LAARS KGWH-190JFN vs Pavilion UT199DV (GQ-C3260WX-FF PB US): which uses less energy?

At the high draw pattern the LAARS KGWH-190JFN and the Pavilion UT199DV (GQ-C3260WX-FF PB US) use the same energy, 176 therms a year each, on the same federal test. Both are filed as a gas tankless unit, so the comparison holds; what separates them is below. Enter your ZIP to price either one on your own rate.

Side by side

Compared within one class only: models filed as a gas tankless unit at the high draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
Figure	LAARS KGWH-190JFN	Pavilion UT199DV (GQ-C3260WX-FF PB US)
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor)	0.96	0.96
Energy use per year (therms)	176	176
Max flow (GPM)	5.8	5.6
Installed cost range	$2,405–$3,460	$2,405–$3,460
ENERGY STAR certified	yes	not matched
Sound level (dB)	44	not filed
On the market since	2024-11-30	not filed

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to run

Reliability

Not published: Reliability, failure rates and each model’s actual warranty term.

The registries these figures come from certify energy performance under a federal test; none of them records how long a unit lasts or how often it fails, so this page does not rank the two on reliability.

What is here instead:

The filed efficiency, capacity and tank size of both models, side by side below.
The actual warranty term is printed in each model’s documentation, not in any registry.

Which should you pick?

Pick the LAARS KGWH-190JFN if its price or availability suits you — on energy the two are level.
Pick the Pavilion UT199DV (GQ-C3260WX-FF PB US) if it is the one you can get installed sooner or for less — on the filed figures it has no advantage over the LAARS KGWH-190JFN.
Neither if you need more than 5.8 GPM at the same time — neither unit lists more. Check how to size a tankless unit by GPM.

Each model on its own

LAARS KGWH-190JFN

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.
Pavilion UT199DV (GQ-C3260WX-FF PB US)

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.