Who will pay for the loss caused by the installer breaking the water pipe?

Article 11 of the Law on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests stipulates: "Consumers who suffer personal or property damage as a result of purchasing or using commodities or receiving services shall have the right to compensation according to law."

Article 18 stipulates: "Business operators shall ensure that the goods or services they provide meet the requirements of protecting personal and property safety." In this case, the water leakage in Ms. Wang's home was caused by improper operation of the bathroom cabinet installer, and there was an employment relationship between the installer and the defendant, so the economic loss caused by the water leakage should be borne by the defendant.

According to Article 6 of the Tort Liability Law, if the actor infringes upon the civil rights and interests of others due to his fault, he shall bear the tort liability. In daily life, as managers and owners of water pipes, they have the obligation to maintain and manage water pipes. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the manager and owner of the water pipe should bear the tort liability and compensate for the damage.

Article 27 of the Regulations of Hangzhou Municipality on Urban Water Supply Management stipulates that the water supply pipelines and facilities (including the main water meter) from the water intake to the front of the household water meter belong to the urban public water supply enterprises, which are responsible for maintenance and management; The water supply pipeline and its facilities after entering the main water meter are responsible for maintenance and management according to the ownership relationship of property rights.

Article 52 of the Property Management Regulations stipulates that water supply, power supply, gas supply, heating, communication, cable television and other units shall be responsible for the maintenance and conservation of relevant pipelines, facilities and equipment within the property management area according to law.

Extended information 1. The water supply pipe from the water intake of the water supply enterprise to the household total water meter belongs to the water supply unit and should be maintained by the water supply unit. For the loss caused by the burst of this part of the water pipe, the water supply unit shall be liable for compensation (in general, a community will have a master water meter, and there are also cases where several buildings or buildings are equipped with a master water meter).

2. As for the water pipes from the main water meter to the residential buildings, they are generally built by developers in the process of real estate development, and they are included in the cost of selling houses when they are sold, so * * * belongs to the owners of the community.

With the development of economy, each community generally hires a property company to be responsible for the internal management of the community. In the case that there is no special agreement in the property service contract signed between the property and the owners' committee representing the community, the property company should also bear the management obligation for this part of the water pipes.

Water supply units shall also bear the responsibility for the maintenance and conservation of relevant pipelines, facilities and equipment within the property management area according to law. Therefore, for the loss caused by the burst of this part of the water pipe, the residential property company shall be liable for compensation with the water supply unit.

As for the water pipes in the house, since the water pipes belong to the owner's personal property, the owner has the responsibility to maintain them. Therefore, the owner should be responsible for the loss caused by the burst of this part of the water pipe.

Regulations of Hangzhou Municipality on the Administration of Urban Water Supply