AMERICAN GPVT-40 2**
0.7 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade E: 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 the AMERICAN GPVT-40 2**, a gas tank heater, it uses 242 therms of natural gas a year. That figure applies to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It is 18 therms below the 260 therms median of the 414 gas tank models registered at that pattern.
Energy use per year
242 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 90 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (242 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
- 0.7 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
- 87 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
$1,993–$3,665 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 0.7 · Grade E Price it on your ZIP
The registry does not print the 242 therms figure. This site calculates it from two inputs. The first is the model's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.7. The second is the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The UEF comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. This model ranks 90th lowest in energy use among the 414 gas tank models at the high draw pattern. That rank puts it in the lowest quarter of its class. The figure holds only at the federal test's draw. A household that uses more or less hot water will have a different total. The steps are set out in how this site calculates annual energy and cost.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. For that use, the registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank. For this model it is 87 gallons, from a rated volume of 38 gallons. A plumber checking against a peak demand can compare that rating with the household's own busiest hour. If the peak need is more than 87 gallons, this rating does not show that the unit can cover it. If the home has no natural gas supply, the class comparison on this page does not apply. The water heater selector by fuel, space and size covers other fuels. A same-class replacement search by model number lists other gas tank units at this draw pattern.
This text does not give a running cost, because the cost depends on your state's average residential natural gas price. The page takes that price from your ZIP and applies it to 242 therms a year. The 18 therms difference from the class median is converted the same way, so its value depends on your rate as well as on the model. The cost calculator on your own ZIP shows both results. This page cannot know your household's actual hot-water use, so your bill may differ from the figure based on the test. The installed price range is shown in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19