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BRADFORD WHITE URG2PV50H*N**

0.68 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
F

Grade 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 URG2PV50H*N**, this gas tank uses 249 therms of natural gas a year. That figure applies to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 11 therms below the 260 therms class median, the 164th lowest energy use of 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.

This model: 249 therms

Solid line: this model (249 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 188 therms Median 260 therms Max 277 therms

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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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
107 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

$1,995–$3,659 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) · 2026-04-01

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Safety 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 · 2026-09-24

What these figures mean

This site computed the 249 therms figure; the registry does not list it. The figure combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. This model's UEF is 0.68. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that uses more or less hot water than the test assumes will use a different amount of gas. The registry data came from the DOE CCD and was retrieved on 2026-09-19. The page on how the annual cost is calculated explains how the draw and the UEF become a yearly figure.

The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 107 gallons. Its rated volume is 46 gallons. Its 11 therms gap below the median puts it in the second-lowest quarter of its class for energy use. That class covers only the 414 gas tanks registered at the high draw pattern. So the comparison does not describe a home with lighter daily use or a home on a different fuel. The rank covers energy use only. To match a unit already in place, use the same-class replacement search by model number.

This text gives no running cost. The cost of 249 therms of natural gas depends on your state's average residential gas price, so the page works it out from your ZIP. No cost is estimated here. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that rate to this model's yearly use. The cost carries the same condition as the energy figure: it assumes the high draw pattern's daily draw, not your household's actual draw. The 11 therms gap from the class median becomes a cost gap only once your rate is applied, and a higher gas price makes that gap larger. The installed price range has its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


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