When and to what extent will hot water be turned off in St. Petersburg in 2025

A planned shutdown of hot water begins in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. As a rule, the water supply is stopped for the period of repair of heating systems and preventive maintenance after the end of the heating season. Where to find out the schedule for turning off hot water in your home and what to do if the water does not come in for too long, Izvestia reports.

When will hot water be turned off in St. Petersburg in 2025

According to accepted standards, the heating is turned off if the average daily air temperature remains at + 8 degrees or higher for five days. After that, the hot water is turned off.

It is impossible to completely avoid shutdowns, since any equipment needs periodic maintenance. In this way, it is possible to identify problems in advance and reduce the number of utility accidents during the cold season.

Traditionally, water in the Northern Capital is turned off from the end of May to the end of August. The shutdown period ranges from a few days to two weeks. In some areas, they can vary both up and down depending on the complexity of the work.

The approximate date when the hot water supply in St. Petersburg will be turned off in 2025 is the 20th of May. In some areas, the shutdown is scheduled for the end of June-mid-July.

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Where can I find out the schedule for shutting off hot water in St. Petersburg in 2025

The exact schedule for shutting off hot water is published before the start of scheduled work. It can be found on the website of the city administration, in the personal account of GIS Housing and communal Services or on the website of the Committee for Energy and Engineering of St. Petersburg in the section "Preparation and conduct of the heating season".

The necessary information is also provided on the websites of organizations responsible for heat supply. There are four of them in the Northern Capital: JSC Teploset St. Petersburg, JSC TEK SPb, LLC Teplenergo and LLC Peterburgteploenergo. You can find out which company is servicing the house from the current utility bill.

You can also contact your management company (CC). However, representatives of the Criminal Code post announcements with dates on a special information stand or on the entrance door about two weeks before the shutdown.

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What to do if you don't get hot water for a long time

In cases where water is not provided for longer than the permissible period, it is necessary to fix the absence of water in the tap with the help of a specialist from the management company and draw up an act. This is necessary in order to file a complaint with the housing inspectorate or Rospotrebnadzor, an expert from the Popular Front project explained to Izvestia. Analytics" Pavel Sklyanchuk.

At the same time, the expert noted that the resumption of water supplies is often postponed not as a result of accidents or actions of heat supply organizations, but due to the fault of utilities. He also predicted that over time, network wear would decrease and hot water would be turned off less frequently.

To prepare for planned shutdowns of the hot water supply, it is recommended to shut off the hot water riser for the entire period of preventive maintenance and use alternative bathing methods — baths, garden showers or use water heaters.

Earlier, Izvestia wrote that there are no plans to reduce the time for shutting off hot water yet.