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Most Framingham homes weren’t built yesterday. About 77% went up before 1980, and the median build year is 1966, so the boiler or furnace in your basement may be on its second or third life. Oil now averages about $6 a gallon statewide, up from $3.51 a year ago. If you handle oil heating replacement in Framingham by buying another oil unit, you keep paying for the fuel that just doubled.
Oil furnace conversion to gas in Framingham changes what that replacement buys you. If the old unit is on its way out, you’re spending the money on new equipment either way. A new gas furnace or boiler can run at 90–95% efficiency, compared with 70–80% for older oil units. For a Cape or ranch near Nobscot Village with a full basement and a long heating season, that gap shows up on the bill.
There’s no rebate to soften it. Mass Save stopped paying for gas equipment on October 1, 2024, so your savings come from the fuel and the equipment alone. They’ll vary with rates and how you use heat. If your oil unit is only a few years old, waiting may be the better call, and we’ll tell you that.
You also get your basement back. Once the tank is gone, that corner stops being the tank corner, which counts in older Framingham homes where the basement doubles as a workshop or storage.
Dempsey Energy began as an oil delivery company and grew into heating, air conditioning and plumbing for homeowners. That history matters when you’re deciding whether to leave oil. We know how these systems age, what a tired burner looks like, and when an oil unit still has years left.
Today we’re a family-owned company with around 12,000 customers, many in Framingham and the surrounding area. When we take on gas heating installation in Framingham, one team handles the work inside your house: the assessment, the permits, pulling out the old equipment, the new furnace or boiler, and the oil tank. A licensed gas fitter signs the permit.
Rather than promise the moon, here’s what you can hold us to. You get a written scope before work starts, a call when something changes, and a follow-up after the install. We track every service call for that reason. Whether you’re in Saxonville, near Nobscot or out on Salem End Road, you’ll know who’s handling what at each step.
First, someone has to find out whether gas is on your street. Framingham is Eversource gas territory, and Eversource’s connect-to-gas page has an address lookup. We’ll check it with you, then look at your boiler or furnace, the venting, and where the gas line would enter the house.
Eversource handles the service line and the meter. We handle everything on your side of the wall, plus the paperwork. In Framingham, that means a licensed gas fitter files your gas permit through the city’s Inspectional Services, which moved to online permitting in July 2025. It also means the Fire Department permit for the oil tank and burner work.
Once gas service is available, the swap itself usually takes one to two days. The old equipment comes out, the new furnace or boiler goes in, and a chimney liner goes in if your setup needs one. If old boiler piping has asbestos, we coordinate removal before anyone touches it. Then comes safety testing and the city inspection, and Eversource sets the meter after the inspection is approved.
If there’s no main on your street, the timeline stretches. And if it’s already November, be realistic: permits and utility scheduling can push a finish past the coldest weeks, so we won’t promise a date we can’t keep.
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Your quote covers the whole job, written down before work starts. That includes the gas piping inside the house, a new high-efficiency gas furnace or boiler, venting, a chimney liner where needed, and safety testing. It also covers removing the old oil equipment and the tank, and coordinating asbestos work if it turns up on old boiler piping.
Statewide, oil to gas heating conversion typically runs $5,000 to $15,000. Where yours lands depends on how far the gas main is from your house, how much pipe runs inside, whether you need a liner, whether the tank is above ground or buried, and whether you’re replacing a furnace or a boiler. A big Victorian near Gleason Pond is a different job than a 1950s ranch. Financing is available if you’d rather spread the cost out.
In Framingham, the tank comes out under a Fire Department permit and goes to a licensed recycling facility, and we coordinate that. A buried tank can add cost because it may need an environmental assessment.
After the install, the Dempsey Comfort Club is there if you want ongoing maintenance and priority scheduling. Plan details can change, so ask us for current terms. New equipment also carries a manufacturer warranty, typically 10 to 20 years. Ask us what labor warranty applies to your install.
Statewide, most oil to gas conversions run between $5,000 and $15,000. In Framingham, the price comes down to your house, not your zip code. The big variables are how far the gas main sits from your foundation, how much new pipe has to run inside, whether your chimney needs a liner, whether the oil tank is above ground or buried, and whether you’re replacing a furnace or a boiler.
There’s no rebate to knock that down, so the math is simple. If your system is failing, you’re buying new equipment anyway. A $5,000 conversion with $1,000 a year in savings pays back in about five years. Treat that as an illustration, not a promise, because savings move with gas rates, your home and how you use heat.
If your oil unit is newer and running well, waiting can be the smarter move, and we’ll say so. A written quote lists what’s in the job, including the tank, permits and piping, so nothing shows up later.
Eversource provides gas in Framingham, but that doesn’t mean every street has a main. The easiest first check is Eversource’s connect-to-gas page, which has an address lookup. We’ll also confirm it during your assessment, because anyone who says “most areas have gas” without checking your address is guessing.
If a main runs past your house, the service line is usually the simpler path. If it doesn’t, you can ask Eversource about an extension, and neighbors often request one together. Extensions take longer than a standard hookup, sometimes many months, so plan around that.
Framingham mixes tight older street grids with large-lot areas like Nobscot, so the street next to yours can have a different answer than you do. If gas isn’t coming anytime soon, it’s worth knowing before you spend a dollar. A heat pump or a new oil unit may make more sense. If you’re comparing options, ask every contractor to check your address first.
No. Mass Save stopped paying rebates and financing for gas, oil and propane heating equipment on October 1, 2024, under the state’s 2021 Climate Act. A low-income exception remains. Mass Save’s incentives now point toward heat pumps.
You may still find websites aimed at Framingham homeowners advertising gas conversion rebates of up to $1,500. That information is out of date, so don’t let a quote lean on it.
That’s why we build the numbers without a rebate: the cost of the job, what you pay now for oil, and what gas should cost for the same heat. If the payback still works, conversion is worth it. If it doesn’t, you’re better off knowing now. If you think you might qualify for the income-based exception, ask Mass Save directly. We install heat pumps too, so we can point you that way if it fits your home better.
Either can be the right answer, and we install both, so we have no reason to push you one way. Gas conversion tends to fit when you already have radiators or ductwork, gas is at the street, and you want a lower upfront cost than a whole-home heat pump retrofit. A heat pump can win in some homes, depending on layout, existing ducts and electric costs.
Framingham residents hear more about this than most, because Eversource built a networked geothermal system north of Gleason Pond, between Concord Street and Flagg Drive. A planned expansion would add about 37 buildings and still needs state approval. Participants there had their heat pump costs covered. The program serves a defined neighborhood, so unless your address is in it, it doesn’t change your decision.
Gas rates are regulated and can change, so no one can promise where they’ll land in ten years. We’ll compare both options for your house with real numbers and let you decide.
The work in your house usually takes one to two days once gas service is available. The waiting comes before that: Eversource has to schedule the service line, and the permits and inspections need to line up. We can’t quote you an Eversource timeline, so we won’t pretend to.
That’s why spring and summer are the easy seasons for this. With heating oil near $6 a gallon this fall, plenty of Framingham homeowners are thinking about it right now, and that’s fine. Just know that if you start in November, finishing before the coldest weeks isn’t guaranteed.
If your boiler quits in the middle of winter, call us anyway. We offer 24/7 emergency service, and we’ll tell you honestly whether to repair the oil system and convert later, or whether you’re past that point. We’d rather give you a real timeline than a rushed one.
The tank can’t just be left alone. It needs proper removal or abandonment. In Framingham, the Fire Department issues permits for tank removal and for burner changes, and a licensed gas fitter pulls the gas permit through Inspectional Services. We coordinate both filings so you aren’t chasing paperwork between city offices.
Once it’s out, the tank has to go to a licensed recycling facility. An above-ground tank in a basement is a fairly straightforward removal. A buried tank is different, because it can call for an environmental assessment and add cost.
Tank rules vary by town, so we confirm the current requirements with the city before work starts. When it’s done, you get that corner of the basement back, which plenty of older Framingham homes put to good use.
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