TJM Plumbing & Heating
Serves Reading · 2.8 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
29 Albion St Unit B2, Wakefield, MA 01880
HVAC · Reading, MA
HVAC in Reading, Massachusetts
What applies to this work in Reading, Middlesex County: Mass Save, rebates and financing, and the permit. Then the contractors serving the town.
30 contractors serving Reading, including 1 based in town.
Is Reading in Mass Save?
Partly. 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.
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 Reading
In 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. 53% of 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 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 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 Reading Building Department page, with the department's contact and portal. For a sense of volume, permits.llc counts 1,635 building, mechanical, sheet metal and gas permits filed in Reading in October 2025 through September 2026 (its count).
Contractors serving 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
- Bruno Plumbing and HeatingServes Reading · 2.9 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
19 New Salem St #2, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Independent Mechanical Contractors, Inc.Serves Reading · 4.2 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
3 Draper St, Woburn, MA 01801
- Walker MechanicalServes Reading · 4.6 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
32 Winn St, Burlington, MA 01803
- East Air Mechanical IncServes Reading · 4.9 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
77 Juniper Dr, Saugus, MA 01906
- Chevron PlumbingServes Reading · 5.1 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
5 Grant Ave, Burlington, MA 01803
- Bill's Plumbing & Heating IncServes Reading · 5.6 mi★★★★★5.0 Google rating
122 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Saugus, MA 01906
- Marciano Plumbing & HeatingServes Reading · 2.3 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
325 New Boston St Unit 10, Woburn, MA 01801
- JLB Plumbing & Mechanical, LLCServes Reading · 2.9 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
80 New Salem St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Central Cooling & HeatingServes Reading · 2.9 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
9 N Maple St, Woburn, MA 01801
- 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & ElectricServes Reading · 3.0 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
78 Foundry St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- G&G Mechanial, Inc.Serves Reading · 3.0 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
1E Melvin St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- DeNardo Heating And Cooling INCServes Reading · 3.2 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
17 Essex St, Lynnfield, MA 01940
- CMS Plumbing, Heating, and CoolingServes Reading · 4.4 mi★★★★★4.9 Google rating
210 Andover St, Wilmington, MA 01887
- MJ Digby Plumbing & Heating Inc.Based in Reading★★★★★4.8 Google rating
16 Winter St, Reading, MA 01867
- Colombos HVAC inc.Serves Reading · 2.6 mi★★★★★4.8 Google rating
155 New Boston St X, Woburn, MA 01801
- Silco Plumbing | HVAC in Stoneham MAServes Reading · 3.3 mi★★★★★4.8 Google rating
41 Elm St, Stoneham, MA 02180
- HomeServe of New EnglandServes Reading · 2.3 mi★★★★★4.7 Google rating
5 Constitution Way Suite B, Woburn, MA 01801
- FIA Inc.Serves Reading · 2.6 mi★★★★★4.6 Google rating
7 6th Rd, Woburn, MA 01801
- Doughty & Sons, Inc.Serves Reading · 4.3 mi★★★★★4.6 Google rating
8 Campbell St, Woburn, MA 01801
- Brooks & Brooks HVACServes Reading · 2.7 mi★★★★★4.5 Google rating
17 Murray St, Wakefield, MA 01880
- ControlAir SystemsServes Reading · 5.5 mi★★★★★4.5 Google rating
25 Ray Ave, Burlington, MA 01803
- R.C. Enterprise Inc.Serves Reading · 3.0 mi★★★★☆4.3 Google rating
1 Melvin St APT 1F, Wakefield, MA 01880
- JA MechanicalServes Reading · 2.9 mi★★★★☆3.7 Google rating
15 Lincoln St Ste 305, Wakefield, MA 01880
- BayState Air, Inc.Serves Reading · 5.3 mi★★★☆☆3.4 Google rating
20 Terry Ave, Burlington, MA 01803
- Fawcett EnergyServes Reading · 4.8 mi★★★☆☆3.3 Google rating
31 Holton St, Winchester, MA 01890
- Fleet Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Co, IncServes Reading · 3.5 mi★★★☆☆3.2 Google rating
2 Walnut Hill Park, Woburn, MA 01801
- Serves Reading · 1.8 mi
591 North Ave, Wakefield, MA 01880
- Serves Reading · 2.3 mi
94 Main St, North Reading, MA 01864
- Serves Reading · 4.5 mi
10 Laurel Hill Ln, Winchester, MA 01890
Common questions about HVAC in Reading
- Is Reading in Mass Save?
- Partly. 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 Reading?
- In 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 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 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 Reading, usually pulled by the contractor.