Heating period will see another "adjustment"

Heating period will be adjusted according to the weather, the heating season the indoor temperature to align with the national standard, splitting independent heating housing rarely pay heating bills. From 1 April, the Beijing Municipal Heating management measures "(hereinafter referred to as the" rules ") will be implemented.

In accordance with the provisions of the new "rules", this city heating period for those 15 November to 15 March the following year. Municipal Government can according to meteorological conditions to adjust the heating period of time. According to reports, the heating period start and end time is based on the relevant specification and the city's 30 years of weather data, the average temperature of 5 ° c as standard. In the event of extreme weather conditions, the municipal city management departments, Meteorological Department, municipal government approved the adjustment of the heating period. 12 March this year, the Municipal Government to deal with the cold weather, the heating period extended for 7 days, last November, 15 days in advance of the heating, the heating period a total extension of 22 days, as the city's longest heating period.

For the heating season of indoor temperature standards, in the imminent implementation of the measures "clearly established, the heating period, to comply with the current state of the residential design code requirements, heating units should ensure that residential customers a bedroom, living room (Hall) at room temperature in accordance with the existing national housing design specification of the temperature requirements, does not meet the requirements of the existing national standards, should gradually be usable. It is understood that the Department of State and residents built jointly issued the latest code for design of the apartment, bedroom, living room (Hall) and bathroom floor heating temperature is 18 degrees Celsius a standard.

For extra idle housing need pay heating costs has been the focus of controversy. Although in the new "rules" are not to idle the housing and heating charges are clearly defined, but to have individual independent heating system of the type of users, without affecting other users the normal heating and common heating facilities safety, in consultation with the heating unit, just pause the heating time, pay the basic fee and agreed to by the heating units suspended heating.