BRADFORD WHITE RG2F40S*N
0.7 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade E: 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 listing, BRADFORD WHITE RG2F40S*N uses 242 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 18 therms below the class median of 260 therms for gas tank models.
Energy use per year
242 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 90 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (242 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
- 0.7 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
$1,993–$3,665 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 0.7 · Grade E Price it on your ZIP
The registry lists BRADFORD WHITE RG2F40S*N with a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.7. This site computed 242 therms per year of natural gas from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. It is a modeled figure for test conditions, not a measurement of any home. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, this one ranks 90th lowest in energy use. That places it in the lowest quarter of its class. The class median is 260 therms, so this model sits 18 therms below it. See how the annual cost is calculated for the method.
The high draw pattern stands for a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The 242 therms figure applies only at that pattern. A home with lighter or heavier daily use than the test's draw will use a different amount, and the data give no figure for that case. The figure is also for natural gas, so it does not apply to a home without gas service. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 75 gallons for this model, and its rated volume is 38 gallons. Whether 75 gallons covers your busiest hour depends on your own overlapping use, which this page cannot measure. The selector by fuel, space and size filters models on those inputs.
The running cost is not stated here because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiply the 242 therms by that price per therm, or use the cost calculator on your own ZIP, which does this for you. The 242 therms holds only at the high draw pattern, so a different actual draw changes the result. At any one gas price, the yearly cost gap to a model at the class median equals 18 therms multiplied by that same price. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date, as a modeled range and not a quote. To compare units with the same fuel and draw pattern, you can find a same-class replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19