AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS GSN30T1-3-*
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).
Checking this gas tank water heater? The AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS GSN30T1-3-* uses 185 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals its class median of 185 therms, a difference of 0 therms. It ranks 89th lowest of 288 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
- 72 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
- Water Heating Technologies recalls American Standard gas water heaters 2016-05-24 Covers some units only: Models beginning GN and GSN sold May 2015 through February 2016; the firm lists exact serial numbers. Check the serial number on your rating plate.
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
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.6 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
This site computed the figure of 185 therms; the registry does not state it. The calculation uses UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.6 for this model. It also uses the daily hot-water draw that the DOE test assigns to the medium draw pattern. The fuel is natural gas, and the source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that draws more or less hot water will use more or less gas than the figure shows. The method behind the annual cost is documented on the methodology page.
Among the 288 models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern, this unit has the 89th lowest energy use. Its 185 therms equals the class median of 185 therms, so the difference is 0 therms. That puts it in the second-lowest quarter of its class for energy use. The comparison covers energy only and says nothing about capacity. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 72 gallons. The rated volume is 29 gallons.
This entry suits a reader who wants to confirm that GSN30T1-3-* sits at the class median of 185 therms under the medium draw pattern. It suits a household less well when its hot-water use differs from that test draw, because the figure then no longer applies. Those households can compare capacity with the water heater selector by fuel, space and size. Running cost depends on the state average residential gas price. Multiply 185 therms by your own rate, or use the cost calculator on your own ZIP. An installed price range is not published. This model's ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19