Cardwell HVAC & Plumbing
Cherry Hill Township · New Jersey
Lic. NJ HVAC  ·  Master Plumber 36B
Established 1998

Heat. Water. Air. Pressure. We keep the lines honest.

A licensed HVAC and plumbing trade shop working out of Cherry Hill Township since 1998. We install, repair, and maintain the furnaces, air conditioners, and water lines that keep South Jersey homes livable through February freezes and August humidity alike.

Drag the dial
68° Indoor set point
The Firm

A trade shop, not a call center.

Cardwell was founded in 1998 by Ray Cardwell, a second-generation plumber who learned the trade in his father's Camden shop. Today the firm runs three vans, four licensed techs, and one simple rule: the person who answers the phone is the person who shows up at your door.

We work on the unglamorous machinery that makes a house function — the furnace in the basement, the condenser on the pad out back, the water heater tucked in the closet, the supply lines behind the walls. None of it is exciting until it stops working. Then nothing else matters.

Every job gets a written estimate before we lift a wrench, a flat-rate price — never an open meter — and a one-year warranty on labor. We pull permits when the township requires them. We clean up the job site. And we don't sell you a new system when a $40 part will get you through another winter.

Most of our work comes from neighbors recommending us to neighbors. That's the only marketing plan we've ever had.

Cardwell technician servicing a residential HVAC unit in a Cherry Hill basement
Basement service call Cherry Hill · 2024
26yr
In trade
4,200+
Homes serviced
24/7
Emergency line
1yr
Labor warranty
The Trades

Priced flat.
Written before we start.

Indicative pricing for the most common calls in Cherry Hill and the surrounding Camden County area. Final quotes are written on-site after diagnosis — no hourly meter, no surprise add-ons. Travel within 15 miles of Cherry Hill is included.

01
Furnace Install
Full removal and replacement of an 80% or 96% AFUE gas furnace, including new flue, condensate pump, and thermostat. Permitted and inspected.
$3,400–$5,900flat rate · installed
02
Central AC Install
14 or 16 SEER condenser, coil, and line set replacement on existing forced-air system. Includes refrigerant charge, electrical disconnect, and start-up test.
$3,800–$6,400flat rate · installed
03
Furnace / AC Repair
Diagnostic visit plus labor for a single-point failure — igniter, capacitor, flame sensor, contactor, or transformer. Most parts stocked on the van.
$185–$420diagnostic + repair
04
Water Heater Swap
Removal and replacement of a 40- or 50-gallon gas water heater, including new flex connectors, T&P valve, drip pan, and gas leak test.
$1,450–$2,100flat rate · installed
05
Plumbing Repair Visit
Diagnosis and repair of leaks, clogs, running toilets, dripping faucets, and supply line failures. First hour included; parts billed at cost.
$140–$380trip + first hour
06
Tune-Up & Inspection
Seasonal maintenance on furnace or AC: clean burners, check refrigerant, test safeties, replace standard 1-inch filter, and written condition report.
$129per system
07
Emergency Call-Out
After-hours, weekend, and holiday response for no-heat, no-AC, burst pipe, or gas smell. Live dispatcher, real technician, typically on-site within 90 minutes.
$295after-hours trip fee
24 / 7 Emergency Line No-heat in January, burst pipe in July — call the shop line any hour, any day. A real technician picks up, not a queue.
Call the shop
The Method

Three steps, no surprises.

Every Cardwell call — a dripping faucet or a full furnace swap — runs the same way. We diagnose before we quote, and we quote before we touch a tool.

Step One

Diagnose on site

A licensed tech walks the system with you, takes readings, and finds the actual cause — not the symptom. Flat $89 diagnostic fee, credited toward any repair we perform.

Step Two

Quote in writing

You get a flat-rate price on paper before any work begins. No hourly clock. No "while we're in there" add-ons. Approve it, or pay only the diagnostic and we leave.

Step Three

Warrantied work

Every repair carries a one-year labor warranty. Installations carry the manufacturer's equipment warranty plus our own labor guarantee. If it breaks, we come back.

The Work

Recent jobs.

A small sample of installs and repairs completed across Cherry Hill Township, Haddonfield, and Marlton in the past season. Real homes, real equipment, real invoices.

Call the shop

Tell us what the house is doing.

Booking a visit takes about four minutes on the phone. The dispatcher is the technician's wife — she knows the schedule, the parts on the van, and whether you need to shut your gas off right now. If you'd rather write it out first, use the form and we'll call you back within the hour during business hours.

  • Shop line
    (856) 555-0198
  • Emergency
    Same line, answered 24 / 7
  • Hours
    Mon–Sat · 7:00a – 6:00p
  • Service area
    Cherry Hill Township & Camden County, NJ
  • Licenses
    NJ HVAC · Master Plumber 36B
  • We'll call you back within the hour during shop hours. For after-hours emergencies, call the shop line directly — it's answered 24/7.

    Call Book visit
    🛒 Buy this site · –50%