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One call reaches a licensed local plumber who replaces water heaters in Hingham, usually the same day. Know what a fair price looks like before anyone arrives. Based near Quincy.
(617) 549-573424 hours, 7 days
Hingham's plumbing and gas fees took effect January 29, 2024. A domestic water heater is $50, plus $50 for the gas permit, so $100 for a gas heater. The schedule also lists a gas test at $15 when it is done with a fixture.
Work started without a permit is charged double, plus $150. A reinspection is $100.
The plumber applies and pays. The Building Department says all of its permitting is done online, and that licensed plumbers and gas fitters pull their own permits.
The Building Department is at 210 Central Street, 781-741-1420. Its hours since July 2024 are 7 to 5 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and 7 to 7 on Tuesday.
Hingham has its own electric company, the Hingham Municipal Lighting Plant. HMLP offers $500 toward a Wi-Fi enabled heat pump water heater, with a lifetime limit of $500, and wants the claim filed in the same calendar year or within three months of the purchase.
HMLP says customers who heat their water with natural gas have to use the Mass Save program instead. How the two rebates compare.
Hingham's housing is newer than in most towns on this site, with a median year built of 1976. About 72 percent of homes are single-family and 22 percent of units are in buildings with five or more.
The Weir River Water System supplies the town from Accord Brook, Accord Pond and ten wells. National Grid is the gas company. For a gas smell, leave and call 911, then National Grid at 800-233-5325.
The Hingham Health Department is also at 210 Central Street, 781-741-1466.
Updated October 2026
No. This is an independent referral site for Hingham. 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.