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One call reaches a licensed local plumber who replaces water heaters in Avon, usually the same day. Know what a fair price looks like before anyone arrives. Based near Quincy.
(617) 549-573424 hours, 7 days
Avon has about 1,700 homes. Almost a third of them are in two-, three- or four-family houses, the highest share of any town on this site. The median home was built in 1954.
Avon's fee schedule requires a separate permit for each dwelling unit. In a two-family with a heater for each floor, replacing both means two permits.
The schedule in effect since July 1, 2021 has a line for exactly this job. A combination permit for a gas-fired water heater is $45, which is $22.50 for gas and $22.50 for plumbing. A re-inspection is $50.
Since October 1, 2024 every permit application in Avon goes through the town's PermitEyes system. The town no longer accepts paper.
The Building Department is at 65 East Main Street, 508-588-0414. It is open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Wednesday, until 7:30 on Thursday and until 1 on Friday.
Avon's water comes from seven town wells. The annual report does not give a hardness figure. Ask the water department for it. What the number means for a tank.
Eversource is the gas company. If you smell gas, leave and call 911, then Eversource at 800-525-8222. National Grid supplies the electricity, so Mass Save's $750 rebate on a heat pump water heater applies in 2026.
The Avon Board of Health is at 65 East Main Street and sees people by appointment: 508-588-0414, extension 1016. What a landlord owes on hot water.
Updated October 2026
No. This is an independent referral site for Avon. Calls go to a local licensed plumber. Ask for the license number on the call.
Turn off the cold water supply valve on top of the heater, then shut off the gas valve or the breaker. Put towels down and move anything valuable off the floor. Then call.
The landlord's. Massachusetts requires landlords to supply hot water and to fix a failed heater promptly. Shut the valve, photograph the leak, and notify the landlord in writing today. If you need the number for a plumber because the landlord asked you to arrange it, that is what this line is for.
Usually the unit owner for the heater itself and any damage inside the unit; damage to units below or common areas goes through the association's master policy and your HO-6. Document everything before the plumber removes the old tank.
Yes. Massachusetts requires a plumbing permit (and a gas permit for gas units). A plumber who says you do not need one is a warning sign.
No. You pay the plumber directly for any work you agree to.