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AMERICAN T-H3M-DV-N 1**

0.9 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
D

Grade D: where this UEF sits among the 80 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

A gas tankless unit, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).

If you are checking AMERICAN T-H3M-DV-N 1**, a gas tankless unit, this site computes 123 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 12 therms below the class median of 135 therms across 80 registered models.


Energy use per year

123 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 135 therms for the 80 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 10 of 80, lowest energy first.

This model: 123 therms

Solid line: this model (123 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 114 therms Median 135 therms Max 137 therms

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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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 tankless unit at the medium draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
3.3 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$2,122–$3,129 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) · 2026-04-01

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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 · 2026-09-24

What these figures mean

The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.9 for this unit, and a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 3.3. This site combines the registry's UEF with the test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern to reach 123 therms. The registry does not publish that annual figure itself. The condition matters: the figure describes a typical household on a busy morning, and the data was retrieved from DOE CCD on 2026-09-19. A household that draws more or less hot water than the test assumes will use a different amount. The calculation is set out on the methodology page.

Among the 80 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern, this one has a rank of 10th lowest energy use of 80. That places it in the lowest quarter of its class. Its 123 therms sits 12 therms below the class median of 135 therms. The comparison holds only for models tested at the same draw pattern and fuel. It does not cover other classes, such as tank models or electric units, and their figures are not in this data. It also does not show how the unit behaves in a home whose hot-water use differs from the test. A same-class alternative can be looked up by model number with the replacement finder.

Running cost is not stated in this text because it depends on the state average residential gas price, which differs by reader. The cost calculator applies the price for your ZIP to 123 therms. Because the figure is in therms, a higher gas price raises the cost in direct proportion, and the 12 therms gap to the class median scales with your rate in the same way. The figure suits a household on natural gas whose use is close to the medium draw pattern. It does not apply to a household on another fuel, or to one whose daily use is far from the test's. The maximum flow rate of 3.3 is a separate limit on simultaneous use, and the registry data here does not say how many fixtures that supports. Installed cost is shown in its own block on the page.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


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