Bruno Plumbing and Heating
Serves North Reading · 5.1 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
19 New Salem St #2, Wakefield, MA 01880
HVAC · North Reading, MA
HVAC in North Reading, Massachusetts
What applies to this work in North Reading, Middlesex County: Mass Save, rebates and financing, and the permit. Then the contractors serving the town.
30 contractors serving North Reading, including 1 based in town.
Is North Reading in Mass Save?
Partly. North Reading is a municipal light plant town: its electricity comes from the Reading Municipal Light Department, and light plant customers are outside Mass Save's electric program. National Grid, an investor-owned gas company, also serves the town, so a home with a National Grid gas account can use Mass Save through it.
For a heat pump that means it qualifies through the National Grid gas account when it replaces gas heat. Replacing oil, propane or electric heat leaves no participating account, and the light plant's own rebates apply instead.
North Reading is on the state's list of municipal light plants; Mass Save in municipal light plant towns has the full decision tree.
Heat pump rebates and financing in North Reading
In North Reading, Mass Save's heat pump rebates apply only when the heat pump replaces gas heat, on a National Grid gas account: $2,650 per ton, up to $8,500 for a whole-home system and $1,125 per ton, up to $8,500 for a partial-home one in 2026.
The whole-home rebate needs ENERGY STAR cold-climate equipment from the qualified product list, a contractor in the Mass Save Heat Pump Installer Network, and a home that is weatherized first. 28% of North Reading's homes were built before 1960 (Census ACS 2018-2022), so check the weatherization condition early.
Where the National Grid gas account qualifies the job, the 0% HEAT Loan, up to $25,000 can finance it. A heat pump replacing oil, propane or electric heat goes through the light plant's own rebates instead.
There is no federal tax credit to add: the IRS says the energy efficient home improvement credit (25C) is not allowed for any property placed in service after December 31, 2025.
Do you need a permit for a heat pump, furnace, boiler or AC in North Reading?
Yes, and which permits depends on the equipment. A gas furnace or boiler needs a gas-fitting permit, which only a licensed plumber or gas fitter can pull. A heat pump burns no fuel, so it needs no gas permit; its wiring needs an electrical permit filed by a licensed electrician, and the equipment a building or mechanical permit from North Reading, usually pulled by the contractor.
permits.llc carries the rules: its Massachusetts guide to furnace, boiler and AC permits, its guide to permits for a ductless mini split, and the North Reading Building Department page, with the department's contact and portal. For a sense of volume, permits.llc counts 1,744 building, mechanical, sheet metal and gas permits filed in North Reading in October 2025 through September 2026 (its count).
Contractors serving North Reading
Claimed listings within 5 miles come first, then the rest by rating, then distance. Google ratings as of October 2026. How we list and rank contractors
- TJM Plumbing & HeatingServes North Reading · 5.2 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
29 Albion St Unit B2, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Black Onyx Group Plumbing & HVACServes North Reading · 6.0 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
150A Andover St, Danvers, MA 01923
- East Air Mechanical IncServes North Reading · 7.1 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
77 Juniper Dr, Saugus, MA 01906
- Dale Plumbing ServicesServes North Reading · 7.1 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
1501 Main St #43, Tewksbury, MA 01876
- Mechanical Management IncServes North Reading · 7.1 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
1501 Main St, Tewksbury, MA 01876
- Gervais Heating and A/CServes North Reading · 7.2 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
119 Haverhill St, Andover, MA 01810
- Independent Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Serves North Reading · 7.4 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
3 Draper St, Woburn, MA 01801
- Warrior Plumbing , Heating & CoolingServes North Reading · 7.4 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
2 Jared Cir, Billerica, MA 01821
- DeNardo Heating And Cooling INCServes North Reading · 3.2 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
17 Essex St, Lynnfield, MA 01940
- CMS Plumbing, Heating, and CoolingServes North Reading · 3.3 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
210 Andover St, Wilmington, MA 01887
- JLB Plumbing & Mechanical, LLCServes North Reading · 5.0 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
80 New Salem St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Marciano Plumbing & HeatingServes North Reading · 5.1 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
325 New Boston St Unit 10, Woburn, MA 01801
- G&G Mechanial, Inc.Serves North Reading · 5.2 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
1E Melvin St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & ElectricServes North Reading · 5.5 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
78 Foundry St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Central Cooling & HeatingServes North Reading · 5.5 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
9 N Maple St, Woburn, MA 01801
- Purified Plumbing and Heating Inc.Serves North Reading · 5.7 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
800 Turnpike St, North Andover, MA 01845
- Unique Indoor ComfortServes North Reading · 6.7 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
77 Alexander Rd STE 9, Billerica, MA 01821
- MJ Digby Plumbing & Heating Inc.Serves North Reading · 3.5 mi★★★★★4.8 Google rating
16 Winter St, Reading, MA 01867
- Colombos HVAC inc.Serves North Reading · 5.6 mi★★★★★4.8 Google rating
155 New Boston St X, Woburn, MA 01801
- Silco Plumbing | HVAC in Stoneham MAServes North Reading · 6.3 mi★★★★★4.8 Google rating
41 Elm St, Stoneham, MA 02180
- HomeServe of New EnglandServes North Reading · 5.5 mi★★★★★4.7 Google rating
5 Constitution Way Suite B, Woburn, MA 01801
- FIA Inc.Serves North Reading · 5.5 mi★★★★★4.6 Google rating
7 6th Rd, Woburn, MA 01801
- Brooks & Brooks HVACServes North Reading · 5.3 mi★★★★★4.5 Google rating
17 Murray St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- R.C. Enterprise Inc.Serves North Reading · 5.2 mi★★★★☆4.3 Google rating
1 Melvin St APT 1F, Wakefield, MA 01880
- JA MechanicalServes North Reading · 5.3 mi★★★★☆3.7 Google rating
15 Lincoln St Ste 305, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Fleet Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Co, IncServes North Reading · 6.6 mi★★★☆☆3.2 Google rating
2 Walnut Hill Park, Woburn, MA 01801
- Based in North Reading
94 Main St, North Reading, MA 01864
- Serves North Reading · 4.5 mi
591 North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Serves North Reading · 6.2 mi
One Elm Square, Andover, MA 01810
Common questions about HVAC in North Reading
- Is North Reading in Mass Save?
- Partly. North Reading is a municipal light plant town: its electricity comes from the Reading Municipal Light Department, and light plant customers are outside Mass Save's electric program. National Grid, an investor-owned gas company, also serves the town, so a home with a National Grid gas account can use Mass Save through it.
- How much is the Mass Save heat pump rebate in North Reading?
- In North Reading, Mass Save's heat pump rebates apply only when the heat pump replaces gas heat, on a National Grid gas account: $2,650 per ton, up to $8,500 for a whole-home system and $1,125 per ton, up to $8,500 for a partial-home one in 2026.
- Is there a federal tax credit for a heat pump installed in North Reading in 2026?
- No. The IRS says the federal energy efficient home improvement credit (25C) is not allowed for any property placed in service after December 31, 2025, so a heat pump installed in 2026 gets no federal credit.
- Do you need a permit for a heat pump, furnace, boiler or AC in North Reading?
- Yes, and which permits depends on the equipment. A gas furnace or boiler needs a gas-fitting permit, which only a licensed plumber or gas fitter can pull. A heat pump burns no fuel, so it needs no gas permit; its wiring needs an electrical permit filed by a licensed electrician, and the equipment a building or mechanical permit from North Reading, usually pulled by the contractor.