24-hour · Licensed #13345
Plumber in East Orange, NJ
East Orange's pre-war apartment buildings run on building systems: central steam boilers, stacked cast-iron risers, and shared water heaters. A licensed NJ Master Plumber diagnoses the building, not just the unit that called, 24 hours 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 East Orange
A plumber east orange nj landlords call is rarely fixing one apartment. East Orange is a dense Essex County city built heavily on pre-war brick apartment buildings and multi-family walk-ups, so the plumbing here is about building systems. Central and apartment-scale steam boilers, stacked cast-iron waste risers running unit over unit, and shared water heaters carrying a whole building's hot-water load. Maccabi Plumbing & Heating is a licensed NJ plumber serving East Orange and Essex County, holding NJ Master Plumber License #13345, bonded, and insured. We answer 24 hours a day for tenant emergencies, and we diagnose the building system, not just the unit that called. Call (908) 376-9159.
NJ Master Plumber #13345 · Bonded & insured · 4.9 stars (238 reviews).
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Licensed & local
Need a Licensed Plumber in East Orange?
Maccabi Plumbing & Heating is a licensed NJ plumber (Master #13345) serving East Orange and Essex County, equipped for multi-family and apartment-building systems as well as single-family homes. We are equipped for multi-unit job sites, bonded, and insured, and we respond 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday. New Jersey requires plumbing work to be done by a licensed plumber (NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, Board of Examiners of Master Plumbers), and #13345 is verifiable there.
What we do here
Our Plumbing & Heating Services in East Orange
For East Orange's building stock, the useful thing is a plumber who can scope a whole system rather than patch a single fixture. Our work in the city covers steam and hot-water boilers, cast-iron and galvanized riser repair, water heater repair and replacement, drain and sewer cleaning, leak detection, and emergency response, on both apartment buildings and single-family homes.
Because so many East Orange calls involve shared infrastructure, we lead with diagnosis. A shared water heater that keeps running out of hot water by the third-floor unit is a sizing or recovery problem, not a broken tank, and we would rather size it right than replace it twice.
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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Local housing stock
East Orange Apartment Buildings & Multi-Family Homes. What They Need
The dense apartment and mixed sections, Brick Church, Ampere, and Elmwood, hold some of Essex County's largest concentrations of pre-war brick apartment buildings and multi-family housing. These buildings commonly run central or apartment-scale steam boilers and stacked cast-iron waste risers, and that changes what a failure means.
A blocked cast-iron waste riser does not back up one bathroom, it backs up every unit stacked below the blockage. A failed central steam boiler is not one cold apartment, it is a whole building with no heat and a phone full of tenant calls. Cast iron and galvanized lines corrode with age (galvanized steel water pipe has a typical service life of about 40 to 50 years before corrosion restricts flow, per InterNACHI), so in buildings this old the riser and supply piping are often the real story behind repeat problems. We troubleshoot the shared system so the fix actually holds. For heating specifically, our steam boiler repair service covers the apartment-scale units these buildings run, and our water heater repair and replacement handles the shared-load tanks.
Local housing stock
Single-Family Homes in Presidential Estates & Doddtown
Not all of East Orange is walk-ups. The single-family sections, Presidential Estates and Doddtown, hold older colonials with their own aging steam or hot-water heat and cast-iron sewer laterals, the same century-old materials as the apartment stock but on a house scale. Near the Brick Church station and along the NJ Transit Morris and Essex line, these homes tend to sit on older service lines that have carried a lot of seasons.
The problems track the era. A steam boiler that bangs and short-cycles, a cast-iron lateral that roots over and backs up, a water heater long past its service life. We handle these the same diagnosis-first way as the buildings. A camera down the lateral before quoting a dig beats guessing at a trench, and a pressure and combustion check on an old boiler tells us whether it has another season in it or not.
Commercial & compliance
For Property Managers & Landlords in East Orange
If you run buildings in East Orange, you need a plumber who talks in systems and schedules, not just fixtures. We give landlords and property managers scoped, upfront quotes for building systems, boilers, risers, shared water heaters, and repairs, so you know what the work covers before it starts.
The difference on a multi-family job is diagnosing the building, not the apartment. When a third-floor tenant reports no hot water, the answer might be in the basement. When a ground-floor unit backs up, the cause might be a riser blockage two floors up. We scope it as one system, which is the difference between a licensed plumber and a patch that reappears next month. See our commercial and multi-family plumbing page for how we handle building-scale work.
When it can't wait
24-Hour Emergency Plumbing in East Orange
When a building loses heat, a stack backs up, or a shared water heater dies, Maccabi answers 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday, and a person picks up. We dispatch to East Orange on a short drive from our West Orange base, so a tenant emergency does not wait on a truck from another county.
We are closed Sunday. For emergencies, our 24-hour emergency plumber line is the one to keep on the building's contact sheet.
Pricing, explained
What Plumbing Costs in East Orange, and the Trip Fee, Explained
Building-system work does not have a flat sticker price, and any plumber who quotes one over the phone is guessing. What we can promise is a clear trip fee and a scoped estimate before work begins, so you are not surprised by the invoice. Owner Morey Katzourin is a NJ Master Plumber (#13345) with more than 15 years of hands-on experience, and the estimate you get reflects what the system actually needs.
Your water & your code office
East Orange Owns Its Water, All the Way Down to the Wells
East Orange is one of the few municipalities in the state that owns its supply outright. The East Orange Water Commission draws from eighteen wells in the 2,300-acre East Orange Water Reserve, tapping the Passaic Aquifer, and the reserve itself sits out in Millburn, Livingston and Florham Park rather than in the city (eastorange-nj.gov). The Commission also buys from Newark.
Owning the supply means the Commission sets its own meter and cross-connection rules. Annual backflow notices on apartment buildings, boiler-fed systems and commercial connections come from the Commission, and the passing certificate goes back to the Commission. For a landlord with several buildings, those due dates rarely line up, which is how one gets missed.
Permits are the city's separate process. 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. In East Orange's larger pre-war apartment stock, a boiler or riser job is a permitted job, and doing it unpermitted is what turns a repair into a violation.
Verified credentials
What You Get With a Licensed East Orange 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 near East Orange
Serving 22 towns and beyond across Essex, Passaic, Morris, Bergen, and Union counties in northern New Jersey.
Honest pricing
What Drives the Price on an East Orange 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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Tell us what's going on and we'll give you a clear, written price, no obligation. Virtual estimates available, and we'll call you back as soon as we can.
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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.
Visit / contact
Reach a Licensed Plumber Serving East Orange
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
East Orange Plumbing Questions, Answered
24-hour, Mon–Sat availability
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Call or Text (908) 376-9159Yes. East Orange has a large stock of pre-war brick apartment buildings and multi-family houses, and we service their building systems. Central and apartment steam boilers, stacked cast-iron waste risers, and shared water heaters. We diagnose the building system, not just the unit that called. Licensed (#13345), bonded, and insured, and equipped for multi-unit job sites.
Book an East Orange Plumber
From a central steam boiler in a Brick Church walk-up to a backed-up riser in an Ampere multi-family, Maccabi Plumbing & Heating brings a licensed NJ master plumber (#13345) who reads the whole building. Nearby, we also serve Orange, South Orange, and our home base of West Orange. Call (908) 376-9159 for 24-hour service, or book an East Orange plumber online.