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One call reaches a licensed local plumber who replaces water heaters in Stoughton, usually the same day. Know what a fair price looks like before anyone arrives. Based near Quincy.
(617) 549-573424 hours, 7 days
Stoughton schedules gas and plumbing inspections by phone, at 781-408-1482, between 8 and 9 in the morning, Monday through Thursday. The plumber makes that call.
For an emergency the town lists a separate number for the plumbing and gas inspector, 781-844-8273, and asks that you text the details.
The Building Department is on the second floor at 10 Pearl Street, 781-344-6070. It is open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Wednesday, until 7 on Thursday and until noon on Friday.
Applications for plumbing and gas permits are filed online through the town's PermitEyes system. No plumbing fee schedule turned up on the town's website in October 2026, so ask the plumber what the permit costs and have it shown in the quote.
Stoughton's 2023 water report says about 97 percent of its water came from the town's own sources and 3 percent from the MWRA. The report gives no hardness number. Ask the water department, and if the house has a softener, have the anode rod checked more often. Why.
The median home was built in 1969. Seven in ten are single-family, and 58 percent of homes heat with gas.
Eversource is the gas company. For a gas smell, leave and call 911, then Eversource at 800-525-8222. National Grid supplies the electricity, so Mass Save's $750 heat pump water heater rebate applies in 2026.
The Stoughton Board of Health is at 10 Pearl Street, 781-341-1300.
Updated October 2026
No. This is an independent referral site for Stoughton. 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.