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Area served: Boston, MA and ZIP codes 02127, 02210, 02128, 02205, 02110, 02111, 02125, 02109.
Gas smell or sparks? Leave the house and call 911 first.
For a gas smell, flooding or sparks, call 911 or your utility first.
Representative photoTwo minutes before you send it
- Check the thermostat batteries and that it is set to heat.
- Check the furnace filter and that the furnace switch near the unit is on.
- If you smell gas, leave the house and call your gas utility from outside before anything else.
Most requests start like this
- No heat at all
- Heat comes and goes
- Furnace clicks but won't light
- Loud or strange noise
Send it as is. You can add the details right after, and they go straight into your request.
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- When it started and what you already tried
- The brand and age of the system, from the label on the unit
- A photo of the unit and the thermostat
How it works
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Tell us about your job
Pick the service and enter your ZIP code.
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We send your request to a local pro in your area.
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You decide
Talk it over, get a price, and hire only if it fits.
Boston facts that shape the job
- Homes near Boston face about 5,545 heating degree days in a typical year, per NOAA's 1991-2020 normals. Measured at the Boston Logan Intl Ap (MA) station. Winters at that level put most of the year's wear on the heating side.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00014739, checked 2026-10
- Lows at or below 32 F come on roughly 92 days a year around Boston.Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, station USW00014739, checked 2026-10
- On cold wave risk, FEMA's National Risk Index puts Suffolk County, MA at relatively high. Cold snaps are the hardest test for a heat pump; ask about backup heat.Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), Suffolk County, MA, checked 2026-10
- The City's HomeWorks Green Loan Program, run by the Boston Home Center, offers interest-free loans to income-eligible owner-occupants of 1-4 unit homes (0-135% of AMI) for efficiency upgrades, electrification barriers and health and safety repairs, and requires a Mass Save Home Energy Assessment and vendor referral.Source: www.boston.gov, checked 2026-10
- Boston Energy Saver is a free city help desk, reachable by phone, that connects renters, homeowners and small businesses to heat pump, heat pump water heater and insulation incentives through Mass Save and city loan programs.Source: www.boston.gov, checked 2026-10
Requests from across Boston
Wherever you are in Boston, tell us your ZIP and we connect you with an independent local pro who works your area.
ZIP codes we take requests from: 02127, 02210, 02128, 02205, 02110, 02111, 02125, 02109.
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