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Water heater leaking in Leicester? Call before it gets worse.

One call reaches a licensed local plumber who replaces water heaters in Leicester, usually the same day. Know what a fair price looks like before anyone arrives. Based near Millbury.

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(508) 987-0080

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Almost no gas

Six percent of Leicester homes heat with gas. Fifty-nine percent heat with oil and 17 percent with electricity. For most houses here a gas water heater is not an option, and a replacement means another electric tank, a tank heated by the boiler, or a heat pump model.

More than one water district

Leicester is served by water districts, not a town department. The Leicester Water Supply District draws from a well field in Paxton and two wells in Leicester, and buys treated water from Worcester. The Cherry Valley and Rochdale Water District serves another part of town.

The Leicester district's office is at 124 Pine Street, 508-892-8484. Ask your district for the hardness. On a private well, have the water tested. What hard water and well water do to a tank.

The housing

About 88 percent of Leicester homes are single-family. The median home was built in 1965.

Rebates

National Grid supplies the electricity, so Mass Save's 2026 rebate of $750 on a heat pump water heater applies. It covers replacing an electric, oil, propane or gas water heater. Whether one fits your house.

Where there is gas service, it is Eversource or National Grid. For a gas smell, leave and call 911.

Updated October 2026

Main sources

Common situations

Leaking water heaterShut the water and the heat, find the source, and know which leaks mean a new tank.Stopping water damageStop it, stay clear of wet wiring, dry it inside two days, and keep the record your insurer asks for.Upper floors and condosWho to tell first, the pan the code requires, and how condos divide the bill.No hot waterThe checks you can make yourself on a gas or electric heater, and when to stop.Replacement costDated Massachusetts price ranges, what pushes a quote up, and what the quote must state.Landlords and tenantsThe hot water temperatures the code requires, who pays for the fuel, and the deadlines.Preventing a leakThe anode, the flush, the relief valve and the pressure, and where each town's water comes from.

What you can call about

  • Leaking or burst tank, same-day replacement
  • No hot water, pilot and igniter problems
  • Tank and tankless (gas, electric, oil-fired)
  • Expansion tank and pressure valve
  • Old unit hauled away
  • Upper-floor, closet and attic units in condos, multi-families and apartments

Hours

Every day
24 hours, 7 days

Location

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Questions

Is this a plumbing company?

No. This is an independent referral site for Leicester. Calls go to a local licensed plumber. Ask for the license number on the call.

What should I do right now?

Turn off the cold water supply valve on top of the heater, then shut off the gas valve or the breaker. Put towels down and move anything valuable off the floor. Then call.

I'm a tenant. Whose problem is this?

The landlord's. Massachusetts requires landlords to supply hot water and to fix a failed heater promptly. Shut the valve, photograph the leak, and notify the landlord in writing today. If you need the number for a plumber because the landlord asked you to arrange it, that is what this line is for.

It's a condo. Who pays?

Usually the unit owner for the heater itself and any damage inside the unit; damage to units below or common areas goes through the association's master policy and your HO-6. Document everything before the plumber removes the old tank.

Do you charge for the call?

No. You pay the plumber directly for any work you agree to.

Call now: (508) 987-0080