AMERICAN GPCX-50L 1**
0.9 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade A: 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 against the registry, it uses 188 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 72 therms below the 260 therms median of 414 gas tank models at that pattern.
Energy use per year
188 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 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 1 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (188 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
- 0.9 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
- 118 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 49 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2021-10-01 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
- Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
- No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's UEF 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 · 2026-09-24Does it fit your space?
Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.
- Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
- the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
- Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
- the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
- Vent type and size (ENERGY STAR)
- how a gas unit is vented, the vent's diameter and the height of its vent connector
What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.9 · Grade A Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 188 therms is natural gas use per year at the high draw pattern. This site computed it; the registry does not publish it. The calculation uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.9 for AMERICAN GPCX-50L 1**. It also uses the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for this pattern. The data comes from DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The method behind the annual figure is documented separately. Against the 414 gas tank models registered at the high draw pattern, the median is 260 therms. This model sits 72 therms below that median and ranks 1st lowest in energy use of 414.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 118 gallons. The rated volume is 49 gallons. A household whose busiest hour needs more than 118 gallons is not matched by that rating. A smaller household on a lower draw pattern should not read 188 therms as its own use, because the figure belongs to the high draw pattern only. The data does not state a household size. To compare other fuels, sizes or tanks, try the water heater selector.
The running cost is not written here. It depends on your state's average residential gas price, and no price is in this data. The cost calculator applies that price to 188 therms from your ZIP. The installed price range is also not published. This model's ratings, a UEF of 0.9, a first hour rating of 118 gallons and a rated volume of 49 gallons, lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on. The range is not stretched past it. To look for a same-class unit, use the replacement lookup by model number. The annual figure is computed at the test's draw, not measured from any bill.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19