Indoor Air Polutions

A comfortable home means a healthy home. Indoor air quality is a major factor in the comfort level of your home.

Whether relaxing, working from home or enjoying a meal with your family people spend a large amount of time in their home. Homes today are designed and built for maximum comfort using quality materials and appliances. Heating and cooling systems are the highest in quality and design.

Indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental risks to public health. 50 million Americans suffer from allergies and 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, including one in thirteen school-age children. Pollution levels indoors can be many times higher than outdoors. Controlling the levels of airborne allergens is extremely important.

Whole-house air cleaners work in conjunction with heating and cooling systems to remove airborne allergens from the filtered air in every room.

Whole-house air cleaning System is a cost-effective investment. An air cleaning system removes 99.98% of particles from the filtered air. 

These days clean air is a significant concern for a lot of people, particularly in the home and place of work where it’s possible to distribute viruses and for contaminants to gather. Indoor air quality options tend to be diverse and plentiful, therefore before you go out and spend big money on an extravagant rotating cylindrical fan; see precisely what must be implemented to obtain the best quality of air to inhale.

With Ballard Natural Gas Service, you’ll be able to obtain a professional evaluation of the quality of air in your house and business, and you’ll be capable of seeing what is actually wrong.

Perhaps you will choose to install a whole-house air filtration system.  A whole house a filtration system delivers eight times the amount of clean air as the typical room HEPA appliance, and one hundred times the amount delivered by an ionic-type room appliance or a standard 1” filter.

Air Filter

Check the air filter on your HVAC unit every month, especially during heavy use months (winter and summer). If the filter looks dirty after a month, change it. At a minimum, change the filter every 3 months. A dirty filter will slow down air flow and make the system work harder to keep you warm or cool — wasting energy. A clean filter will also prevent dust and dirt from building up in the system — leading to expensive maintenance and/or early system failure. Contact your Lennox Service Representative today with any questions.

Allergies

Most of the time due to allergies you stay at home in order to escape from pollen, but you forget the fact that Indoor Air Quality can be more dangerous than outdoors!  As of now most of the houses are well sealed and insulated, which means that your home is acting like a bubble, which has trapped unhealthy air inside.

According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), six out of ten homes and buildings are hazardous to our health. This means that almost no building is immune from the indoor air quality epidemic. The basic reason is that even when the indoor pollutants are already trapped inside, you also bring the outdoor pollutants along with your shoes, clothes and pets in your house.

Check out a Lennox heating and air conditioning system today, and improve the air your family breathes.

Energy Efficient

Energy Efficient

As much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling. So making smart decisions about your home's heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system can have a big effect on your utility bills — and your comfort.

Making your home more energy efficient with a Trane HVAC System can help to reduce high energy bills, improve comfort and help to protect the environment. Improving energy efficiency is also an important first step for homeowners interested in green remodeling. Your Trane Service Representative can guide you in making your home more efficient..

Importance of Air Quality

A comfortable home means a healthy home. Indoor air quality is a major factor in the comfort level of your home.

Whether relaxing, working from home or enjoying a meal with your family, people spend a large amount of time in their home. Homes today are designed and built for maximum comfort using quality materials and appliances. Lennox heating and cooling systems are the highest in quality and design.

Indoor air pollution is among the top five environmental risks to public health. 50 million Americans suffer from allergies and 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, including one in thirteen school-age children. Pollution levels indoors can be many times higher than outdoors. Controlling the levels of airborne allergens is extremely important.

Whole-house air cleaners work in conjunction with heating and cooling systems to remove airborne allergens from the filtered air in every room.

Contact us today to find what solutions we have to improve the air quality in your home.

Tankless Water Heaters:
The High-Efficiency And Eco-Friendly Choice

 When you heat water using a traditional tank water heater, you’re paying to keep the entire tank of water heated — whether you need hot water or not. A tankless water heater is more efficient since it heats water upon demand. Install one and you’ll have an endless supply of hot water without wasting energy. Additional benefits of a tankless water heater include:

• Efficiency — up to 40% more energy-efficient than a “tank” gas water heater
• Size — only about the size of a carry-on suitcase
• No tank — so there is nothing to leak
• Long-lasting — average lifespan is about 20 years or more
• Eco-friendly — produces less CO2 and N2O (nitrous oxide) than conventional water heaters.

Saving energy means lower energy bills and reducing your carbon footprint. Give us a call to learn more about converting from a traditional natural gas water heater to a natural gas tankless water heater.

Spring is Allergy Season

Spring is allergy season. While many people seek medical assistance in dealing with allergy symptoms, simply maintaining good indoor air quality in your home is a key to reducing the impact of airborne pollutants that produce respiratory discomfort. Ballard Natural Gas Service has many ways you can improve your health. Here are some tips for improving the indoor air quality of your home:

Install a whole-home air purification / filtration system in tandem with your heating and cooling systems. 

Thoroughly clean and disinfect all surfaces in the home, including floors, carpeting and upholstered furniture which can retain allergens even after vacuuming.

Purchase a high-quality vacuum cleaner. This can make a world of difference in keeping dust, pollen and mites at bay.

The U.S. Department of Environmental Protection recommends keeping indoor humidity levels below 50 percent to reduce the effects of airborne allergens. 

Change or clean air ducts and filters frequently, and perform recommended maintenance on your system. Call Ballard Natural Gas Service today, we can help!

 

Client Quote of the Week:

Marnie M. of Magnolia, had premium duct cleaning done on March 19, 2013, and pre-purchased discounted service for next year.

"Perfect from start to finish. Levi was extremely professional and knowledgeable. I am so happy that I found Ballard Natural Gas, and that someone is going to call and remind me next year re: the service!"

 

 

 

Heat Pumps For Year-Round Comfort

When it comes to home comfort, many homeowners know that heat pumps are the most advanced, energy-efficient heating and cooling systems they can purchase. Heat pumps are a great choice for home comfort because they work to provide both heating and cooling year round. By choosing a Lennox or Mitsubishi heat pump you can make a difference in your family's comfort day in and day out, 365 days a year.

You may ask, how can these devices heat a home in winter and then cool it in summer? The answer lies in the fact that heat is present in all air, even air that's below freezing. A heat pump is essentially a central air conditioning system that also has the ability to heat your home during cold weather months. It's called a "heat pump" because it pumps heat into your home in winter, keeping you warm and comfortable, and pumps heat out of your home in summer, leaving your home cool and dry. Heat pumps can work with any forced air heating system — gas, oil, propane or electric. Its ability to both heat and cool makes it a very economical and efficient home comfort system. Let Ballard Natural Gas Service help you keep your home more comfortable year round with a high-efficiency Lennox or Mitsubishi heat pump.

CLIENT QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Installation of ductless heat pump, water heater, and custom duct work

"Salesmanship excellent, respect for client excellent, meeting project deadlines accomplished, workmanship superb, respect for customers space and time superb, professionalism spot on. Exceeding expectations accomplished! From the Sales person/project manager (Neil) to the administrative team, to the guys who executed the work at the house we were dealing with professionals who showed pride in their work and perfect execution of their duties. Project, ductless heat/air con, water heater and electrical work and installation/ducting a hood over the stove. All this accomplished in less than 1 business day!"

Dana J., Leschi neighborhood, work completed 2/9/13

AIR CONDITIONING IN SEATTLE?!?! Doesn't seem practical or cost-effective. HOWEVER, a heat pump acts like an air conditioner on those very rare hot days, but saves energy/money on your heating bill the entire rest of the year...at minimum 25%...up to 65%! Check it out:

CLIENT QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"BNGS had a tough customer here (my mom likes it HOT!), but they stood by us until everything was toasty AND energy-efficient!" Martha B. (Magnolia) installed a Mitsubishi heat pump on March 18, 2013.

Here's a Spring Quick Tip

Spring is here so we do not want to take up your valuable time. So, this week we have a quick tip.
Check your filter every month, especially during months of heavy usage (winter and summer). If the filter looks dirty after a month, change it. At a minimum, change the filter every 3 months. A dirty filter will slow down air flow and make the system work harder to keep your home warm or cool — wasting energy. A clean filter will also prevent dust and dirt from building up in the system — leading to expensive maintenance and/or early system failure.

So hop to it and check that filter. Then give us a call to schedule a spring check-up,  and have your unit serviced before the heat of summer arrives!