the military wanted tank-tough.
they got it.

Tappan’s reputation for tough, durable products was, in the beginning, cast in iron. In 1881, in Bellaire, Ohio, W. J. (Bill) Tappan sold his wood- and coal-burning stoves door-to-door from a horse-drawn wagon. But it wasn’t until World Wars I and II, when Tappan supplied cooking equipment to the U.S. armed forces, that the name gained well-deserved national recognition.

The Tappan name has always stood for appliances that are durable and innovative. Tappan’s introduction of the microwave in 1955 revolutionized cooking. Then, just five years later, pilot lights in furnaces and stoves became a thing of the past with Tappan’s invention of electronic ignition.

Today, our line of heating and cooling equipment is still just as solidly built as our tank-tough stoves built for the military in World Wars I and II. In fact, our furnaces offer an all-parts limited warranty good for 10 years, with limited lifetime warranty on the heat exchanger. Even more, they’re Tappan smart. Packed with precision-engineered components that deliver extended service life, plus state-of-the-art efficiency and comfort.