BRADFORD WHITE RG130T*N
0.54 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 9 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, low draw pattern (a one- or two-person household).
If you are checking the energy figure: the BRADFORD WHITE RG130T*N, a gas tank, uses 142 therms of natural gas a year at the low draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals its class median of 142 therms (0 therms difference), and it ranks 4th lowest of 9.
Energy use per year
142 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 142 therms for the 9 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 4 of 9, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (142 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 134 therms Median 142 therms Max 142 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
- 0.54 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the low draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Low 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
- 46 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 UEF 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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
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UEF 0.54 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 142 therms is not a registry entry. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.54 for this model, and from the daily hot-water draw that the DOE test assigns to the low draw pattern. The fuel is natural gas, and the source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Because it rests on the test's fixed daily draw, it describes the test condition and not a measured result in any particular home. Actual use in a home with different hot-water habits or a different inlet water temperature is not available here and is not estimated.
Among the 9 models registered as a gas tank at the low draw pattern, this model ranks 4th lowest for energy use. That places it in the quarter of its class just above the lowest-energy quarter. Its 142 therms equals the class median of 142 therms, so the difference is 0 therms. The comparison covers only registered gas tanks at the same draw pattern and says nothing about other classes or fuels. The figure applies to a small household, which is what this draw pattern represents; a household with a larger daily draw falls outside it. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 46 gallons, and the rated volume is 29 gallons. To look for a unit in the same class, use replacement search by model number.
The running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on the state average residential gas price, so it changes with where the reader lives. The cost calculator applies that price, taken from your ZIP, to 142 therms. The annual cost method is documented separately. At the same gas price, a difference of 0 therms from the class median of 142 therms means no difference in running cost from a model at that median. An installed price range is not published for this model: its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it. Readers weighing other fuels, space or size can use the water heater selector.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19