Residents in many places in Chongqing and Sichuan
reported that the cost of replacing gas meters increased significantly
caused concern
Not only residents reported the situation
Well-known screenwriters also posted their own experiences online
Well-known screenwriter Li Yaling posted:
people in Hainan,
500 were born in their Chengdu home Multi-cubic gas consumption
html On April 17, well-known screenwriter Li Yaling posted an article saying that during her two months in Hainan, her home in Chengdu generated more than 500 cubic meters of gas consumption. She planned to work with neighbors who had the same experience to find a third-party testing agency to test the gas meter.
Li Yaling said that after she posted the news to the community owner group, the neighbors checked themselves one after another and found the same anomaly:
Neighbor A stayed in the United States for three months and came back to find that he had incurred gas bills of more than 2,000 yuan;
Neighbor b, who doesn’t cook much, had a gas meter consumption of 360 cubic meters in March;
neighbor c compared the natural gas payment list in March and April last year with that in March and April this year, and found that under the same gas consumption situation this year, An increase of 50%...
Li Yaling called 962676 and contacted Chengdu Huaxin Natural Gas Company to request on-site testing.
"After two o'clock, the natural gas company came to the house to conduct a test. No gas leaks were found. They could not explain why there was high gas consumption when no one was at home, so they removed the natural gas meter on site. Now the natural gas company is at Two of my neighbors went to have their meters removed..."
Li Yaling said that currently the three households are planning to join forces to find a qualified third-party testing agency to test the three gas meters.
A homeowner in Chengdu
added more than 17,000 yuan in arrears after changing the gas meter
html On April 13,A homeowner in Chengdu, Sichuan reported that 20 days after changing the gas meter,
the bill showed more than 17,000 yuan in arrears.
also posted his previous payment details, and
paid normally.
Many owners of the community also said that after replacing the gas meter,
experienced frequent arrears and a surge in gas bills.
The person in charge of the gas meter replacement and rectification site said that this number may be due to the unpaid expenses of the old meter. Household owners can go to the business hall to check the details, and said that the new meter is now more sensitive than the old meter. If there is any abnormality, staff can come to the door. Verify.
The replacement master of Sichuan Hede Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Technology Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the in-situ replacement service of gas facilities, told the Poster News reporter that there is no problem with the newly replaced gas meter of , and suggested that users who have questions about gas costs can go to the business hall Check the payment details and provide feedback to the gas company.
A staff member of the Shiyang Subdistrict Office told reporters that gas facilities are replaced every ten years according to regulations and are replaced free of charge. Indeed, many residents have reported that gas costs have increased.
On April 17, the person in charge of the gas meter replacement and rectification site in the community told China News Weekly that 's meter replacement was for users who had been using it for ten years, and all gas meters had been tested.
Staff from Sichuan Lianfa Natural Gas Co., Ltd., which supplies gas to the community, responded to China News Weekly that the increase in costs after the meter replacement may be related to changes in payment methods. Before the meter change, the gas was used first and then the gas was paid, and the gas consumption in the current month was the gas consumption of the previous month; after the meter was changed, the gas was paid first and then the gas was used. Therefore, in the first month when the prepayment threshold meter is activated, the customer will pay the gas amount in one go. The gas charges already incurred this month and the current gas charges will be pre-stored, "so it creates the illusion that this month's billing is extremely high."”
Residents in many places in Sichuan and Chongqing reported gas meter problems
Recently, many residents in Chengdu, Sichuan reported on the Sichuan Provincial Online Mass Work Platform “Asking Political Sichuan” that since the gas meter was replaced in 2023, gas costs have increased abnormally.
One citizen left a message saying that he had to replace the gas meter in September 2023, and the cost started to double after the replacement. Another citizen left a message saying that more than a year after replacing the gas meter, the number of people in the family and the number of meals have not changed, and the gas supply has not changed. The fee increased from more than 50 yuan per month to more than 100 yuan per month.
On the 16th, the Chengdu High-tech Zone Management Committee responded to the above message, saying that it had transferred the matter to the relevant agencies for processing.
In addition to Chengdu, is on the Sichuan Political Consultation Platform, . Netizens in Nanchong, Neijiang, Zigong, Mianyang, Ziyang, Deyang, Guang'an and other places also reported similar situations.
Previously, many citizens in many districts and counties in Chongqing reported that after replacing smart gas meters, they experienced similar usage frequency. On the evening of April 13, the Chongqing Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference to report on the residents’ reports of incorrect gas metering and increased gas bills.
The Paper News Comments:
A clear accounting of gas bills is related to thousands of households
Ordinary people may not be able to accurately judge the new situation. Whether there is something wrong with the watch, but how much it was in the past month and how much it is now, this kind of "comparison" based on life experience is impossible to falsify. And when the payment amount "changes", it happens when the watch is changed. Before and after, people will naturally connect the two.
Furthermore, changing gas meters is not a trivial matter, and judging from the situation in Chongqing, Chengdu and other places, it is usually inappropriate for the gas company to issue an announcement. , since the joint investigation team will conduct a comprehensive investigation into gas meter quality, gas quality, gas meter measurement, price, charges, services, etc. These matters at least involve housing construction, market supervision, fire protection, streets, etc., then these management agencies and Did the department know about the meter replacement before?
Although gas meter replacement is a corporate behavior, it is a public utility that connects the government and thousands of households, affecting every citizen's wallet. It should be promoted under strict supervision only by the gas company. It is not surprising that the public has questioned this operation by entrusting a third-party company with no disclosure in advance, little supervision during the process, and no follow-up afterward. In particular, the gas company itself has an administrative monopoly status and its prices fluctuate, which is inconsistent with the government. Credibility is highly bound. What makes the public even more confused is that the net profit of listed company Chongqing Gas in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by approximately 824% year-on-year. There should be a clear explanation for this matter.
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