AMERICAN FMHR-40 4**
0.58 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: 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 AMERICAN FMHR-40 4**, it uses 191 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 6 therms above the class median of 185 therms among 288 gas tank models at that draw pattern.
Energy use per year
191 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 above the median of 185 therms for the 288 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 231 of 288, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (191 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
- 0.58 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
- 59 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 38 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,293–$1,862 installed
Not a quote — a modeled range of what installers have charged for this class of unit; your price will vary with labor rates, access, and local code requirements.
Escalation indexes: equipment (BLS PPI) latest available: August 2026; labor (BLS ECI) latest available: April 2026 to June 2026.
NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01Safety 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 0.58 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 191 therms is not a registry value. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. The UEF listed for AMERICAN FMHR-40 4** is 0.58. The other input is the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among 288 gas tank models at this draw pattern, the model ranks 231st lowest for energy use. That places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use, at 6 therms above the class median of 185 therms. The data used here give the median and the rank only, so a full distribution of the class is not available.
The model has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 59 gallons, and a rated volume of 38 gallons. The energy figure applies to a household whose use matches the medium draw pattern. A household with different use will see different gas use, and this page has no figure for it. For someone who wants gas use at or below the class median of 185 therms, this model does not match, since it sits 6 therms above it. The water heater selector by fuel, space and size can narrow other options, and a same-class replacement by model number can be looked up from the model number.
Running cost is not stated as an amount because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiplying 191 therms by your own rate per therm gives a check against a quote or an existing bill, and it holds only for the medium draw pattern. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies the state average price for you. The steps behind it are in how the annual cost is calculated. The installed-price range appears in its own block on this page with its source and date, as a modeled range and not a quote. The rank of 231st lowest of 288 is by energy use, not by cost.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19