Plumbers and heating and cooling contractors in Maine
71 plumbers and heating and cooling contractors are listed in Maine. They're listed below by county.
Maine licenses master and journeyman plumbers through its Plumbers' Examining Board.1, 2, 3 Oil, solid fuel, propane and natural gas technicians in Maine are licensed by the state's Fuel Board.4 Your local building department in Maine can tell you whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit.
Contractors by county
71 contractors in 14 counties.
Androscoggin County 6 contractors
Big G Heating Fuel, Damon Mechanical Services, Earle's Heating Oil, Maine Heating Solutions Inc, Nason Mechanical Systems LLC, Oliver Perry
Aroostook County 5 contractors
Adams Heating, Farrar's Home Heating Oil LLC, Industrial Heating & Piping Co of Caribou, Mikes Plumbing & Heating, Tompkins Plumbing & Heating Inc
Cumberland County 14 contractors
Aero Heating & Ventilating Inc, Atlantic Heating Company Inc, Charlie Burnham Heating Service Inc, Don's Heating Service, Gabriel Plumbing & Heating LLC, Gagnon Heating and Air Conditioning Inc, Kris Aaskov Plumbing & Heating, MB Mechanical Contractors, Mechanical Services Inc, Portland Air Conditioning Inc, Richard P Waltz Plumbing & Heating Co Inc, Scott Pettis Plumbing & Heating Inc, SP Plumbing & Heating Inc, Waynes Plumbing and Heating
Franklin County 1 contractor
Hancock County 2 contractors
Kennebec County 5 contractors
Central Maine Heating Service, Knowles Mechanical Inc, Personalized Plumbing Heating, Rolfe's Well Drilling, Skip's Plumbing & Heating
Knox County 4 contractors
Gray's Heating Oil, GRM Plumbing Inc, Harjula Heating & Oil Company Inc, R A N Mechanical
Lincoln County 2 contractors
Oxford County 5 contractors
Black Iron Plumbing Inc, Clarence Tompkins, Doyon's Septic Service, Harley Johnson Plumbing Inc, RJ Cote Heating and Service Inc
Penobscot County 12 contractors
Alexanders Mechanical Solutions Inc, D A Pearson Heating Oil, George Trask Plumbing and Heating, L A Pearson Heating Oil Inc, MSL Mechanical LLC, Nichols Plumbing and Drain Cleaning, Nyle Water Heating Systems Inc, Patriot Plumbing & Heating, R J Heating Inc, Sinclair's Home Heating, Valley Home Heating, XL Automation & Energy Management Services
Piscataquis County 2 contractors
Somerset County 2 contractors
Washington County 2 contractors
Plumbing and HVAC rules in Maine
- Heating and cooling license
Maine's Fuel Board licenses oil burner and solid fuel technicians and propane and natural gas technicians. For air conditioning work, ask the contractor which licenses they hold.4
- State codes
Maine's Uniform Building and Energy Code includes the 2021 International Mechanical Code, and towns under 4,000 people opt in to enforcing it.5
- Replacement permits
Ask your local building department whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit where you live.
What plumbing and HVAC work costs in Maine
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- A plumber's hourly rate
- $45 to $200 an hour; most charge $70 to $150 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- A plumber's service call
- $50 to $300 a visit, which often covers the first hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- After-hours or emergency call
- about $100 to $300 added to the call, or about $150 to $350 an hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Burst or leaking pipe repair
- $200 to $3,000; the guides' averages run $500 to $1,200 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing a sink, tub or toilet drain
- $100 to $275 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing the main line
- $175 to $800; typically $350 to $650 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Hydro jetting
- $350 to $1,400, depending on the line and the blockage (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Gas tank water heater
- $700 to $2,700 installed; about $1,900 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Tankless water heater
- $1,600 to $5,600 installed for gas, depending on gas line and venting work (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)$850 to $3,000 installed for electric, before any panel upgrade ($850 to $1,700) (Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Heat pump water heater
- $2,000 to $4,600 installed in place of an electric tank; more when it replaces gas (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer camera inspection
- $125 to $500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer line replacement
- about $1,400 to $5,300 for a typical line (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)$50 to $250 a linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Replacing central AC on existing ducts
- $3,900 to $8,000; about $6,000 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Swapping a heat pump on existing ducts
- $4,000 to $8,000; a 3-ton system about $3,900 to $6,200 (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
- A whole-home heat pump system
- commonly $14,000 or more (NYSERDA, Massachusetts EEAC, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Replacing a gas furnace
- $3,800 to $6,200 at standard efficiency (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)$5,200 to $12,000 at high efficiency (90% AFUE and up) (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Replacing an electric furnace
- $1,600 to $8,000, with a like-for-like swap at the low end (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)
- A single-zone mini-split
- $2,000 to $5,000 (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- A multi-zone mini-split
- $3,000 to $14,000 for 2 to 4 zones (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- An HVAC tune-up
- $70 to $350 a visit; a basic tune-up is often about $100 to $200 (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, NYSERDA and the Massachusetts EEAC, checked September 2026.