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Ardmore Fresh Air is family-owned and operated with over 40 years of experience. We are an honored Ruud Pro Partner, a reputable manufacturer for heating and cooling. Each member of the team at Ardmore Fresh Air has a great deal of experience. We help customers find the best furnace for their home or business. Over the years, Ruud furnaces have continued to be one of the most popular and reliable items we install.   Consumer Reports Ruud Review Now Consumer Reports has released their findings for gas furnace reliability for 2016. It is no surprise that Ruud furnaces ranked FIRST! Consumer Reports collected information and feedback from over 21,000 people. These people all had gas furnace installed between 2011 until the spring of 2016. They ranked companies based on the rate at which gas furnaces break down or stop functioning. Ruud gas furnaces have an 8% breakdown rate. This led to them ranking ahead of all other furnace manufacturers. Trane and American Standard tied for second at 9%. Many companies like Bryant, Carrier, and Lennox had numbers in the 10-15% range. York furnaces reportedly have a 19% breakdown rate, worst by far among the major brands. Here is the graph from Consumer Reports comparing the different brands: