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Look down your street in Hopkinton and there’s a good chance your neighbors already made the switch. Roughly 57% of homes in town heat with natural gas and about 30% still burn oil, based on census-type data. Since 2021, the number of oil homes has dropped from about 2,379 to 1,974.
Oil to gas conversion in Hopkinton, MA isn’t a leap into the unknown. Plenty of oil homeowners live on a street where gas already runs past the house and never checked. Finding out is the first step, and it can change the whole math.
With about 45 inches of snow a year and January lows around 20°F, the boiler that quits on a bad night is usually what forces the decision. A planned oil to gas heating conversion in Hopkinton lets you make that call in spring or summer, on your schedule, instead of in a cold snap with a cold house.
Once your oil furnace conversion to gas in Hopkinton is finished, the tank leaves your basement and you get that space back. New gas equipment runs at 90-95% efficiency, compared with 70-80% for older oil units. Contractors commonly quote $800 to $1,000 a year in savings, though your number depends on your house and how you use it.
Dempsey Energy is a family-owned HVAC and plumbing company that began as an oil delivery business. That matters here because roughly 2,000 Hopkinton homes still run on oil, and we know that side of the fence: what the system is doing, what it costs to keep fed, and why people finally decide to leave it.
We’ve worked with more than 12,000 homeowners, and we handle the whole job under one roof. That means gas heating installation in Hopkinton, MA, permits, old equipment and tank removal, and coordination with your gas utility. One company to call, not four.
Hopkinton is in Middlesex County, and the work reflects that. You’ve got Inspectional Services at Town Hall on Main Street, older homes around the village center where Route 135 meets Route 85, and bigger lots out toward Woodville. We track our service calls and follow up after the work, because a conversion isn’t finished when the truck pulls out of the driveway.
Every oil boiler conversion to gas in Hopkinton starts with a visit, not a quote over the phone. We check whether gas runs on your street, then look at your current furnace or boiler, the tank, the chimney, and the size of your house so the new equipment fits the home. You get a written scope that lists the service line, interior piping, venting, tank removal, and permits.
Next comes the utility. Your gas utility installs the service line and the meter, and we handle the paperwork and coordinate the schedule. A licensed gas fitter then pulls the gas permit through Hopkinton Inspectional Services at Town Hall, 18 Main Street. One local detail worth knowing: a plumbing and gas permit in Hopkinton lapses if work doesn’t start within 90 days, so we line up the utility timing before the permit clock starts.
The install itself usually takes one to two days. We remove the old oil equipment, set the new gas furnace or boiler, run the venting, add a chimney liner if your chimney needs one, test everything for safety, and take out the tank. After the town inspects and approves the work, the utility sets the meter and you’re on gas.
Because the utility and permit steps add lead time, spring and summer beat a January emergency every time. Heating system conversion in Hopkinton, MA goes easiest when nothing has broken yet.
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A full oil to gas conversion in Hopkinton covers the assessment, utility paperwork, permits, removal of the old oil equipment, the new gas furnace or boiler, venting, a chimney liner where needed, safety testing, oil tank removal, and asbestos coordination if old pipe wrap needs it. If you have forced air, that’s an oil furnace conversion to gas in Hopkinton. If you have radiators or baseboard, which is common in the older homes around Hopkinton Center and Woodville, it’s an oil boiler conversion to gas.
Conversions in Massachusetts typically run from $5,000 to $15,000. What moves your number is the run from the street main to your house, the length of interior gas piping, chimney lining, and whether your tank is above ground or buried. Bigger lots and bigger houses can stretch the first two. Oil heating replacement in Hopkinton should come with all of that in writing before work starts.
After the install, the Dempsey Comfort Club is there if you want it. It’s our membership program, and it typically includes priority scheduling for routine and emergency calls, member discounts on service, and extended warranty options. Ask us for current details. We also install heat pumps, so if gas isn’t right for your house, we’ll tell you. If you’ve been searching for oil to gas conversion near you, a written scope and straight answers are what to compare.
Gas availability is street by street, so there’s no town-wide answer. The quick check is to look for gas meters on your neighbors’ houses, or just ask them. The reliable check is your gas utility, which is the only one that can confirm it, and we do that during the first visit.
Hopkinton has plenty of streets with gas, but larger-lot and more rural stretches, like parts of the Cedar Street area and out toward Woodville, may have a main that stops short of your house. In that case you’re looking at a longer service line or a main extension. An extension can take months to a couple of years and often depends on neighbors signing up.
Before any oil to gas conversion in Hopkinton moves forward, you should know which situation you’re in. If gas isn’t coming soon, a high-efficiency oil system or a heat pump may be the better move, and we’ll say so.
Conversions in Massachusetts typically run from $5,000 to $15,000. Where you land in that range depends on how far the street main is from your house, how much interior gas piping the job needs, whether your chimney needs a liner, and whether the oil tank is above ground or buried. Larger Hopkinton homes and longer runs from the street are the usual reasons a quote climbs.
Payback is simple math with soft numbers. Contractors commonly quote $800 to $1,000 a year in savings, and on a $5,000 job with $1,000 in yearly savings you’d break even in about five years. Treat that as an estimate, not a promise, because gas rates and your usage both move.
If you plan to stay ten years or more, oil to gas conversion in Hopkinton, MA often makes sense, especially when your oil system is due for replacement anyway. Then the conversion replaces a cost you were going to have regardless.
Not for gas equipment. Under the 2021 Climate Act, Mass Save rebates and financing for gas, oil, and propane heating equipment ended on October 1, 2024, with an exception for low-income households. Some contractor pages that show up in Hopkinton searches still mention rebates for converting from oil. Treat that as out of date, and if a quote promises one, ask to see it in writing.
What’s still around are Mass Save incentives for heat pumps, which is why many Hopkinton homeowners compare the two before they call anyone. That’s a fair comparison to make.
We install both, so we’re not trying to talk you into one. Gas tends to fit when you already have radiators or ductwork that work, gas is available at your street, and you want a lower upfront cost. We’ll walk through the numbers for an oil to gas heating conversion in Hopkinton, MA and the heat pump option side by side.
The tank comes out as part of the job. An above-ground tank in the basement is a straightforward removal. A buried tank is a bigger deal, because it can require an environmental assessment, and that’s one of the things that can change your price. We check which one you have during the first visit so it’s in your written scope.
Chimneys are the other piece. Gas equipment vents differently than oil, so an older masonry chimney often needs a liner. That’s common in the 19th-century homes around Hopkinton Center and Woodville. If your house is in one of Hopkinton’s historic districts, ask the town about review before any exterior work, like new vents or meter placement.
If old pipe wrap in the basement might contain asbestos, we coordinate the abatement so it doesn’t surprise you mid-job. Once the tank is gone, most homeowners get a good chunk of basement space back.
The work inside your house usually takes one to two days. The calendar time before that is what surprises people. Your gas utility has to schedule the service line and meter, and the town has to issue the permit and inspect the work. Those steps are outside any contractor’s control, and we don’t promise utility timelines we can’t verify.
In Hopkinton, a plumbing and gas permit lapses if work doesn’t start within 90 days of issuance, so the order of operations matters. We coordinate so the permit and the utility schedule match up. For an oil furnace conversion to gas in Hopkinton, planning in spring or summer gives everything room.
If your system fails in January, call us anyway. We offer 24/7 emergency service, and sometimes the smartest move is repairing the old system to get through winter, then converting once the weather turns.
It depends mostly on age and gas access. If your oil boiler or furnace is 15 to 20 years old, or your tank is past 20, conversion replaces something you’d have to replace anyway. If the equipment is new and efficient, conversion may never pay for itself, and we’ll tell you to keep it.
Gas on your street matters just as much. In a town that’s roughly 57% gas, it’s easy to assume you can connect, but a long run to a large lot changes the cost. How long you plan to stay in the house matters too. About ten years is the point where the math gets comfortable.
For an oil boiler conversion to gas in Hopkinton, we’ll look at the boiler, the tank, the chimney, and your street, then give you a written scope and a straight answer. If the answer is to wait, you’ll hear it from us.
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