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ARISTON GSN30T1-3-*

0.6 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
F

Grade 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).

If you are checking this ARISTON GSN30T1-3-*, it uses 185 therms of natural gas a year. That is at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It equals the class median of 185 therms, a difference of 0 therms, among 288 gas tank 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.

This model: 185 therms

Solid line: this model (185 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 148 therms Median 185 therms Max 194 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
0.6 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

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 figure of 185 therms is not a registry value. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. The UEF for this model is 0.6, and the data source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among 288 gas tank models at the medium draw pattern, this unit has the 89th lowest energy use. That places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The class median is 185 therms, so the difference is 0 therms. The figure is for natural gas only and does not cover any other fuel.

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. The energy figure applies to a typical three- or four-person household at the medium draw pattern. A household with a much larger or smaller daily draw would use a different amount, and this page does not estimate it. Use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size to compare units of another size. Check that 72 gallons covers your own busiest hour, since this page does not test it.

The running cost depends on your own gas rate, so no cost is stated in this text. Multiplying 185 therms by your state average residential gas price gives a yearly figure. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does this for you. The methodology for the annual cost explains how it is calculated. The installed price range is not published. This model's ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on. That range is not stretched past its limits. The annual energy of 185 therms is the only cost-related value shown for this model.

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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