Owners of buildings with a central gas heating system and six or more residential units must have their heating system hydraulically balanced in the coming years. Owners of ten residential units and more have until September 30, 2023 to do so, while owners of six to nine residential units have until September 15, 2024. This is according to the "Ordinance on Securing the Energy Supply through Medium-Term Measures" (EnSimiMaV) issued by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection.
In this context, the association "Wohnen im Eigentum" (WiE) points out several aspects. First of all, for example, it must be checked whether the radiators are separate property, which is often the case, or common property. According to WiE, homeowners' associations (WEG) should also have hydronic balancing carried out jointly if the radiators are in separate ownership. This will probably be cheaper than having the hydronic balancing carried out alone. According to WiE, hydraulic balancing must first be decided at the owners' meeting and then three comparative offers should be obtained.
WiE criticizes the short period of time available to owners to implement hydraulic balancing: "Due to the system, homeowners' associations are often unable to act so quickly. In this way, the regulation becomes a paper tiger for WEGs," says WiE legal advisor Michael Nack. Further information on this topic is available at wohnen-im-eigentum.de. The EnSimiMaV is available in full at gesetze-im-internet.de/ensimimav/BJNR153000022.html.
Source: wohnen-im-eigentum.de
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