How are the basic services of your new home?
How are the basic services of your new home?
When a user decides to change housing, there are many aspects in which
must be established before changing address so that, from the outset, the stay in
the new house is completely comfortable, without missing services that are considered
basic.
One of the tasks that must be carried out before the change becomes effective
of residence, is to contract the services of the energy supplies of the house, since
They are considered essential for the correct habitability of the properties.
Due to the importance of this task, in this entry, we will talk about the
procedure to activate electricity, water and gas services in a house.
How to request the registration of electrical service?
To process the registration of the electricity service in a property, you must meet prior to the
request the following documentation:
- Means of contact and personal documentation of the person in charge of the
registration request, who from this moment will be called the owner of the service.
- Information on a bank account is also required from the commented holder
to his name in which the costs of the service will be charged.
- The exact address of the house in which the service will be activated is required.
- The CUPS code that refers to the installation itself will also be included.
- It will be commented what is the power that is desired to have for that point of
supply.
Once you have all these documents to deliver, you must select one of them.
alternative among the existing ones to formalize the electrical contract, that is, it must be
search among the market opportunities, the one that is considered the lowest electricity rate
cheap to supply energy to the home, taking into account the demands
presented.
When an alternative is chosen, it will be time to formalize the contract of
electricity supply, once the veracity of the data provided is approved, within a period
This discharge becomes effective between five and seven days.
The fact of registering the light, entails associated expenses, which will be mandatory for
all users and will have to be paid together with the first monthly payment of the service,
being these mandatory expenses:
- Costs associated with the right of extension.
- Costs associated with the right to down payment.
- Costs associated with the right of access.
How to request the registration of the gas service?
In the case of gas, prior to the registration process, it must be verified that the
building has access to the services of the general gas distribution network, because if it does not
If this access is available, the registration request will be impossible.
If the dwelling does have the relevant access, it will be time to group the following
Documentation necessary for the activation of the supply:
- Means of contact and personal documentation of the person in charge of the
registration request, who from this moment will be called the owner of the service.
- Information on a bank account is also required from the commented holder
to his name in which the costs of the service will be charged.
- The exact address of the house in which the service will be activated is required.
- The CUPS code that refers to the installation itself will also be included.
Once all the information has been collected, as was the case with the service
of light, it is recommended to make a precise analysis of the opportunities available in the
energy market, in order to find the cheapest gas company
for the demands of the house in terms of gas.
Once the one that is considered the best option has been selected and the documents have been delivered
relevant, this information provided must also be verified, once validated, it is
will assign the gas access tariff that is considered most appropriate in each case, and may
be one of these three:
- Rate RL1, designed for consumption of less than 5,000 kWh per year.
- Rate RL2, designed for consumption between 5,000 and 15,000 kWh per year.
- RL3 rate, designed for consumptions greater than 15,000 and less than 50,000 kWh
annual.
Correctly processing the registration of the gas service, supposes a wait of between five and seven
days from the verification of the documentation, transferring the cost of discharge to the first
supply invoice.
The cost to be faced ranges from 72 euros, in the most
economic, and 235 euros in the least economical, a value that depends solely on
the access fee assigned to the facility and the community where the facility is located
living place.
How to request the discharge of the water service?
The water service is a different procedure, since it depends to a greater degree on the
location of the house, depending on this, we will have to contact the company
in charge of distribution in that area.
Each water distribution company will present deadlines, procedures and prices, for
what the location is determining in these cases.
As a general rule, the activation period usually takes between three and four days from the
request to the company, period in which the corresponding counter of the
living place.
The cost of activating the water service will vary between 50 and 200 euros,
varying depending on the location of the home and depending on the state of the meter.