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Glossary of Terms AFUE Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency. Used to express the efficiency of gas furnaces. The higher the AFUE rating, the more efficient the unit. Federal law has required that all new residential furnaces built after January 1992 operate with an AFUE of 78% or higher. All Ruud® furnaces are manufactured to exceed these requirements with a minimum AFUE of 80%. If your furnace was built before 1992, chances are it is operating with an average efficiency of around 60%. Most of th…
HVACKnowZone
Change Is Coming – Let’s Get Ready Together The push to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions continues to drive change in the HVAC industry. As a result, the government is instituting significant changes in energy efficiency criteria and ratings for both residential and commercial equipment. Rather than viewing the regulatory changes as a problem to be solved, Ruud is embracing them as an opportunity to innovate new technologies to create an even better product line for contracto…
Endeavor
Lower Energy Bills. Smaller Carbon Footprint*. More Comfort. In response to tougher Natural Resources Canada taking effect in 2023, we introduce the all-new Ruud® Endeavor™ Line of Gas Furnaces, Air Handlers, Split and Packaged Air Conditioners, Split and Packaged Heat Pumps and Packaged Gas Electric units. Rather than simply making Ruud products larger to achieve the increased efficiencies, we reengineered them from the ground up to create our most energy-efficient, reliable, capable and…
Endeavor
Lower Energy Bills. Smaller Carbon Footprint*. More Comfort. In response to tougher Natural Resources Canada taking effect in 2023, we introduce the all-new Ruud® Endeavor™ Line of Gas Furnaces, Air Handlers, Split and Packaged Air Conditioners, Split and Packaged Heat Pumps and Packaged Gas Electric units. Rather than simply making Ruud products larger to achieve the increased efficiencies, we reengineered them from the ground up to create our most energy-efficient, reliable, capable and…
Sustainability
A GREATER DEGREE OF GOOD As a member of the Rheem® family of brands, Ruud® is a big part of Rheem Manufacturing's commitment to taking a greater degree of responsibility for future generations. Visit our sustainability page on Rheem.com to learn more about how we're doing good by our customers, our people, our partners—and our planet. Watch Video Next-generation thinking We're focused on innovating Ruud® products with intent, engineering solutions with lifetime sustainability in m…
