AMERICAN GCR-50 2**
0.64 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 414 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking this unit's energy figure, AMERICAN GCR-50 2** uses 264 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms for the 414 gas tank models at this draw pattern.
Energy use per year
264 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 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 236 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (264 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 188 therms Median 260 therms Max 277 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
- 0.64 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High 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
- 81 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 48 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,790–$3,131 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
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UEF 0.64 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 264 therms is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the daily hot-water draw the DOE test assigns to the high draw pattern. The registry lists a UEF of 0.64 for this model. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at this draw pattern, this one sits 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms. It ranks 236th lowest in energy use of 414, which places it in the second-highest quarter of its class for energy use. The calculation method is documented separately.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. For that use, the model has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 81 gallons, and a rated volume of 48 gallons. A verifier can compare those two values with the peak-hour demand of the household in question. The figure of 264 therms does not describe a household whose hot-water use differs from the test draw, and this page gives no estimate for another draw pattern. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size when one of those is the open question.
The running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on the state average residential gas price, and this page does not estimate it. Multiplying 264 therms by the reader's own price per therm gives the yearly cost at the federal test's draw. The cost calculator does this from a ZIP code. At the same rate, the 4 therms gap to the 260 therms median converts to a cost difference in the same way. The modeled installed-cost range for AMERICAN GCR-50 2** appears in its own block with its source and date, and it is not repeated here. To compare within the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19