AMERICAN FMHR-30 4**
0.6 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade F: where this UEF sits among the 288 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
If you are checking this water heater, the AMERICAN FMHR-30 4** uses 185 therms of natural gas a year. That figure is for the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It equals the class median of 185 therms, a difference of 0 therms. It ranks 89th lowest of 288 gas tank models.
Energy use per year
185 therms a year
Computed by this site from the registry's UEF and the federal test's daily hot-water draw for this draw pattern. What it costs depends on the natural gas rate where you live.
That is equal to the median of 185 therms for the 288 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 89 of 288, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (185 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 148 therms Median 185 therms Max 194 therms
What it costs to run where you live
What the registry files
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
- 0.6 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
- 63 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 29 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
Safety record
No CPSC recall names this model.
Checked against the CPSC recall database. CPSC does not publish a model-level match for this product category, so this list is curated by hand from the manufacturer's recall filings.
CPSC · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
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UEF 0.6 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.6 for this model. This site computed 185 therms per year from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. The registry does not publish the annual figure itself. The figure is in natural gas and applies only to the medium draw pattern. A household that uses more or less hot water than the test assumes will see a different result. The data was retrieved from the DOE CCD on 2026-09-19. See how the annual cost is calculated for the method.
Against its class, the model sits at the median. Its energy use of 185 therms differs from the class median of 185 therms by 0 therms. It ranks 89th lowest of 288, which places it in the second-lowest quarter of gas tank models at the medium draw pattern. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 63 gallons. The rated volume is 29 gallons. These ratings suit a household whose busiest morning matches the medium draw pattern. They may not suit heavier hot-water use, and the data here does not say where that limit lies. To compare other fuels or sizes, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.
The running cost depends on your state's average residential gas price, so this text gives no cost figure. Applying your price to 185 therms gives the yearly cost at the medium draw pattern. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does this for you. An installed price range is not published for FMHR-30 4**. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on. That range is not stretched past its limit. If you need a same-class unit, find a replacement by model number and compare its annual energy against 185 therms, the median for this class.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19