BRADFORD WHITE RG2DV50H*N-***
0.64 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: 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).
You are checking the energy figure for the BRADFORD WHITE RG2DV50H*N-***, a gas tank water heater. At the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 264 therms of natural gas a year. That is 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms across 414 models.
Energy use per year
264 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 above the median of 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 236 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (264 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
- 0.64 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
- 96 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 46 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,761–$3,058 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
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UEF 0.64 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 264 therms is computed by this site, not by the registry. It uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.64 for this model, together with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The fuel is natural gas, and the source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the class median of 260 therms, this unit sits 4 therms above. It ranks 236th lowest in energy use among 414 gas tank models at the high draw pattern, which is the second-highest quarter of its class. The comparison covers only that class and draw pattern.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap, so the 264 therms figure fits that use profile. The registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 96 gallons on a rated volume of 46 gallons. Whether that covers your own peak hour is not available in the registry data. The figure does not describe a household with lighter use, because it is fixed at the federal test's daily draw rather than measured in a home. To check a like-for-like unit, find a same-class replacement by model number or use the selector by fuel, space and size.
Running cost is not stated in this text because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that price to the 264 therms at the high draw pattern. The steps behind that calculation are set out in how the annual cost is calculated. A modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block on this page with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote, and it is not repeated here. Your household's actual gas use is not available from the registry, so a real bill may differ from the test-based 264 therms, which sits 4 therms above the class median of 260 therms.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19