BRADFORD WHITE RG2PDV50S*N
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).
Checking the BRADFORD WHITE RG2PDV50S*N? As a gas tank tested at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 249 therms of natural gas a year. That is 11 therms below the 260 therms class median across 414 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
- 80 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 48 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$2,024–$3,732 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 249 therms figure applies only to the high draw pattern, at the federal test's daily hot-water draw. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.68 for this model. The registry does not publish the annual figure itself. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the 260 therms class median, this model sits 11 therms lower. It ranks 164th lowest energy use of 414, which places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The comparison covers only models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 80 gallons for this model. Its rated volume is 48 gallons. Those two values are the ones to check against your own peak-hour demand. A household with a lower daily draw is not described by the 249 therms figure, and this page has no value for other draw patterns, so that figure is not available here. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size if you need to compare units for a different situation.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiplying 249 therms of natural gas by that price gives the yearly cost at the high draw pattern. The cost calculator does this from your ZIP, and the methodology page explains how the annual cost is calculated. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date, and it is not a quote. To compare against another unit of the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number. The 11 therms difference from the 260 therms median is a difference in gas energy, not in cost.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19