24-hour · Licensed #13345
Plumber in Caldwell, NJ
Caldwell packs late-1800s Victorians and 1920s colonials into barely a square mile, many still on their original basement boiler. When a radiator bangs or a supply line lets go, a licensed NJ Master Plumber answers 24 hours a day, Mon–Sat.
Licensed NJ Master Plumber #13345 · 4.9★ (238 Google reviews)
- NJ Master PlumberLicense #13345 · 36BI01334500
- Bonded & Insured
- Backflow Certified
- Navien Certified
- OSHA Certified
Licensed & local
Plumbing & Heating in Caldwell
Caldwell packs a lot of old house into barely a square mile. Walk a few blocks off the Bloomfield Avenue core and you pass late-1800s Victorians and 1920s colonials, many still heated by the original boiler in the basement. Those houses are where a good plumber earns their keep, and where a bad one does real damage. Maccabi Plumbing & Heating is a licensed NJ plumber in Caldwell, NJ, run on Master Plumber License #13345, bonded and insured, serving the borough and the surrounding Essex County towns 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday. When a radiator bangs, a supply line lets go, or an aging boiler quits on the first cold night, call (908) 376-9159. We know how these homes are built.
Licensed & local
Licensed Plumbing & Heating in Caldwell, NJ
Maccabi Plumbing & Heating is a licensed New Jersey plumbing and heating contractor serving Caldwell and Essex County, working out of West Orange under NJ Master Plumber License #13345. We handle residential and commercial plumbing, steam and hydronic heating, water heaters, drains, and 24-hour emergencies. Bonded, insured, and rated 4.9 stars across 238 Google reviews.
You can check that license yourself. The NJ Division of Consumer Affairs runs a public plumber-license lookup, so #13345 is something you verify in a minute, not a number we ask you to take on faith. That matters more than it sounds on an old Caldwell house, where the difference between a plumber who reads a steam system and one who guesses is the difference between a real fix and a boiler you didn't need to replace.
Hot water & heat
Old-Home Heat. Steam and Hydronic Boilers in Caldwell
Most of Caldwell's heating headaches trace back to how these homes were originally heated. The Victorians and pre-war colonials near the center often run single-pipe steam or hot-water (hydronic) systems off boilers that have been down there for decades. When a radiator bangs, homeowners assume the boiler is dying. Usually it isn't.
On a single-pipe steam system, banging almost always means condensate can't drain back to the boiler. The return got pitched wrong over the years, or an air vent failed and won't let the line breathe. Cold radiators often trace to that same venting problem. Swap the boiler without correcting the pitch or the vents and you just move the bang to a new appliance. So we check the near-boiler piping and the vents first, before anyone starts quoting a full replacement. It is the cheap step that the swap-it-out crowd skips.
Hydronic (hot-water) systems fail differently. A zone goes cold because a circulator wore out, a zone valve stuck, or air locked the loop. Bleeding and testing sorts most of it. The honest question on any Caldwell boiler is repair versus replace, and it doesn't always break the way you'd expect. Sometimes correcting the near-boiler piping and vents on a 70-year-old unit buys several more good winters for a few hundred dollars. Other times the efficiency loss on an old cast-iron beast is bleeding you every month, and replacement pays back. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, residential boilers commonly run 15 to 30 years and storage water heaters 8 to 12, so a lot of Caldwell's original equipment is at or past the end of its window. We give you the read straight, both options priced.
For the heating work itself, we handle steam boiler repair, full boiler repair and replacement, and hydronic heating repair across the borough.
What we do here
Our Plumbing & Heating Services in Caldwell
Heating is only part of what an old Caldwell house throws at you. The galvanized supply lines in a 1920s colonial corrode from the inside until the hot water runs to a trickle and shows rust at the tap. That is when a whole-house repiping to copper or PEX stops being optional. We also handle the rest of what these homes need
- Water heater repair and replacement, including sizing a new unit correctly for the household
- Drain cleaning and clearing on aging cast-iron waste lines
- Leak detection behind plaster walls, where a slow drip can rot framing before you ever see a stain
- Sewer and underground line work when a lateral fails under the front yard
- Sump pump service for the lower-lying basements toward the edges of the borough
Whatever the job, the same licensed master plumber stands behind it.
24-Hour Emergency Plumber
Burst pipes, no heat, no water. A licensed plumber answers day or night, Mon–Sat.
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Water Heater & Heating
Licensed NJ water heater, boiler, tankless & hydronic heating repair and replacement.
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Drain, Sewer & Pump
Drain cleaning, sewer line repair/replacement, sump & ejector pumps, 24hr Mon-Sat emergencies by a licensed NJ plumber.
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Gas Leak & Backflow Safety
Gas leak detection and NJDEP backflow prevention & certification by a licensed NJ plumber.
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Kitchen & Bathroom Plumbing
Faucets, toilets, sinks, shower valves & garbage disposals installed and repaired by a licensed NJ plumber.
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Pipe & Water Line
Leak detection, repiping, main water line replacement & water filtration by a licensed NJ plumber.
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When it can't wait
24-Hour Emergency Plumber in Caldwell
We answer 24 hours a day, Monday through Saturday, day or night, across Caldwell and the neighboring Essex towns. A no-heat night on an old boiler during the season's first cold snap, or a burst supply line spraying a finished basement, cannot wait for a business-hours callback. Call (908) 376-9159 whenever it happens and a licensed NJ plumber will walk you through stabilizing the situation and get out to you. We do offer same-day service on most emergency calls.
One honest note on our hours. We are closed Sunday. Monday through Saturday we are around the clock. The upside for you is that late-night and early-morning emergencies reach a real licensed plumber, not an answering service. And time matters on water. The EPA notes that mold can begin within 24 to 48 hours of water intrusion, which is exactly why a freeze-up or a hidden leak in one of these older homes is worth catching fast. Reach us through our 24-hour emergency plumber line.
Your water & your code office
Caldwell's Drinking Water Comes From Wells in Essex Fells
Caldwell does not run its own water system. Its drinking water comes from artesian wells in Essex Fells, supplied by the Essex Fells Water Department, which also serves Roseland and North Caldwell (njwatercheck.com). A borough of a few thousand people supplying four municipalities is genuinely unusual in New Jersey, and it means the meter and cross-connection rules that apply in Caldwell are set outside Caldwell.
Sewer is handled separately again, through the Caldwell wastewater treatment plant that serves the West Essex boroughs. Two bodies, two sets of paperwork.
The plumbing here is driven by age. Caldwell's homes around Bloomfield Avenue and the Grover Cleveland streets run steam and hydronic boilers that predate anyone currently living in them, and the banging radiator complaint is usually a stuck air vent or lost pitch rather than a boiler that needs replacing.
Permits are the borough's. The NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23) requires a licensed plumber to pull the permit for water heater, boiler, sewer and gas work, and a Caldwell inspector to pass it.
Verified credentials
What You Get With a Licensed Caldwell Plumber
- Answered by a licensed NJ Master Plumber (#13345), not a national call center
- Bonded and insured, with the 1-year Maccabi Guarantee on our workmanship
- Rated 4.9★ across 238 Google reviews from northern-NJ neighbors
- One contractor for plumbing and heating, from a dripping faucet to a steam boiler
Nearby towns
Areas We Serve Around Caldwell
From our West Orange base we cover Caldwell and the surrounding Essex County towns, so the Caldwells get treated as the connected cluster they actually are. We regularly work the same older-home stock in West Caldwell and out toward Roseland, where the housing and heating systems run much the same as the borough's. If your home sits near the Grover Cleveland Birthplace on Bloomfield Avenue or the historic district around it, we know those blocks. Caldwell University and the Bloomfield Avenue storefronts add a steady stream of small-commercial and rental plumbing work on top of the residential calls, and we handle both.
Honest pricing
What Drives the Price on a Caldwell Job (and Your Written Quote)
We don't hide numbers behind a phone call. Every quote is written and specific, so you know what changes it before we start.
- The fixture or system involved and its condition
- Parts, equipment size, and efficiency tier
- Access, permits, and whether it's an emergency call
Flexible payment / financing available via Klarna.
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What northern-NJ customers say about Maccabi
Maccabi Plumbing & Heating is rated 4.9 stars across 238 Google reviews. These are unedited, published reviews from that profile.
Maccabi gave me quick, professional service when I needed our water heater replaced. The office gave me different options to consider, and a time window for when the workers would arrive. The workers were respectful, updated us on how the work was going, and cleaned up everything. We were very happy with all aspects of service.
Maccabi replied to my inquiry right away, and was able to come replace my broken water heater within 24 hours. Everyone was professional and very friendly. Price was reasonable. I'm happy with the work!
Needed to remedy a leak pouring from my dining room ceiling suddenly. I called Maccabi and they immediately sent someone who diagnosed and resolved the issue. I would definitely recommend them. They are a pleasure to deal with.
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Reach a Licensed Plumber Serving Caldwell
Maccabi Plumbing & Heating
300 Executive Drive
West Orange, NJ 07051
Open 24 hours Monday–Saturday. Closed Sunday.
Emergency line answered nights & early mornings, Mon–Sat.
Street parking is available near our office. Our licensed plumber travels to your property. Most residential and commercial work is completed on site across northern New Jersey.
FAQ
Caldwell Plumbing Questions, Answered
24-hour, Mon–Sat availability
Not seeing your question? Call or text and a licensed plumber will talk it through, no answering service run-around.
Call or Text (908) 376-9159On the single-pipe steam systems common in Caldwell's older homes, banging usually means condensate can't drain back, from a return pitched wrong or a failed air vent, and cold radiators often trace to the same venting problem, not a dead boiler. A licensed plumber should check the near-boiler piping and vents before anyone quotes a full replacement.
Get a Caldwell Quote
Whether it's a banging steam radiator, a rusty-water repipe, or a boiler you're not sure is worth saving, start with the licensed plumber who actually reads these old Caldwell homes instead of guessing at them. Call a Caldwell plumber 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday at (908) 376-9159, or get a free Caldwell quote online. Ready to schedule the work? Book your Caldwell plumbing or heating service and we'll map the job before we ever touch the boiler.
Maccabi Plumbing & Heating · 300 Executive Drive, West Orange, NJ 07051 · (908) 376-9159 · Office@MaccabiPlumbing.com