BRADFORD WHITE URG2PDV50TH*N
0.69 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 the BRADFORD WHITE URG2PDV50TH*N, this gas tank heater uses 245 therms of natural gas a year. That figure belongs to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 15 therms below the class median of 260 therms, and it ranks 130th lowest in energy use of 414.
Energy use per year
245 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 130 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (245 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
- 0.69 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
- 109 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
$2,053–$3,809 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 0.69 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
The 245 therms figure is computed by this site, not taken from the registry. It starts from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.69 for this model. That value is applied to the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The registry value comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure therefore holds at the federal test's draw, not at your household's actual usage. A home that draws more hot water each day than the test assumes will use more gas than 245 therms. A home that draws less will use less. How much more or less is not available from the registry data. The method behind the annual figures sets out each step.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. For that use, the registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 109 gallons. The rated volume is 46 gallons. A household whose peak hour needs more than 109 gallons of hot water is outside what this rating covers. A smaller household with lighter, spread-out use does not match the high draw pattern. For that household, the 245 therms figure and the rank here do not describe its case. The water heater selector by fuel, space and size starts from those three inputs. To check another model of the same class by its number, use the same-class replacement finder.
The running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on your state's average residential gas price, so the page computes it from your ZIP. The same 245 therms of natural gas costs more to run where the state gas price is higher, and less where it is lower. The 15 therms gap to the class median, noted above, is a gap in gas. Its value in money follows the same state price. To see both on your own rate, enter your ZIP in the water heater cost calculator for your ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote, and it does not change the energy figure.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19