When the heating season ends: everything depends on the weather

Batteries of central heating, giving off the heat of hot water flowing through them, appeared in the homes of ancient Romans. In our country, one of the first such system was equipped with the Summer Palace of Peter I. Well, widely known today, cast-iron batteries appeared in the late nineteenth century.

Soon this invention has won deserved popularity and has become increasingly installed in the apartments of urban residents. In Russia, this peak occurred during the post-revolutionary period, when there was a boom in the development of industry.

Over time, the appearance of the batteries changed, and their design was modernized. Only the main principle of work remained unchanged. Mass installation of batteries began to be carried out in all houses under construction, and the concept of centralized heating became familiar to residents of cities. At the same time, ordinary citizens every spring began to worry: "And when the heating season ends?". And over time, the answer to it changed.

For all the simplicity of this question, it is difficult to find the right answer to it. To what can you tie this moment: to a specific date or to the weather? Since the maintenance of this system was transferred to the municipal services, it took a long time, the existing question was supplemented by one more: "How to use the resources necessary to maintain the heat in houses as economically as possible?".

What was before and what has become today

Some time ago, when asked about the end of the heating season, it was safe to answer, calling a certain date. On the one hand, it seems logical to tie this moment to the calendar. On the other hand, it is known that on the same day in different years the temperature can vary significantly. And it's no secret to anyone that, for example, in Moscow at the end of April there may be a thirty-degree heat, and light frosts. Therefore, in one year the inhabitants will languish with the stuffiness in the houses, and in the other they will freeze.

That is why today the question of when the heating season ends, the answer is given depending on the specific climatic conditions. Indeed, because in addition to temperature fluctuations in different years, the weather varies significantly in different regions. So, in Astrakhan in April already there is a stable hot weather, and in the cities in the north there is still snow.

As a result, the government adopted a decree regulating the time for switching on and off the batteries. The heating season ends when the average temperature for 5 days is at least eight degrees with a plus sign. Conversely, if a similar number of days the air does not warm up to this mark, the heat supply to the apartments begins.

In addition, we can say that in the event of an unfavorable forecast, the regional authorities have the right to resume the heating season. Moscow has already experienced a similar experience, when after the warm weather, which was the basis for its end, the cold came and the heat supply resumed.

Interesting Facts

To the question: "When does the heating season end?" - the residents of some cities answer: "Never." Indeed, residents of some settlements of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District live with constantly working batteries. So this is the correct answer. Well and on the average heating in houses in our country is submitted more than 200 days in a year.