BRADFORD WHITE URG2DV50S*N-***
0.63 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).
Checking the BRADFORD WHITE URG2DV50S*N-***? At the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, this gas tank uses 269 therms of natural gas a year. That is 9 therms above the 260 therms median of its 414 registered peers.
Energy use per year
269 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 320 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (269 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
- 0.63 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
- 78 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 47 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,717–$2,944 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
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.63 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 269 therms is a calculated value, not one printed in the registry. This site derived it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.63, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source data is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, this model has the 320th lowest energy use, which places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. Its figure is 9 therms above the class median of 260 therms. The steps behind the calculation are on the methodology page.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap, so this figure applies to readers with that kind of use. The model has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 78 gallons, and a rated volume of 47 gallons. The site's energy calculation does not use those two values. The figure does not apply to a lower-use household, and energy use for other draw patterns is not available on this page. Readers who put energy use first should note the 9 therms gap to the class median of 260 therms. To compare by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
The running cost is not written in this text because it depends on the state average residential gas price where you live. Applying your own gas price to 269 therms gives the yearly gas cost at the high draw pattern. Applying the same price to the 9 therms gap gives the yearly difference from the class median. The cost calculator does this from your ZIP. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block on the page, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote, and it is not repeated here. To look for a same-class alternative, find a replacement by model number. Every comparison on this page rests on the federal test's draw, not on measured use in a home.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19