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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Blue Bear Plumbing Heating & Air. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$290 – $710
Typical plumbing job around $500
Blue Bear Plumbing, Heating & Air is a Norwell shop that owner Chris Murphy built after years spent making plumbing calls around Marshfield, and it now covers plumbing, heating, and air conditioning work across the South Shore, MetroWest, and Southeastern Massachusetts. Recent reviews are strong: Google shows 4.9 stars from 341 ratings, and this year's customers keep describing the same thing — a technician who shows up, explains the repair in plain terms, and finishes the visit without a callback, whether that's a toilet diagnosis or a water heater swap. A membership plan bundling annual boiler and AC tune-ups with repair discounts and priority emergency scheduling gets recommended on local Reddit threads. The complaints that surface are mostly about money and follow-through. One customer this year described a dropped ball on final inspections for a gas line project after two years of otherwise good service; in a 2024 review, another said a $523 shutoff-valve replacement was followed by the new valve failing that same night with no callback. Court records also show the company settled with a plumbers' union benefit fund over delinquent contribution payments, with owner Christopher Murphy personally guaranteeing the repayment. Two Massachusetts plumbing licenses tied to the company are active on the state registry, and BBB separately lists a home improvement contractor registration and a sheet metal license for the business. It's a solid call for routine plumbing and HVAC work; worth asking upfront how service-call fees and follow-up on incomplete jobs get handled.
“For Boiler and AC Cleaning - I think I am paying around $30 a month for Blue Bear and it includes those two services on annual basis, plus other benefits (discounts for repairs, taking you as priority when emergency happen etc.)”
“One of which was Blue Bear Plumbing. (781) 706-4682. I will use them again.”
“Trustees of the Plumbers and Gasfitters Local Union No. 12 Welfare, Pension, Annuity, Vacation & Xmas and Fringe Benefit Funds v. Blue Bear Plumbing, LLC, 1:23-cv-12146, (D. Mass.)”
“Defendant Christopher Murphy is owner of Defendant Blue Bear and executed a Settlement Agreement and Guaranty to pay the delinquent contributions and late fees owed to the Funds by Defendant Blue Bear and to stay current in its ongoing contribution payments.”
Austin came over and the did the work I requested. He was great to work with and explained in detail what he was doing. He's a great asset to Blue Bear.
Skilled efficient and gets the job done Can't thank Dan enough for the work he did today. Blue Bear comes highly recommended and it shows!
he was very knowledgeable and explained everything in detail
Had my water heater replaced last year along with a couple other misc. things while they were here. Install quality is generally fine and acceptable. Tech that came out was a nice guy. They push you to sign up for the annual service subscription which saves you money on your current install. When you go to book service they give you an arrival window of any time between 8am-5pm. Which is frankly ridiculous. Waited all day and after trying to get several updates was told they would be at my house after 5:30pm. Told them no thanks. On another occasion I had some clogged drains and tried to get ahold of this company on a Sunday afternoon. Could not get a response, although they say they are open 24/7. Got a call back on Monday. I rescheduled my annual service for another day and had to cancel (not same day). Tried to re-schedule again recently and was told that either my annual service was no longer valid because I canceled a previous appointment, or that because they are booking 3 months out for service I would have to re-subscribe for another year of annual service in order to have it covered, even though I have a month remaining on my current annual service plan. Not sure which it was. I asked to cancel my subscription. When you sign up for them to do work, you agree in their contract to not give them a bad review. Pretty sure that’s actually illegal. Notice so many of the google reviews say edited? I’m sure they reach out and try to get them all changed to 5 stars, or have google remove the bad ones. Would not work with this company again. Response to company reply 9/2/26. Here is word for word the language regarding reviews from my contract/invoice document: “If I am dissatisfied with the work, I will contact this company prior to posting to any online forums, websites, social media, or review sites. I agree to give Blue Bear Services the opportunity to address my unsatisfaction. Any comment or review posted to anywhere on the internet must be removed immediately until Blue Bear Services is contacted via phone call, and you have spoken directly to the OWNER to address the issue. In the event that my grievances cannot be resolved to my satisfaction, I agree to post the full story of our conversation and interaction with any social media posting (which includes YELP!, Home Advisor, Angie’s List. Google, Facebook, etc). If my comments and or reviews are missing the complete story, the post must be immediately removed and will result in legal action by Blue Bear Services.” There’s always two sides to every story, so interpret that as you wish.
First experience with Blue Bear Plumbing. Team did a great job. Timely, courteous and delivered as promised on all fronts. Strong recommendation.
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