AMERICAN GCR-30 2**
0.63 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade E: 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).
Checking the AMERICAN GCR-30 2**? Its annual energy use is 176 therms of natural gas at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 9 therms below the class median of 185 therms, and it ranks 62nd lowest of 288 gas tank models.
Energy use per year
176 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 below the median of 185 therms for the 288 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 62 of 288, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (176 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
- 0.63 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
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UEF 0.63 · Grade E Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 176 therms comes from this site, not from the registry. We started from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. The UEF for this model is 0.63. We then applied the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern, which describes a typical three- or four-person household. The source data was retrieved from DOE CCD on 2026-09-19. Your own hot-water use may differ from the test draw, so treat the figure as a comparison point. The methodology page shows how the annual cost is worked out.
The class is the 288 models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern. This unit uses 9 therms less than the class median of 185 therms. Its rank of 62nd lowest puts it in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use. Energy use says nothing about capacity. Capacity is described by the first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank. This model has a first hour rating of 63 gallons and a rated volume of 29 gallons. The energy figure does not show whether those gallons cover your peak demand. The water heater selector filters models by fuel, space and size.
The running cost is not stated here because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. The cost calculator applies that price for your ZIP to the 176 therms of natural gas at the medium draw pattern. The same rate applies to the 9 therms gap from the class median of 185 therms. An installed price range is not published for the AMERICAN GCR-30 2**. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and we do not stretch the range past it. To look for a same-class model, the replacement finder works from a model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19