Ruud hot water storage tank heaters natural gas, propane and electric

Ruud make a very wide range of models of storage tank hot water heaters .

Whenever any storage water heater is evaluated the two really important factors to consider are Energy Factor and First Hour Rating . The information on this page relates to Ruud storage water heaters.

Ruud have many different models. Some of their hot water storage heaters use electricity, others propane, or natural gas or both propane and natural natural gas within the same model of hot water storage tank heater

Introduction .... review these terms in conjunction with the information on Ruud water heaters outlined below.

hot water heaters energy factors ... explains meaning of this important decision making terms

first hour rating for storage tank hot water heaters ... explains meaning of this important decision making terms

Propane or natural gas water storage tank heaters, which is better? For general information to help in assessing propane versus natural gas tankless hot water heaters.

The following is general publicly available information on Ruud storage tank water heaters ..... propane, or natural gas and electricity

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Ruud water heaters ... energy factors and first hour ratings. You can use these Ruud storage tank hot water heater specifications for comparison purposes
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type of hot water heater

 First Hour Flow rating Energy Factor
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range ... 110 .93
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 40 .81
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Average value for range 61 .89
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range 135 .65
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 49 .48
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range 76 .57
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range 135 .62
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 50 .48
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range 76 .57
Information extracted from published data by GAMA

Compare to this data from GAMA for all suppliers of similar equipment .....
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storage tank hot water heaters data

 First Hour Flow rating Energy Factor
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range ... 120 .95
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 15 .77
Storage Tank Electric Hot Water Heater Average value for range 60 .89
Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range 132 .63
Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 46 .48
Storage Tank Propane and Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range 77 .57
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range 143 .65
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 48 .46
Storage Tank Natural Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range 80 .56
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Maximum value for range 140 .65
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Minimum value for range 48 .46
Storage Tank Propane or LP Gas Hot Water Heater Average value for range 81 .56
Information extracted from published data by GAMA

Energy Factor ... every hot water heater tankless or storage tank heater must be provided with a certified Energy Factor. This factor in simple terms means that if the Energy Factor is high then the annual cost of power to run the tanklless hot water heater or the storage heater will be lower than it would be for a low rated Energy Factor.

Gas tankless water heaters Energy Factors typically range from 0.64 to 0.82

First Hour Rating ... this number refers to the amount of hot water the heater can supply per hour ... if a storage tank system is in use the assumption is that the tank is full of hot water at the start of the first hour.