Quick answer
Both are licensed, established Seattle companies. Bee's Plumbing and Heating is a family-owned plumbing specialist — serving Seattle since 2017, publishing a 4.8★ Google rating across 3,635 reviews (their reviews page, July 2026), with 24/7 emergency availability as their published claim and hydronic heating (boilers and radiant floors) alongside plumbing. Eco, founded 2012, covers all three trades — plumbing, electrical, and heating & air — is rated 4.9★ across 2,300+ Google reviews, publishes installed price ranges online, and is a PSE Trade Ally Network member.
- Bee's is a plumbing specialist with real volume behind it: a 4.8★ Google rating across 3,635 reviews as published on their reviews page (July 2026). Eco's rating is higher at 4.9★, on 2,300+ reviews.
- Scope is the practical difference: Bee's covers plumbing, drains and sewer, water heaters, repiping, and hydronic heating (boilers and radiant floors); electrical and forced-air HVAC aren't on their services list (as of July 2026). Eco runs all three trades under one roof.
- Bee's advertises 24/7 emergency plumbing dispatch (their published claim); at Eco, real people answer early and late, with same-day service as scheduling permits.
- Both publish an upfront-pricing commitment and a 100% satisfaction guarantee; Eco additionally publishes typical installed price ranges online before you ever call.
- Service areas overlap heavily — Bee's lists Seattle, the Eastside, and communities across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties; Eco's offices are Seattle, Everett, and Mount Vernon, with coverage north through Skagit County.
If you're comparing Eco and Bee's, you're comparing a well-reviewed plumbing-and-hydronic specialist against a three-trade company — and for a pure plumbing job in Seattle, both genuinely belong on the bid list. This page lays out what each company publishes about itself, side by side and dated, so you can match the company to your project. As always: for significant work, get written bids from both.
Eco vs Bee's at a glance
| Eco | Bee's | |
|---|---|---|
| Trades covered | Electrical, plumbing, and heating & air — all three trades under one roof | Plumbing, drains & sewer, water heaters, repiping, and hydronic heating (boilers, radiant in-floor); light commercial (per beesplumbingandheating.com) |
| In business | Founded 2012 (Seattle) | Family-owned, serving Seattle since 2017; 50+ years combined team experience (per their site) |
| Home base & service area | Seattle, Everett, and Mount Vernon offices | Seattle; lists 45 communities across King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties incl. Bellevue, Everett, and Tacoma (per their site) |
| Google reviews (as published) | 4.9★ across 2,300+ Google reviews (Seattle location, as of July 2026) | 4.8★ across 3,635 Google reviews (as published on beesplumbingandheating.com/reviews, July 2026) |
| Workmanship backing | 100% Satisfaction Guarantee | 100% satisfaction guarantee on all services; lifetime warranty advertised on whole-home repipes (their published claims) |
| Availability | Real people answer the phone early and late; same-day service as scheduling permits | Advertises 24/7 emergency plumbing service (their published claim) |
| Pricing transparency | Publishes typical installed price ranges online before you ever call | Upfront flat-rate pricing approved before work begins (their published claim); published price ranges not a site feature we found (as of July 2026) |
| Utility rebate posture | PSE Trade Ally Network member; handles utility rebate paperwork on qualifying projects | Not highlighted on their site (as of July 2026) — ask them directly |
| Membership plan | Eco Care membership plan | Bee's Club — priority scheduling, 15% off plumbing repairs and tankless water heaters, annual inspection and water heater flush (per their site) |
| Financing | Financing available (payment estimator published online) | Financing offered for larger projects (per their site) |
Review figures are each company's own published numbers as of July 2026 and change constantly — check both companies' live Google profiles for current counts.
Services side by side, trade by trade
| Plumbing | Eco | Bee's |
|---|---|---|
| Repairs, fixtures, leak detection | Yes — full residential plumbing with upfront quotes | Yes — core services incl. advanced leak detection (per their site) |
| Water heaters incl. tankless | Yes — tankless $6,500–$10,000 typical installed, published online | Yes — tank and tankless, a headline specialty (per their site) |
| Drains, sewer & trenchless | Yes — published pricing: $250–$650 single fixture, $350–$900 main line, $600–$1,500 hydro jetting | Yes — sewer inspection, repair, replacement incl. trenchless pipe bursting (per their site) |
| Whole-home repiping | Yes — quoted with permits and inspection coordination | Yes — with an advertised lifetime warranty (their published claim) |
| Commercial plumbing | Yes — dedicated commercial division incl. hydro jetting | Light-commercial properties served (per their FAQ) |
| Heating & Air | Eco | Bee's |
|---|---|---|
| Boilers & radiant in-floor heating | Ask us — Eco's heating lane is heat-pump and forced-air led | Yes — hydronic heating is a published specialty (per their site) |
| Furnaces, heat pumps, AC, ductless | Yes — Daikin authorized; heat pump specialization | Not highlighted on their site (as of July 2026) |
| Heat pump utility rebates | PSE Trade Ally Network member — eligible installer for PSE's contractor-network-required heat pump rebates | Network status not published on their site — ask them (PSE has no public directory) |
| Electrical | Eco | Bee's |
|---|---|---|
| Panels, rewires, EV chargers, smart panels | Yes — panel replacement $4,000–$9,000 typical, published online; SPAN smart panels; commercial division | Not on their services list (as of July 2026) |
Service lists are from each company's website as of July 2026. 'Not highlighted' means we didn't find it published — it doesn't mean the company can't do it. Ask.
Where Bee's stands out
Plumbing-specialist depth at real volume
A 4.8★ average across 3,635 published Google reviews (July 2026) is one of the strongest plumbing-specific review profiles in the Seattle market, and their recent reviews consistently praise communication, same-day response, and cleanliness. For a pure plumbing call, that focus is a genuine strength.
Boilers and radiant floors
Bee's publishes hydronic heating — residential boilers and radiant in-floor systems — as a specialty, systems many companies won't touch. If your home heats with radiators or radiant floors, Bee's publishes that capability explicitly.
A published 24/7 emergency commitment
Bee's advertises around-the-clock emergency plumbing dispatch for burst pipes, major leaks, and sewer backups — their published claim, and for a middle-of-the-night plumbing emergency, an operation that advertises 24/7 staffing is a legitimate first call.
Where Eco fits best
When the job crosses trades
A tankless conversion that needs a gas or electrical circuit, a heat pump water heater, a repipe during a remodel that also touches the panel — Eco's plumbers, electricians, and HVAC crews scope it as one project. Bee's would need a second contractor for the electrical or forced-air side (not on their services list, July 2026).
Energy, rebates, and electrification
Eco is a PSE Trade Ally Network member — PSE's heat pump heating rebates require a contractor from its network (per pse.com, July 2026) — and handles rebate paperwork on qualifying projects, including heat pump water heaters. Rebate-driven upgrades are Eco's specialty lane.
Pricing you can read before you call
Eco publishes typical installed ranges online — water heaters, drains, panels, heat pumps — so you can sanity-check any bid (including ours) before a truck ever rolls. A 4.9★ average across 2,300+ Google reviews backs it up.
How to choose between Eco and Bee's
Whichever way you lean, this is how we'd advise a friend to run the decision:
- Get written bids from both companies (and ideally a third) for any significant project — equipment model numbers, scope, permits, and warranty terms in writing, line by line.
- Verify any contractor's license, bond, and insurance at the WA L&I contractor lookup (secure.lni.wa.gov/verify) — both companies here are licensed Washington contractors.
- If your project involves a heat pump or heat pump water heater, ask each bidder how utility rebates will be handled and who files the paperwork. PSE requires a Recommended Energy Professional or Trade Ally Network contractor for its heat pump heating rebates (per pse.com, verified July 2026).
- Read recent reviews on Google for the specific service you need — a company can be excellent at one trade and thinner in another.
- Match the scope: a single-trade plumbing job is a fair head-to-head; a project that touches electrical or forced-air HVAC favors a company that self-performs all three trades on one work order.
- If a lifetime repipe warranty matters to you, get Bee's qualifying terms in writing; if published pricing and rebate handling matter, compare Eco's online cost guides against any bid.
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Common questions
Is Eco or Bee's Plumbing better?
Neither is 'better' across the board — both are licensed, established, well-reviewed Seattle companies. Bee's is a family-owned plumbing specialist with a 4.8★ average across 3,635 published Google reviews (July 2026), hydronic heating depth, and an advertised 24/7 emergency line. Eco is rated 4.9★ across 2,300+ reviews, covers plumbing, electrical, and HVAC under one roof, publishes its pricing online, and is a PSE Trade Ally Network member. Get a bid from each and compare scope.
Who is cheaper, Eco or Bee's?
Honestly: it depends on the project, and neither company publishes a rate sheet that settles it. Both commit to upfront pricing before work begins. Eco publishes typical installed ranges online (for example, tankless water heaters $6,500–$10,000; single-fixture drain clearing $250–$650) so you can benchmark any bid. The only reliable answer is written bids from both for your specific job.
Does Bee's Plumbing do electrical or HVAC work?
Bee's published scope as of July 2026 is plumbing — repairs, drains and sewer, water heaters, repiping — plus hydronic heating (boilers and radiant in-floor systems). Electrical work and forced-air HVAC (furnaces, heat pumps, AC) aren't on their services list, though always ask directly. Eco runs full electrical and heating & air divisions alongside plumbing, which matters when a water heater swap needs a circuit or a project spans systems.
Which company should I call for a heat pump water heater with rebates?
Utility rebates are where installer credentials matter: PSE's heat pump rebate programs require a contractor from its Recommended Energy Professional or Trade Ally Network (per pse.com, verified July 2026), and PSE doesn't publish a public directory. Eco is a PSE Trade Ally Network member and handles the paperwork on qualifying projects. If you're considering Bee's — or anyone else — ask them directly about their network status before you sign.
Last updated: 2026-07-18
Sources & references
Every competitor fact on this page comes from the public sources below, retrieved July 2026. Review counts and ratings change constantly — check each company's live profiles for current figures.
Bee's Plumbing and Heating (their published information)
- Trades, 'serving Seattle since 2017', 24/7 claim, upfront flat-rate pricing, satisfaction guarantee, service areas, WA license BEESPPH835JL — beesplumbingandheating.com (retrieved July 2026)
- 4.8★ overall Google rating across 3,635 verified reviews — beesplumbingandheating.com/reviews (retrieved July 2026)
- Residential boiler and radiant in-floor (hydronic) heating services — beesplumbingandheating.com boiler services (retrieved July 2026)
Eco & program facts
- Eco 4.9★ / 2,300+ Google reviews (Seattle GBP), verified July 2026 — Eco reviews
- PSE heat pump rebates require an REP or Trade Ally Network contractor — pse.com (verified July 2026)
- Verify any WA contractor license and bond — WA L&I contractor lookup
Competitor information on this page comes from public sources — each company's own website and published review profiles — as of July 2026 and may have changed since; verify current details, licensing, and offers directly with each company. Company names are trademarks of their respective owners. Eco Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air is not affiliated with, and this page is not endorsed by, any company compared here. Any Washington contractor's license and bond status can be verified at the WA Department of Labor & Industries contractor lookup (secure.lni.wa.gov/verify).