Industry & Company News:
Opinions on Tankless Water Heaters Run Hot & Cold
Tom Watson speaks out on his Ecoconsumer column about tankless or "on demand" water heating
Only a small number of adventurous homeowners have installed tankless water heaters. Some folks love them. Unfortunately, others who have purchased these have had nothing but trouble and cold showers.
The environmental advantages make tankless water heaters worth considering. But before taking the plunge, do your homework. And follow these tips to make sure a tankless decision doesn't end up thankless. More at...
Puget Sound Energy Reduces Natural Gas Prices
Beginning October 1, 2007 Natural Gas prices drop 13%
Puget Sound Energy announced today September 26th that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission approved it's request to lower natural gas prices an average of 13% with a range of savings from $11.27 to $82.12 for both residential and commercial customers. This happens just in time for the Northwest's typically wet and often times lukecold winters. See the whole story at The Seattle Times.
Consumer Reports on Contractors:
Should you use a home store or and independent contractor?
Damaged goods, trampled deadlines, and unexpected expenses are some of the remodeling hassles people hope to minimize by using the two big national home center chains, think Home Depot and Lowe's, to screen and supervise contractors. But Consumer Reports latest survey found that readers who went that route had more problems and weren't as satisfied overall as readers who used independent contractors. More...
Angie's List 2007 Award Receipent
BNGS was again awarded the coveted Angie's List Super Service Award
Ballard Natural Gas Service, Inc., has been awarded the prestigious and difficult-to-attain 2007 Angie’s List Super Service Award for the work completed in 2007 and that members completed evaluations. "Having now won the award for two years running and new this year in two categories, heating & a/c and water heaters is a tremendous honor and speaks highly of the quality of the BNGS team" says Neil Kappen, General Manager.
This exclusive recognition is awarded at the beginning of each year to companies who have achieved and maintained a superior service rating on Angie's List throughout the past year. Fewer than 5 percent of the companies on Angie's List meet the eligibility requirements to be considered for the award.
“Our Super Service Award winners are the cream of the crop when it comes to customer service, said Angie Hicks, founder of Angie’s List. “To help our members easily find these exceptional service companies, we’ve added Super Service Award logos to each of the winning company names on AngiesList.com. Our members tell us they love that additional bit of information.”
15th Anniversary
Ballard Natural Gas Service serving Seattle 15 years.
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Ballard Natural Gas 89ers Win Season
Little League Team Takes Home the 2007 Trophy
Bill Falk, the Coach for the Little League Team "Ballard Natural Gas 89ers" announced his team won the season recently. His kids were so excited he told us as they hadn't won a seson championship for some time. The kids jumped up and down and ran the bases yelling and cheering for what seemed an eternity. Those kids deserved every bit of that championship, Falk said, they worked their tails off. He was pretty excited too it seemed. And BNGS for it's part plans to sponsor them again in 2008. See you all then.
Quality Control
How do we ensure our customer is happy?
We ensure our customers are happy with our work by always conducting a post-inspection on new equipment installations. That is, the Comfort Specialist™ will some days after the installation is complete return to the project site and go over the project one-on-one with the customer and explain what we did and how things work. This is usually a great time to inquire about lingering questions or concerns.
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