Now just throw it away? All about the legal lifespan of cookstoves
The stove is the main household appliance in the kitchen, feeding the whole family. The service life of the stove is one of the longest and is 10–14 years. You need to look for exact information in the technical passport. After this period has expired, the device can serve for several more years. If the stove is gas, government officials in the Russian Federation may demand that it be replaced immediately, since the slightest malfunction creates a great danger. Due to a gas leak, not only the residents of the house, but also the neighbors can suffer.
According to the current state standard GOST R 50696-2006, in Russia the deadline for the operation of a gas stove has no time frame. However, the need for replacement is determined during diagnostics, which must be completed annually after the expiration date. In fact, the stove can last 20 years or more. You need to look at its serviceability and overall condition.
Service life of gas stoves
The first and most important service life of the slab is set by the manufacturer. It may be 7, 10, 14 years old. Each model has its own indicators. Exact information can be found in the technical data sheet. During this time, the plant is responsible for defects and malfunctions (factory) and, if guilt is proven, must eliminate them free of charge. In addition, during this period it undertakes to produce replacement parts.
In addition to the technical, the manufacturer indicates the warranty period.During the warranty period, it is much easier to obtain replacement or free repair of equipment. The plant conducts them using a simplified method - based on diagnostics, without trial.
If the technical service life of a gas appliance has expired, the owner of the gas equipment is obliged to replace it or call gas service specialists for diagnostics. From this point on, the service life is determined by annual inspections. If the results show that the gas stove is in good working order, it can be used for another 1 year.
The service life can be extended an infinite number of times. But, as practice shows, slabs rarely last longer than 20 years.
How does the replacement take place?
If during the inspection the gas workers make a verdict that the stove is faulty, they give 3-6 months to replace it. Owners who “forget” about this have to fork out:
- For failure to comply with the order, according to 23 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 rubles is imposed.
- In case of an emergency, the owner will have to pay 10,000-30,000 rubles.
- If there is damage to someone else's property or a threat to life, he will face criminal liability and a fine of 300,000 rubles.
In addition to penalties, the gas supply is turned off after 2 notifications, which are sent every 20 days. If the second notice was ignored, after 20 days the gas service has the right to disconnect the apartment from the gas supply.
It is strictly prohibited to replace the device yourself. Government Decree No. 410 states that replacement can only be carried out by companies with a license to carry out such work and by specialists with clearance. It may be a private company, but employees of the state gas service will also have to be called.They will seal the device with state seals, check it for leaks and register it.
For independent connection to the gas main, a fine of 10,000–15,000 rubles is imposed.
In some cities, gas stoves are replaced free of charge for certain categories of citizens. This category includes owners and tenants who receive subsidies to pay for utilities, heroes of the Soviet Union, Socialist Labor, the Russian Federation, and participants of the Second World War. Find out more about the program from your local gas utility.
Service life of a gas hose for a gas stove
Until recently, most gas stoves were connected to the gas mains through a pipe. This type of connection is the most reliable, but makes the devices stationary. For free movement around the room, many people prefer to connect the stove via a gas hose.
Gas hoses come in several types, are made of different materials and, accordingly, have a certain service life:
- flexible rubber – 1–5 years;
- rubber-fabric gas hose – 6–8 years;
- rubber hose with metal braid – 10 years;
- bellows – 15–30 years.
The service life of the hose is counted from the moment of installation. After its expiration, it is recommended to replace the part.
You should urgently replace it if you find:
- hose damage;
- cracks;
- smell of gas in the apartment.
You can confirm a gas leak using a simple test. It is necessary to apply soap foam to the hose and its attachment points. If it bubbles, you need to turn off the gas supply valve and take corrective action.
Let us remind you that according to Government Decree No. 549 and Order of the Ministry of Regional Development No. 239, responsibility for gas appliances rests with the consumer.It is necessary to regularly visually inspect the stove, follow the rules and terms of operation, and repair it in a timely manner.
You can purchase a new hose yourself. The main condition is the certificate (license) attached to it. But to replace it, you should call a specialist. In an apartment, operations with gas have many nuances. It is important not only to turn off the gas correctly and screw on a new hose, but also to check for leaks and position the hose correctly. If before this the slab was stationary, changes to the design are required.
Service life of an electric stove
Electric and gas stoves have approximately the same service life (10 years). In rare cases, the shelf life may be 5–7 years.
Electric stoves are also installed by the manufacturer. But you need to take into account that breakdowns with electrical appliances occur more often: burners, switches, and heating elements burn out. Some parts require replacement:
- cast iron pancakes – 2–3 years;
- halogen lamps – 8 years;
- tape and induction heaters – 10 years.
The socket for an electric stove also has a limited service life. It must be changed every 10 years.
The service life of the slabs at different times varied greatly. During the Soviet era, gas appliances lasted 4 years according to the state standard. Then this period was extended to 14 years (GOST R 50696-94). Since 1996, GOST R 50696-96 has been in force. As of 2020, the replacement and serviceability of gas stoves in Russia is regulated by GOST R 50696-2006 and Government Decree No. 410. Part 8, clause 80 c states that gas supply is suspended upon expiration of the expiration date established by the manufacturer, as well as upon detection of malfunctions or expiration of the extended service life.
The stove in my apartment is a little more than 20 years old, but it passes annual inspections without any complaints. And the stove becomes unusable not only due to age, but also due to the style of use and the number of people living in the apartment.
The Soviet Brest stove has served for 40 years without complaints, and the Chinese new ones may not last more than 7
Polish WARTA stove, working properly since 1975
“Until recently, most gas stoves were connected to the gas mains through a pipe. This type of connection is the most reliable, but makes the devices stationary. For free movement around the room, many people prefer to connect the stove via a gas hose.”©
Please remind us which of the consumers engages in daily rearrangement of the gas stove as a hobby? Connecting to a pipe is safer from an operational point of view.By the way, gas explosions began precisely after gas workers actively replaced Soviet-made stoves and connected them with hoses.
It's not about the hoses. their gas workers regularly check them, and in Chinese ball valves. As soon as they began to install them, the explosions began.
My Soviet-made gas stove will be 60 years old in the near future. It works flawlessly!
My stove is over 60 years old (the one with the “wings”). The best stove of all time. Experts will confirm. Works.
My induction hob has been working great for 5 years now. I will not describe all its advantages, but it is truly a miracle, I am very pleased and will not replace it with another. The author did not write anything about induction cookers.
This is what can fail in a gas stove, provided it is properly maintained, for which, by the way, owners of gas stoves are charged a lot of money, which is not comparable to the amount of work performed. As the mechanic who performed this work once told me: “There are only 8 of us in the brigade and we only have 8 bosses, whose salaries are not comparable to ours. And there is also a huge army of parasites in our structure. Should someone feed them and handle them?”
Personally, I solved this problem simply - switched to free gas.
Free gas - how is it?
Actually GOST R 50696-2006
expired or cancelled. (Help for lazy people and losers).
The Polish stove from Wroclaw worked for 50 years from 1967-2017. And I think it would still work, but the appearance...
I also have a Polish VERA stove, it has worked flawlessly for 40 years. Once I called the gas guy and he sorted it out for me and tightened the screws. I’m excited. If they tell me that I need to buy a new stove, I don’t have the money for such a purchase.
There are documents, but execution fails. Gas workers failed to understand gas equipment. The Ariston gas stove turned out to be difficult for them and they refused to disassemble it. We don’t know how - was the answer. They refused to return the money for the contract with the company. Still would! They came and looked. The job is almost done. That's how we live.
I worked for many years in the gas service of 2 cities and understand perfectly why they refused. There is no training from the manager and no permission for repairs, so their employer does not have an agreement with the manager. If you climb, then you pay out of your pocket. But most importantly, in any case, there are no spare parts or tools, which means there is no point in doing anything with the stove. They did not give us spare parts for any stoves. And in stores, if you send the owner of the stove, many stoves either do not have parts at all, or only partially have spare parts. Since cunning vendors often deliver spare parts only to services with which they have entered into an agreement to service their products. Or they don’t deliver spare parts to our country at all.
You probably called specialists not from the service, which has an official contract with the manufacturer of the stove and it is listed in the list of services in the passport for the stove or in the warranty card from the manufacturer, but from the gas service, or they came to you themselves perform inspection. When I worked in the northern capital, people did not want to contact the manufacturer’s service and called us, since our call and repairs were free. And the service, if the warranty has expired, only for the fact of the call you have to pay 350 rubles. And complaints to my superiors that I did not repair or check were in vain.At first, my bosses told me that I needed to somehow resolve the conflict myself, and I told them that our employer does not have an agreement with any manufacturer of stoves, which means I do not have training, license/permit from the manufacturer, and they don’t give me spare parts and tools (to disassemble, reassemble and repair, you also need a tool, often specific and expensive) for work, so I can’t touch the stove. Moreover, if in such conditions I go somewhere I shouldn’t, then I will have to answer personally. The organization will immediately ditch me and will be right according to the law. Do I need this? And the second time, I recorded this entire conversation on a tape recorder and said that I would contact the right person. So for the 3rd time, the management already defended me and sent people to the service. If there were gas leaks in the stove, they simply turned off the stove officially and that was it. So, in terms of safety, I personally did not abandon people.
By the way, I also had an Ariston at home. Quality and comfort are average. The electric ignition and 2 thermocouples were broken. If you found an electric ignition in a store, then you didn’t find a thermocouple. We had to redo the taps. As a result, after a year I changed it to a normal one and there are no more problems.
The gas workers will take a visual look, light the burners and that’s it. No lubrication, they don’t even check how the hood works. And for technical inspection they charge 268 rubles.
What kind of lubricant? For a normal product, it is indicated in the passport that the stove, for example, works for 15 years, and their lubricant is designed for these 15 years. They don’t lubricate because there is no training or license to service this stove and their employer does not provide them with lubricant and tools for disassembly. I tried to find it in stores and couldn't find it. They don't sell at all. If you want to lubricate the taps, call the service from the passport or warranty card for the stove.Or look on the manufacturer’s website for who officially services this equipment for you. By the way, the service charges from 300 rubles just for the fact of calling. No one will properly check for 268 rubles. I would go privately to carry out prevention for at least a thousand, but for that money I would do everything that is possible to do. And repairs cost more money.
Yugoslav Gorenje served for 38 years (1970-2008). And it would have stood further if the handles and rust hadn’t started to break off, the complex-shaped burner covers had burned out and, most importantly, the headstock began to forget that it was on, but there was no gas control, I had to replace it
My three-burner stove has also been standing for more than 40 years, and will stand for another 40 years. Previously, each slab was made with high quality, but now they are making up only for quantity without quality, so the service life has been reduced so that they are replaced more often and money is paid.
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I changed the stove and installed the vaunted Hephaestus, now I don’t want to bake because the bottom bakes very poorly and the top is pale, although there is a frying pan with sand on the bottom of the burner, the gas workers checked everything is fine, the stove is 5 years old
Hephaestus 6000 series, in operation for 7 years. Gas control of the oven and burners. Everything bakes normally, but in the oven you have to switch from the lower burner to the upper one manually (they don’t work at the same time). The gas workers had to show how this stove turns on.
We have a Hephaestus stove for over 10 years and it bakes beautifully. Everything works perfectly. We bought it for my mother about 9 years ago, and I can’t praise it enough either. You're just out of luck.
The state needs trade turnover for enterprises to work. This is the whole problem.
My three-burner stove has been in use for more than 40 years and works great and will stand for the same amount of time as it was made in the USSR with a quality mark, not like what they sell now, people don’t even keep the guarantee until the end.
Who will let these asshole inspectors into the house?
The gas man came. He stayed for a minute and a half, and the bill for maintenance per year was 1,500 rubles. What should I pay for? For your visit? Thank you. Krasnodar city.
They threw out the stove and installed a hob with drawers underneath. We bought a small electric oven, we put it on the table when using it, it’s convenient, you don’t have to bend over. Then we put it on the shelf.
The stove was thrown away. We installed a hob. There are drawers underneath. We bought an electric oven, it takes up no more space than a microwave. We put it on the table and bake. Convenient, no need to bend over. After use, put it on the shelf.
Polish gas stove Wromet, 1982, worked perfectly until 2020. At the insistence of the gas service workers, it was dismantled. Subsequently sold for 3,500 rubles. The buyers, unlike the gas workers, really liked the condition of the stove and took it without haggling. But the gas workers, for their valuable advice, so to speak, took 500 rubles and, on top of that, connected a new stove for 3,000 rubles.
When the minimum wage is 12 thousand, all you have to do is change household appliances.
monopolism
Previously, gas was popular, native, but now it is bourgeois and aggressive. This is where all the trouble comes from. Everyone wants to fuck with the consumer, but what about quality? And who needs it? The most important thing is to cram in what you can’t fit in, of course not for free. I would assign a gas operator to each gas appliance so that he can turn it on and off. On a 4-burner, 1 burner does not work, I closed it and removed the handle, why the hell would I buy it for 15÷35 rubles. new tile.People's patience is not endless...
Gentlemen, comrades! You need to buy a new gas stove, the passport says that the service life is 20 years, the burners are deformed, and the flame is uneven. It's a pity to change, because... The oven bakes well, the stove is De Luxe. Which one do you recommend buying, which manufacturer?
Our TULA STOVE worked for 60 years, and it would have worked for that long, maybe even more, the fools replaced it with beauty, they chased the bourgeois one, now it’s hard, it hasn’t worked for 10 years, the gas workers say to change it,
Nonsense! Gas equipment in apartments - shut-off valve and stove - undergo an annual inspection FREE OF CHARGE, and not a single technician is interested in the age of the stove (the date is as follows. Only a malfunction that cannot be corrected by minor repairs can be warranted for a replacement order. Period.
Well, nowadays they don’t do anything for FREE. The money for maintenance is paid regularly, and not small.
Gas workers in Bashkiria do not diagnose gas stoves, and they don’t know who does it. THAT. The stove definitely needs to be replaced, or “let’s turn off the gas.” There is always freedom of choice: “If you don’t want to hang yourself, drown yourself!”
I wonder what responsibility do the manufacturers of these same slabs bear? Yes, none...
It's time to call these swindlers to account by all means!
Another cunning move to defraud pensioners. Pension 9 - 10 thousand rubles, plate from 20 thousand rubles??
I have a stove made in Romania - Karpaty 2 that has been working flawlessly for almost 50 years, it’s not a stove, it’s a poet’s dream! The lapping of the taps is perfect and I lubricate them once every 15 years when they become tight. I don’t recommend lubricating them yourself, and I’m a retired gas worker with 40 years of experience.
“But, as practice shows, slabs rarely last longer than 20 years,” says Shkolotta Rasseyskaya. Here is real “practice”: the Soviet stove has been working great since the 60s, for more than half a century! ... In Soviet times, no one ever came with inspections. In Russia in the 2000s, some “inspectors” came several times, and they didn’t let me into the apartment - which I advise you to do!
In Soviet times, they regularly came with checks: they watered the faucet with soapy water, dismantled the stove taps and lubricated them. The stove had legs and wings.
If only our government could operate for 7 years, and then drive it away with a filthy broom.
What kind of seal is this that gas service workers must install when replacing the stove?
Where did this requirement come from and where is this seal hung?
It’s not the stove that needs to be changed, but the gas I need to change to fresh, otherwise it’s coming from the same pipe and it already stinks because it’s stale.
As always, we wanted the best, but it turned out as always: the procedure for diagnostics (paid!) is not prescribed by law, so it doesn’t work. It’s easier to replace if the inspectors start nagging. It is not licensed, but specialized companies that have the right to replace gas appliances, so do not ask them for a license - the notification procedure has been in effect for a long time - anyone can create such a company and notify GZHI about the start of its activities, only at their own responsibility. There was no quality and order in these relationships and security for 30 years, and so, despite all the decrees, letters and orders, life has not become better and more fun?
There was a Soviet stove in the apartment. served for more than 36 years.In very active use (the house used to be a builders' dormitory) We replaced it with a new one, after 1.5 years 3 out of 4 burners began to work disgustingly. A gas worker from Mosgaz, a guest from the former republics of Central Asia, came, looked, took 2800 rubles and said that this is how it should be.