operation of equipment during the heating period and increase the reliability of heat consumption systems under low outdoor air temperatures.

Круглянская районная энергогазинспекция.