Replacing the gas meter: gas workers demand 5000 rubles from a pensioner + a new counter of 2500 rubles. And this is not all waste

My father received a certified letter to replace the gas meter. The replacement period was indicated due to the expiration of the 10-year service life of the old meter.

I had to go to their office to buy a new meter. The father showed the passport of the old device. They said they didn’t have one. Although 10 years ago I bought from them.

They offered to digest tubes with union nuts that fit their counters.

And the sum was named for this - 5000 rubles. This is the price of 2 new metering devices! Father has long been retired. He was surprised to say the least!

I was not used to wasting money pointlessly and asked me to go to the city to buy the counter that stood before.

Found the device in one company. He turned out to be exactly as he was before. I was glad that I would not have to pay 5000 rubles. and bought for 2500 rubles.

But the story did not end there. The father called the gas workers to put a new device in place. They came and delivered quickly. For this they took 500 rubles.

They also said that you need to clean the boiler for the winter (completely disassemble, clean and assemble). And it will cost 3000 rubles.

And here we are, glad that everything is fine, and began to cook food on the gas stove. The counter began to creak, click, crack in a strange way. My father hoped that later he would "work in".

By the way, here's the old and the new one to one:

It remains to seal the new device. At the gas company, one employee did this. But she was on vacation. I had to wait about a month for her to come to work.

Everything never goes smoothly in our country.

Finally, her father waited for her. She said that the device had a strange brand, as if it were made of plasticine and painted over. Here's what she wrote in the act:

The mechanism is seizing. From here this strange noise. The counter is not working and does not meet the requirements.

Here's a new fixture:

And here's the old one:

We'll have to go to the city again, change the device for a new one, or demand money back. With such problems and expenses, you think: "Maybe you shouldn't have connected the gas?" Gas workers' appetites are growing day by day. Better to use an electric stove and stove.

Tomorrow I'm going to the city to change the meter. I will tell you something interesting.