Press Releases

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...

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...

July 03, 2007
Buyers' Choice Convinces Connecticut Builder To Make Rheem Tankless Water Heaters Standard
When Rejean Carrier constructed the model home for Chimney Hill Estates – a 44-unit, active-adult development in Farmington, Connecticut – he did what he had done in all the homes he...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

July 01, 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. The new RHEEM-RUUD COMMERCIAL TANKLESS...

July 01, 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. From the time the first water heater...

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. Since their...

March 07, 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. The move to greater...

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. Rheem...

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. The literature offers detailed specification information on the six Rheem-Ruud Eclipse...

October 03, 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. This unprecedented warranty...

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...

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 &...

July 01, 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 Institute (ANSI)...

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...

November 08, 2002
Nevada Journeyman Plumber Wins Patriot 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 the recently concluded INVEST IN AMERICA...

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 software any time by accessing the...

May 24, 2002
Prominent Iowa Plumbing and HVAC Distributor, Plumb Supply Company, Switches to
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 brand gas and electric residential and...

May 02, 2002
Montgomery, AL
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 to be based at the division’s...

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 replacing failed units in larger commercial...

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 only when sold and installed by...

January 22, 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 Limited, effective December 31, 2001. The...