I heard that the temperature dropped to minus 9 degrees Celsius, Jian-Xing Wu (a pseudonym) boiler on the balcony staring straight bit long-winded: "tonight you can not give me the ball dropped ah!" Wu s home in Baihuanhuayuan, this is Beijing only one ring in affordable housing communities, built eight years ago, this boiler has to accompany his whole 8 years.

    Just moved breath, Wu assured way to go to this station boiler. Baihuanhuayuan is Beijing from the first use of this one new district heating equipment. Wu also remember that the newspaper had information that the natural gas is a clean energy, or an independent metering and charging, environment and economy. At that time he did not expect, in subsequent years will encounter so much trouble thing.

    Just this winter, the most troublesome thing came.

    Launched last month, according to a national standard, using natural gas heating and hot water heaters waste life sentence of 8 years. This means that when the first group of residents from the heating, boiler house now began to be eliminated must be replaced. Relevant department statistics show that Beijing is currently about 420 000 households in the network are using natural gas from the heating, many of which are the same as the Wu family, living in the newly completed in recent years in the fitness room.

    Stove installed only four companies out of sight

    Wu family this boiler, is a unified district developers, procurement and installation of the year, it is said was a Korean product. With the stove there is a service to the home card, Wu to take good care of today also. Service on the card in accordance with this agreement, to the Wu family firms each year a service charge; manufacturers will have before each heating season, home of the boiler for maintenance.

    Enjoy the satisfaction of three years, the problem came. 2005 winter, the furnace broke down, Wu pulls out service cards, contact telephone number in accordance with the above company called Blue Star Thai buildings agents. Wu s phone call all day, Leng Shimo one answered. Card there is a Korean manufacturer of phones, international long-distance fight, Wu said: "This is not make life difficult for me?"

    Fortunately, the stove is also close to Zhang labels, printed above the line of small print: "Beijing Promise Gas Heating Equipment Co., Ltd. The total distribution." Wu found each other s phone, which is reportedly located in Pinggu ponderosa Yuxiang family of companies, he tried to play in the past, actually did not find one. This time a little alarmed the Wu. District where he found the neighbors to discuss this child, but even more he heard a rumor restless: "They made money on both the withdrawal of South Korean boss, and dealers also close friends." Later, the city of Wu Trade and Industry Bureau, where consultation has been partially confirmed this rumor: Blue Star Thai public and state buildings the two companies, respectively, in November 16, 2004 and September 27, 2005 canceled.

    Who is able to easily repair gas furnace?

    Before long, the developer brought in from nowhere two maintenance workers, community residents dedicated to the maintenance boiler. They live in the area, every day should be about door repair. Waiting for repair in the acute eyes of the stove for the winter neighbors, Both of these simply "savior", but Wu gives them one more acting.

    "They are from where ah? Qualified it? Natural gas furnace and more dangerous, ah, is just what people will be able to repair it?" In the building maintenance man looked at four stopping, Wu mind is full of these questions. Although the house is also anxious to repair the stove can be more critical security issues, he decided to first inquire about the professional sector. Inquire about this does not matter, drag out a year did not find out any clear results.

    Wu first fight City Gas Group s customer service hotline, people clearly replied: "Sorry, we assume natural gas pipeline companies are only responsible for the maintenance, boiler out of the problem, you still have to contact the manufacturer." "What if someone came to repair it , how do I know if he has qualified ah? "the other hesitated:" Our company is no provision in this regard. "

    Later, Wu and consultation with City Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, the staff there said: "You ask which is a dangerous industry qualification for the right? We are here to provide the general nature of vocational training, recommend that you first Ask children right side of City Administration. "and the Beijing Municipal Administration of Work Safety staff to answer even more simply:" do not know, here we never have had this thing. "

    November 1 this year, according to the implementation of the "domestic gas burning appliances Safety Management Code," the national standard: "gas appliance installers and maintenance must be trained and obtain accreditation." Who organized the training? Who found this qualification, there are no clear national standard. Wu felt, according to people s responses, it seems that three units have no control, "but the total can not nobody, right?"

    How much depends on maintenance people and a mouth

    After a hesitation, or put the two maintenance workers Wu Come out of the house. Maintenance costs, but letting Wu became suspicious. That in accordance with the original manufacturer s price list, an annual all-inclusive service fee is 320 yuan; new maintenance man only charged $ 100 annual maintenance fee, actually a difference of more than tripled.

    Maintenance man told Wu that he had a bad boiler house accessories, give 200 dollars to pay maintenance. Wu slightest hesitation, people will boldly guarantee, absolutely no "black" he means: "You want to change this stove is the main piece, someone else to repair it, how are you takes seven or eight hundred. "One out of three to four times worse part, this more cautious the next Wu.

    So he found another one boiler repair company, inquire about the price of others, the answer is: "Boiler Accessories prices change so fast, today, I tell you is the price, probably tomorrow, prices, and the collection of specific you how much money had to repair after Negotiable. "" Oh, this part was kind enough to afford the free market selling vegetables like, one day a price. "Wu little understood:" The amount of money received, it appears that all depends on people a mouth. "

    "Demolition of the old parts for old pieces of" almost norm

    Building 8 is located in the lobby area of ??a room, the office is the maintenance man. House wardrobe is packed with all kinds of parts, are Wu tell tricks thing. Taking advantage of the maintenance man to take part in work, he discovered a problem: some of these parts are worn look, but also with a clear stain. Maintenance man is not without the knowledge of Wu: "this is the stove from each household removed, and which pieces of someone s child is broken, so they took to put these pieces of children."

    Spend money on the exchange for old parts? This is not done under the Wu. The other hastened to comfort him: "This is good friends! You think about it, manufacturers are dismissed, you let me give you where to find the new accessories to go ah?" It is maintenance man said that when the South Korean company in Beijing, a total of only sold less than 2,000 boiler, half are installed in this area has.

    As this area encountered problems, maintenance man already commonplace. According to him, when many developers a unified procurement of boiler, are preoccupied with the price, bought the boiler results in terms of quality and after-sales service inevitably compromised. To ensure safety, this product must be regularly maintained boiler maintenance, can be closed if the manufacturers, we can only rely on "demolition of the old parts for old parts," barely, which has almost become the norm.

    Residents pay much more for the environment?

    Relying on patching up the old parts to use this year, Wu was finally told: "Your family s stove should really changed."

    Before the arrival of the heating season this year, two maintenance workers has been lobbying in the district, the proposed replacement of the residents from the home for a whole eight years of boiler. A trip specifically to visit Wu appliance store, a new boiler, most of the price of 6,000 yuan to $ 10,000. Although their home was an old stove with the not liking, but the thought of spending so much money to purchase a new stove, he was somewhat reluctant.

    Wu s house with an area of ??nearly 100 square meters, for heating, natural gas daily to the table more than 12 words to go, a heating season doing about 3000 dollars to spend. Now the residents of the heating from the heating gas per cubic meter of air can enjoy the return of $ 0.15 subsidy, but only about 200 yuan to save heating costs.

    However, if we want to replace the money converted into a new boiler, Wu felt his loss more than: "the other guy from another radiator, spend two or three thousand will be solved, we have to spend almost boiler house seventy-eight thousand dollars; someone s home heating tubes according to ten years are also not wrong to use our boiler house took eight years have scrapped; someone s home without regular maintenance of the heating pipes, boiler every year our family had to dig money to maintain it. "Total All told, the people than central heating, Wu family probably pay an extra 1000 dollars a year on average.

    It is noteworthy that Beijing is currently self-heating customers using natural gas, many are living in the new fitness room area residents. "I know to promote environmental protection, but what I have contributed to environmental protection, will contribute more than many people did not pay it?" Wu felt, at least for the replacement and maintenance of boiler and spend the money should not pay the bill all by themselves.

    By the stove "kidnapping" of users

    Leaving Wu chilling is, when self-heating on all the wonderful rhetoric, and now nobody seems to mention, and all over the Internet forum, but it is all the various plot owners complain. Many web pages are mentioned, although the gas itself is a clean fuel, but the heating time of carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and other gases, will affect the living environment.

    Wu even more worried about there safety. In 2005, the Xuanwu district a gas boiler Yuanjianmingyuan explosion; Fengtai Chengyuanxiaoqu home gas boiler leakage cause poisoning; 2006, Chongwen Greenview Xin Yuan a natural gas leak caused the explosion, suspected and boiler about.

    Even the wall-hung boilers prospects, are now beginning to be questioned. Data mentioned in this boiler in a foreign country is mainly used in the villa, not in extensive use in high-rise apartment. Some experts assert that the next few years, the use of natural gas heating boiler will not become a mainstream way.

    But in order to get rid of this burden boiler, the Wu is almost no hope. "When these buildings where there is no access to heat pipes, unless large-scale transformation, we are unable to spend or central heating; electric film became popular two years, but I want to catch this fashion, you have to first the floor to the plane home. "He felt himself wondering," how do I feel our family are damn stove to kidnap case? "