Celebrating Plumbers Who Went the Extra Mile

We know that plumbers complete great feats every day. Each customer and each job is incredibly important and we honor the work that they do on a daily basis. We wanted to find a way to gather some great stories to share that highlight plumbers going the extra mile.

Our Rheem® Full-Throttle Champions each have inspirational stories that go above and beyond in their own way. To celebrate these heroes, each of our Full-Throttle Champions had an opportunity to have a personal video call with NASCAR driver Christopher Bell,

How to Avoid a Cold Shower

You know what it’s like. You’ve been cleaning and washing dishes and doing laundry and just got a few minutes to take a hot shower to relax. You turn on the water and ARGH! it’s cold. What do you do? Suffer through a shockingly cold shower or get out and wait who knows how long until there’s enough hot water.

If you could check how much hot water is available before you get in the shower,

Combi Boiler: Endless Hot Water and Space Heating in One Unit

If you have a small- to medium-sized home and need an efficient unit that saves energy, you may want to consider a 2-in-1 unit that does it all. The Rheem® Prestige® Series High-Efficiency Combination Boiler (Combi Boiler) offers hydronic space heating in addition to hot water.

Replacing Your Current Unit with a Combi Boiler

A combi boiler is a great replacement for a tank water heater and traditional boiler. It’s compatible with any hydronic heating device,

Plumber Support Manager Profile: Joe Ervin

Today’s Plumber Support Manager spotlight is Joe Ervin, PSM for the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region which includes PA, NJ, DE, MD, DC and VA. Joe is based out of Philadelphia, PA.

Joe grew up in Philadelphia and was in the plumbing industry from an early age, around his family’s plumbing business. He got his start in the industry 40 years ago working for a rep agency before joining the family plumbing business. He later started his own plumbing company,

The Benefits of Going Green with a Rheem ENERGY STAR Certified Water Heater

There are a lot of ways that you can go green, but with an energy-efficient water heater, the savings really add up. You’ll be saving energy, money and the environment so you can rest assured that making the switch was worth it.

ENERGY STAR Products That Deliver Savings

Our newest hybrid water heater – Rheem® ProTerra™ Hybrid Electric Water Heater – is ENERGY STAR® certified and uses less energy than a 100-watt incandescent light bulb1.

Smart Features Can Add Ease and Comfort to Your Holiday Season

With family time coming up for the holiday season, make full use of smart features on our water heaters. They will help you be in control of your hot water, manage your usage and avoid potential water damage. The features covered here are included on the Rheem® Smart Electric Water Heater or ProTerra™ Hybrid Electric Water Heater. If you don’t already have either of these models or another Rheem smart water heater,

Plumber Support Manager Profile: Brian Detrich

Brian has been doing plumbing work for 29 years including seven years in the U.S. Army. He is the Plumber Support Manager for our southeast region. He joined Rheem to help plumbers learn about products and grow their businesses.

Brian Detrich
Plumber Support Manager
Rheem Region: Southeast
From: Coral Springs, Florida
Specialty Areas: Residential service, light commercial and remodeling

Q: How many years have you been in the industry?

Smart Features Prevent Leak Damage and Save You Money

Rheem® Smart Electric and ProTerra™ Hybrid Electric Water Heaters will save you from having to worry about having a leak someday that causes damage to your home. They also give you some neat ways to control your hot water usage that will help you every day.

Protect Your Home from Potential Leak Damage

Water damage is a very expensive and disruptive experience. When you buy a unit with Rheem’s LeakSense™ and LeakGuard™ built in,

What to Do When You Need More Hot Water

You might be using more hot water in your home than you used to. Maybe you are home more or maybe your family has grown. In many cases, it’s not practical or affordable to buy a new water heater, but the good news is that there are some simple and affordable things you can do to get more hot water out of your current water heater.

How to Increase Hot Water Output

Here are pro tips from Tom McConahay,

Rheem Water Heaters Provide Long-Lasting Performance for a Professional Football Stadium

Running a professional football stadium is much like running a mini city. With food service, laundry, locker rooms, bathroom use and more, hot water is critical to the operation of the facility. This case study outlines the upgrade that took just a few weeks to install 104 water heaters and gave them a comprehensive, long-term solution.

The Challenge

A professional stadium found that it had to replace water heaters at an alarming rate (and at a high cost).