Editorial standards

AI use disclosure

City pages are drafted with AI (Claude Sonnet 4.6), reviewed by our editorial team, and published only after passing uniqueness and factual-accuracy checks. One in every ten pages receives full human review.

Sourcing

• Home improvement contractor registration: Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (OCABR) — Home Improvement Contractor Registration Program under M.G.L. c.142A.
• Gas-fitter and oil-burner licensing: Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (mass.gov).
• Fuel-gas and combustion code: 248 CMR (Massachusetts Uniform State Plumbing Code, Fuel Gas section) and the Massachusetts amendments to the International Fuel Gas Code.
• Heating-oil tank regulations: EPA Underground Storage Tank (UST) program and Massachusetts DEP 310 CMR 80 (UST regulations).
• Homeowners insurance and equipment-breakdown guidance: Massachusetts Division of Insurance (mass.gov/orgs/division-of-insurance).
• Climate and storm data: NWS Boston/Norton (BOX) — nor'easter and arctic-airmass forecasts.
• Heat-pump and weatherization rebates: Mass Save sponsored by Massachusetts utilities.
• City populations: US Census Bureau (2020).
• Cost data: aggregated from HomeAdvisor, Angi, and oil-heat industry pricing surveys for the New England market.

Corrections

Factual errors: email corrections@maheatnow.com. We investigate within 7 business days.

What we do not do

• Do not publish fake reviews or fabricated contractor profiles.
• Do not claim MA gas-fitter licenses or HIC registrations we do not hold (we are a referral directory).
• Do not perform heating, gas-fitting, or oil-burner work — work is by independent licensed contractors.
• Do not provide fuel-gas-code interpretation. 248 CMR adoption, local amendments, and individual building-department interpretations vary across Massachusetts municipalities; always defer to the permit office with jurisdiction over your property.