BRADFORD WHITE RG1PV40S*N19
0.68 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).
If you are checking this water heater, BRADFORD WHITE RG1PV40S*N19 uses 249 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 11 therms below the 260 therms class median across 414 gas tank models.
Energy use per year
249 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 164 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (249 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
- 0.68 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
- 75 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 38 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,877–$3,364 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
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UEF 0.68 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 249 therms is computed by this site, not by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.68 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. It holds only under that condition, so a household that draws more or less hot water than the test will use a different amount. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Within its class, this unit ranks 164th lowest energy use of 414, in the second-lowest quarter for energy use. The gap of 11 therms from the 260 therms median describes tested gas use only. The steps behind the calculation are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap, so the figure is most relevant to a home that uses hot water that way. The registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 75 gallons, with a rated volume of 38 gallons. Whether that covers your busiest hour depends on how much hot water you run at once, which the registry does not record. The figure is less useful for a smaller household, because this page has no energy value for this model at any other draw pattern. It is also in therms of natural gas, so it cannot be set directly against an electric unit. The water heater selector by fuel, space and size covers those other cases.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiply that price by 249 therms to get this unit's yearly cost at the high draw pattern. Apply the same price to the 260 therms class median, or to the 11 therms difference, to see the gap in cost terms. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does this with the state price for you. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date, and it is not a quote. To compare against other models of the same type, find a same-class replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19