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Mizudo FDG-CS100 vs Mizudo FDG-CS80: which uses less energy?

At the low draw pattern the Mizudo FDG-CS100 and the Mizudo FDG-CS80 use the same energy, 95 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 low draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
Figure Mizudo FDG-CS100 Mizudo FDG-CS80
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) 0.81 0.81
Energy use per year (therms) 95 95
Max flow (GPM) 2.5 2.1
Installed cost range NLR REMDB $1,698–$2,632 $1,698–$2,632
CPSC recall naming it CPSC none on file none on file

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 NLR REMDB · 2026-04-01 CPSC · 2026-09-24


What it costs to run

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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 above.
  • No CPSC recall on file names either model (list checked 2026-09-24).
  • The actual warranty term is printed in each model’s documentation, not in any registry.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick the Mizudo FDG-CS100 if you run more fixtures at once: it lists 2.5 GPM against 2.1.
  • Neither if you need more than 2.5 GPM at the same time — neither unit lists more. Check how to size a tankless unit by GPM.

Each model on its own

  • Mizudo FDG-CS100 Filed figures, class position, running cost on your ZIP 95 therms a year
  • Mizudo FDG-CS80 Filed figures, class position, running cost on your ZIP 95 therms a year