AMERICAN GCRL-30R 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 the AMERICAN GCRL-30R 4**, it 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
- 55 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 0.6 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 185 therms is computed by this site, not by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. The registry lists a UEF of 0.6 for this model. The draw is the medium pattern, which stands for a typical three- or four-person household on a busy morning. The DOE CCD source was retrieved on 2026-09-19. Against the 288 gas tank models at this draw pattern, the class median is 185 therms. This model differs from that median by 0 therms. Its rank of 89th lowest puts it in the second-lowest quarter of the class for energy use.
The registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 55 gallons. The rated volume is 29 gallons. The energy figure applies to a household whose use matches the medium draw pattern. For such a household, 185 therms is the figure to check against a listing. It does not describe a household with a different daily draw. Annual energy at other draw patterns is not available on this page for this model. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size if the pattern does not fit. To find a same-class unit by model number, use the replacement lookup.
The running cost depends on your state's average residential gas price. This page does not state it, because that price differs by state. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator to apply the price to 185 therms. The calculation method explains how the annual cost is worked out. The energy figure and the class median of 185 therms do not depend on your rate. The installed price range is not published for this model. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on. That range is not stretched past its limit, so no installed price is given.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19