One board for plumbers and gas fitters
The Mechanical Licensing Board, part of the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification in Concord, licenses both plumbers and fuel gas fitters statewide. Replacing a natural gas or propane heater means gas work, so a licensed gas fitter belongs on that job, and cities and towns handle permits through their own building offices.
Lakes, wells and boiler-fed hot water
Manchester drinks soft water from Lake Massabesic, and Nashua is supplied by Pennichuck from the Merrimack River and its own ponds, while a large share of rural homes depend on private wells that can carry iron, manganese, arsenic or radon. Many houses still heat domestic water with an oil boiler coil or an indirect tank. Small repairs in the Granite State usually cost $175 to $675, and swapping a gas tank runs about $1,700 to $3,400. What a Granite State tank swap involves is laid out in our what a Granite State tank swap involves.