Ruud Gas Furnace Reviews

Ruud has nearly the same gas furnace product line-up as Rheem simply because Rheem is the parent company for Ruud. The furnaces are nearly the same in build and color and the only real difference is the name on the unit and the model numbers. I am sure we could find design differences between Rheem and Ruud but taking a cursory comparative look between Rheem and Ruud we observe no differences in design of their gas furnaces. I know both of Rheems and Ruuds Websites are slow, sometimes dysfunctional, and cumbersome to navigate even with a high speed internet connection. Aside from that Rheem and Ruud produce quality products. Ruud was the builders grade version for Rheem for many years and in fact may still serve the function however Ruud does offer higher end gas furnaces in their gas furnace product line-up just as Rheem does. The bonus for the consumer is that parts between the Rheem and the Ruud are interchangeable so if you have both a Rheem and a Ruud dealer in your area and one does not have the part you could go to the other for the specific part. That is if you need a part that is propietary between Rheem and Ruud gas furnaces. Some of the features of Ruud gas furnaces are:

• Two-Stage gas furnaces in selected models offering you two firing rates- one for very cold days and one for mildly cold days


• Aluminized heat exchanger and stainless steel (High Performance HVAC is currently researching this aluminized craze by gas furnace manufacturers and will offer you an article on this in a future update)


• Inshot burners with direct spark ignition


• Variety of efficiency ranges from 80% AFUE to 90+% AFUE.


• Limited 20 year warranties on the Ruud gas furnace heat exchangers on slected models and lifetime limited warranties on other Ruud gas furnace heat exchanger

For a history of Ruud see Rheem gas furnaces in the menu links. Currently both Rheem and Ruud are owned by Japanese water heater manufacturer Paloma.