Press Releases

Rheem and Ruud are core brands of Rheem Manufacturing Company. The press releases below incorporate only the Rheem brand. However, the product and application stories that comprise most of the releases, also apply to the Ruud product lines.

April 29, 2008
Rheem Offers Multiple Venting Options For Tankless Water Heaters To Speed And Ease Installation
Rheem offers a variety of venting solutions in a kit format that significantly reduce the installation time for power vent (PV) and direct vent (DV) tankless water heaters. Each venting kit contains all the parts needed to finish the job quickly and correctly...

April 29, 2008
Rheem Direct Vent Tankless Water Heaters Avoid IAQ Problems In Modern "Tight" Homes
The 7.4 GPM (gallons per minute) Direct Vent Tankless Gas Water Heater from Rheem is the perfect water heating solution for today’s “tight,” new-home construction. These high-efficiency, direct-vent products draw makeup combustion air directly from outside the residence or the business structure, rather than from the interior. This feature eliminates the need for additional provisions for combustion air on the inside, while alleviating indoor air quality (IAQ) problems...

April, 11, 2008
Lower-Cost, Endless Hot Water, No Bulky Tank
“After 34 years in the home improvement arena, I’ve seen first-hand that an informed consumer is a happier consumer,” says industry expert Gary Sullivan, whose syndicated weekend home-improvement radio program is heard in 120 markets across the United States. “It doesn’t matter how big or small the job is. The important thing is to have all the facts before you start.” We asked Gary to share his answers to some of the most common questions homeowners have about water heating systems...

April 11, 2008
The Big Switch - From Tank to Tankless
When you’ve been around the kitchen and bath industry as long as Hank Darlington has, you have a pretty good idea of the products you like and the brands you trust. Darlington has seen it all in over 40 years in the industry, first as a plumbing supplies distributor and later as owner and manager of a decorative bath and kitchen showroom. Today, he is a nationally known sales trainer, author and speaker. In 2004, he was inducted in the National Kitchen and Bath Association Hall of Fame...

April 11, 2008
A Cure For The Common Cold Shower
For more than 10 years, The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show has been providing listeners with savvy solutions to every possible type of home-improvement worry. The popular syndicated program, co-hosted by building experts Tom Kraeutler and Leslie Segrete, is heard on more than 200 stations in all 50 states. Kraeutler also shares his hands-on home-improvement tips as a frequent guest on network television programs and as AOL’s home improvement editor...

April 11, 2008
New Website Heats Up Debate on Water Heaters: Is Tank Better Or Tankless Better
When it comes to tankless water heaters, it’s the questions that are endless. A new website launching today is the first to provide straight talk on tankless vs. tank water heaters, aimed at helping construction professionals advise their customers which system is best for different circumstances...

February 13, 2008
Rheem Announces New Primary Racing Sponsorship with Kevin Harvick, Inc
Rheem Manufacturing Company announced today a new primary sponsorship with Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). Rheem will be the primary sponsor of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet driven by KHI CEO and co-owner, and 2007 Daytona 500 Champion, Kevin Harvick. Rheem will also be the primary sponsor of KHI’s No. 77 car driven by highly touted rookie Cale Gale. Rheem will be the primary sponsor for four Nationwide Series premier races in 2008 and the company’s Ruud brand will be an associate sponsor for the same four races.

February 1, 2008
Rheem Extends RCR Sponsorship Agreement Through 2009
Rheem Manufacturing Company announced today the extension of its sponsorship agreement with Richard Childress Racing® (RCR) for the 2008 and 2009 Sprint Cup® seasons. Rheem will continue as the major associate sponsor of RCR’s No. 29 car driven by 2007 Daytona 500 Champion Kevin Harvick.

October 17, 2007
Rheem Launches Full Line of Eco-Friendly, Ultra Low NOx Residential Water Heaters
Rheem Water Heating has unveiled a complete, 18-model lineup of ultra low NOx residential gas water heaters, featuring a newly developed and patented stainless steel radiant burner that slashes emissions to 10 nanograms per Joule...

October 15, 2007
Recently Discovered Vintage Water Heaters Reveal Time-Honored Quality and Durability
At atime when disposable household products and appliances dominate the marketplace – and usually waste natural resources – consumers have a state-of the art residential water heating choice that is not only long-lasting, but also energy-efficient...

September 13, 2007
Rheem Unveils the Industry's First Tankless Water Heater Sizing Software
At last, contractors and specifiers can put aside all those cumbersome spreadsheets. Rheem Water Heating recently became the first industry manufacturer to offer computer software specifically intended for sizing tankless water heaters for residential and commercial installations.

September 10, 2007
Plumber Connects Three Tankless Water Heaters To Meet Heavy-Duty Demands of Laundromat
Laundromats use a lot of hot water every day. What’s more, they need that water at simultaneously operating washing machines during peak operating hours. So when the water tank at Peerless Cleaners of Corpus Christi began to leak, the owner chose to upgrade the Laundromat’s water heating

July 5, 2007
Rheem Water Heating Honors Top-Performing Suppliers at Annual Supplier Awards Ceremony
The Water Heating Division of Rheem Manufacturing Company paid special tribute to several suppliers at its annual Supplier...

July 3, 2007
Buyers' Choice Convinces Connecticut Builder To Make Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Standard
Given the option of tank-type vs. tankless water heaters, the first 15 buyers at Chimey Hill development chose new, energy-saving technology...

June 18, 2007
Product Engineer Links Two Tankless Water Heaters in Just Six Seconds at K/BIS
Tony Casillas visited the Rheem exhibit at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) to learn more about Rheem Tankless Water Heaters, but he ended up winning one, too...

May 30, 2007
Rheem Outdoor Tankless Water Heaters Meet Customer Needs-Even in Cold
Think Utah and you think high elevations and powder snow skiing, right? Not exactly where you would expect to find tankless water heaters installed outdoors...

April 30, 2007
Nonmetallic Commercial Water Heater Helps Busy Fast-Food Restaurant Stay in Hot Water
Replacing “like-for-like” is practically standard operating procedure in the world of commercial water heaters. If a piece of equipment has met the demand for hot water until the “twilight” of its...

March 20, 2007
CEO Ian Stewart Farwell Unveils Reorganization of Corporate and Divisional Management Team - JR Jones Corporate Senior VP and COO; Doug Mannion and Bill Hanesworth leads Water Heating & AC divisions
Ian Stewart Farwell, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rheem Manufacturing Company, has announced a major reorganization of the company’s management team at the corporate level and at two of its three operating divisions, Water Heater and Air Conditioning...

February 08, 2007
Rheem Water Heating Company Announces Motorsports Sponsorship With Richard Childress Racing For NASCAR 2007 NEXTEL Cup Series Season
Rheem Water Heating Company, a global manufacturer of quality heating, cooling, and water heating products, announced today its sponsorship of the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) No. 29 car for the 36-race...

October 27, 2006
Southwest Plumbing Firm Shows True Colors with Custom Rheem Tankless Water Heater Van
What’s white-on-white, and read all over? Ron Gillespie’s new van. Gillespie, owner of Trilogy Plumbing, Inc., a full-service plumbing installation, repair and service company, has outfitted his newest van with an...

August 15, 2006
Rheem's 2nd Generation Tankless Water Heater Line Offers New and Exclusive Features
Introduction of new direct vent models, new 5.3 GPM models, and EZ-Link™ technology brings easy product selection, superior design and performance to installers and specifiers.

July 27, 2006
Builder Uses Rheem Tankless Water Heaters To Heat Up Home Sales in Union County, N.C.
At a time when new home sales are slowing in many other regions of the coun try, Union County, N.C., is one of the fastest-growing areas around Charlotte. Benefiting from that...

April 24, 2006
Rheem Launches National Television campagin For Tankless Water Heaters - Campaign to Break on April 24th
Rheem, the nation’s largest manufacturer of water heating products, will debut a national television advertising campaign today to support the launch of their full line of continuous flow tankless water heaters. ...

April 24, 2006
Rheem Announces The 2006 GMC Dream Truck Giveaway
Qualified Sales Representatives, HVAC Installers and Plumbers are Eligible to Win Rheem Manufacturing and General Motors Corporation have teamed up to create the “2006 Rheem GMC Dream Truck Giveaway,” an...

April 21, 2006
Rheem debuts on-damand Tankless Water Heater at K/BIS
Rheem, the industry leader in water heating products, introduced an innovative line of time saving, energy efficient tankless water heaters at the 2006 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Chicago, as...

November 1, 2005
New Rheem Guardian Power-Vent Gas Water Heaters Meet Phase 2 of ANSI FVIR Standard
The Water Heating Division of Rheem Manufacturing Company is introducing a new line of power-vented residential gas water heaters that incorporate the exclusive Guardian System™ technology for flammable vapor ignition resistance (FVIR). The line was designed to meet Phase 2 of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI) governing FVIR water heaters, effective January 1, 2006...

September, 15, 2005
Rheem Marathon Electric Water Heater Receives Design Award from Society of Plastics Engineers
The Society of Plastics Engineers recently presented its annual Consumer Award to the MARATHON LIFETIME RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC WATER HEATER. The product design award was given to Water Heater Innovations, Inc., the Eagan, Minnesota-based manufacturer that produces the Marathon exclusively for Rheem Water Heating...

August 15, 2005
Scott Martin Succeeds Gary Tapella as Rheem President and CEO
Rheem Manufacturing Company has announced that Scott D. Martin has succeeded Gary L. Tapella as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company. In making the announcement, Tapella said he would remain as Chairman for an interim period...

July 1, 2005
Can You Save Energy and Money With a New Tankless Water Heater?
Absolutely! But first you must select the right type and size of tankless water heater to meet the specific demands of a particular application.

July 1, 2005
New Rheem-Ruud Tankless Water Heater Built Specifically for Commercial Applications
Rheem Water Heaters has introduced an on-demand tankless gas water heater engineered specifically for high-volume commercial applications, such as restaurants, hotels, schools, laundromats, and multi-family housing...

March 27, 2005
General Plumbing Supply's New Truck Fleet Promotes Rheem
General Plumbing Supply, based in Edison NJ, with branches in union, Bayonne, Morris Plains, Hawthorne and Middletown, has made a major commitment to marketing and promoting Rheem Water Heaters.

March 7, 2005
Rheem Manufacturing Unveils More Consistent Branding Guidelines for All Rheem Divisions
Gary Tapella, president and chief executive officer of Rheem Manufacturing Company, has announced a new policy of standardization for all Rheem and Ruud logos, symbols and taglines...

February 7, 2005
Rheem Water Heaters Names James A. Cika to Oversee Specialty Water Heating
Rheem Water Heaters recently announced the appointment of James A. Cika as Specialty Water Heating Manager, based at company headquarters in Montgomery...

September 17, 2004
Rheem water heaters joins other Rheem divisions for a return to the AHR EXPO 2004 next January
Rheem Water Heaters has announced that it will be returning to the AHR Expo® after a two-year absence from this annual exposition of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) products...

March 29, 2004
Brochure Features Rheem-Ruud Eclipse Commercial Electric, with Unprecedented 10-Year Warranty
The Eclipse Commercial Heavy Duty Electric Water Heater is featured in a new, four-page, full-color brochure from Rheem Water Heaters...

March 13, 2004
Ohio Contractor Wins GMC Sierra 4x4 Pickup In Rheem Tankless Dream Truck Sweepstakes
Rheem Tankless Water Heaters recently concluded its first-ever Rheem Dream Truck Sweepstakes by awarding a new GMC Sierra 1500 4X4 pickup truck to contractorKen King of King Backflow Prevention Inc. in Rocky River, Ohio...

October 3, 2003
Rheem Eclipse Electric Commercial Water Heater Offers The Industry's First 10-Year Tank Warranty
For the first time ever, a water heater manufacturer is offering a premium-grade commercial water heater with a 10-year warranty on its storage tank at no extra charge...

August 25, 2003
Rheem President and CEO Gary Tapella Receives GAMA'S First-Ever Distinguished Service Award
The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association recently paid tribute to Gary Tapella, president and chief executive officer of the Rheem Manufacturing Company, with its Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his “significant contributions” to the industries that GAMA serves and to the public interest...

August 11, 2003
Ruud Water Heaters Rewards Plumb Supply Personnel With Free Weekend Excursions To Chicago or Canada
Sales personnel from Plumb Supply Company in Des Moines, Iowa, recently earned their choice of a Canadian fishing trip or a summer weekend in Chicago as part of the “Fish & Fun Club” promotion sponsored by Ruud Water Heaters...

July 1, 2003
New Rheem Gaurdian System Water Heater
Rheem Water Heaters recently unveiled the RHEEM GUARDIAN SYSTEM™, a new line of residential gas-fired, atmospheric water heaters that are specially designed to meet the new American National Standards...

June 3, 2003
Hughes Supply Sales representive is 500th Graduate of Rheem Graduate of Rheem-Ruud Commercial Water Heater Institute
Rick Penn, an outside sales representative with Hughes Supply, Inc. in Fort Myers, Florida, recently became the 500th student to attend and complete the Rheem-Ruud Commercial Water Heater Institue...

January 13, 2003
Rheem Power Vent2 Induced Draft Gas Water Heater Delivers Higher Efficiencies, Greater Installation Flexibility
The new Rheem POWERVENT™ 2 Induced Draft Gas Water Heater combines improved installation flexibility and greater energy efficiency to meet the needs of modern single-family homes that require side-wall venting for their gas appliances...

November 8, 2002
Nevada Journeyman Plumber Wins Patroit Bond Grand Prize in Rheem Water Heaters "Invest In America" Sweepstakes
Curtis Osborne, a journeyman plumber with W.J. Borghoff Plumbing in Henderson, Nevada, won a $5,000 Series EE U.S. Patriot Savings Bond, the Grand Prize in...

June 26, 2002
Rheem-Ruud Water Heaters Releases Exanded, More Powerful Commercial Sizing Software Via the Internet
CERTISPEC3, the newest computerized sizing guide for Rheem-Ruud Commercial Water Heaters, is now available on the Internet at www.rheem.com . Users can download the new...

May 24, 2002
Prominent Iowa Plumbing and HVAC Distributor, Plumb Supply Company, Switches to Ruud Water Heaters
The Water Heater Division of the Rheem Manufacturing Company has announced that Plumb Supply Company of Des Moines, Iowa, will now stock and sell Ruud...

April 30, 2002
Rheem and Ruud Professional Series Water Heaters Allows Contractor To Offer Extended Warranty Protection
PROFESSIONAL SERIES Gas and Electric Residential Water Heaters feature an automatic, two-year warranty extension on both the tank and the parts, free of charge, but...

April 30, 2002
Rheem-Ruud Universal Gas Water Heaters Cut The Hassels Of Commercial-Replacement Work
Offering significantly smaller dimensions and plumbing multiple connections, the Rheem-Ruud line of UNIVERSAL GAS WATER HEATERS is designed to ease the often difficult task of...

March 2, 2002
Dave Martin promoted to Vice President, Marketing
David R. Martin has been promoted to the position of vice president of marketing for the Water Heater Division of the Rheem Manufacturing Company. Continuing...

January 24, 2002
Rheem and Paloma Acquire Southcorp's Water Heater Businesses In Australia and China Rheem Manufacturing Company (New York) and Paloma Industries (Nagoya, Japan) have reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Australasian water heater businesses of Southcorp Holdings...