AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS PV50SLN*-65*
0.69 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade F: 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).
Checking the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS PV50SLN*-65*, a gas tank water heater? It uses 245 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That figure sits 15 therms below the 260 therms median for the 414 gas tank models tested at the same draw pattern.
Energy use per year
245 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 130 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (245 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
- 0.69 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
- 110 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 47 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$2,068–$3,846 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
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.69 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
This site calculates the 245 therms figure; the registry does not publish it. The figure combines the model's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.69 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The UEF comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, this one ranks 130th lowest for energy use. That puts it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The figure holds only at the test's daily draw. A home that draws more or less hot water will use a different amount of gas. The steps are set out on the page explaining how the annual cost is calculated.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 110 gallons. Its rated volume is 47 gallons. A plumber or seller checking a match can compare those two figures with the unit on site or on the listing. A household that uses less hot water each day than the test assumes is outside the tested condition, so the 245 therms figure does not describe it. The selector by fuel, space and size filters models on those three points. To match this unit within its own class, use the same-class replacement search by model number.
This text does not state the running cost. It depends on your state's average residential gas price, so the page calculates it from your ZIP instead of printing one figure. The calculation starts from the same 245 therms a year at the high draw pattern. Against the class median of 260 therms, the 15 therms gap means this model uses less gas at the test's draw. How much that saves depends on your rate. For your own rate, enter your ZIP in the cost calculator for your own ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block as a modeled range with its source and date, not a quote. The registry data does not show whether this model's use in a given home matches the test figure.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19