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ENVO WH-AZ52-199-NGO

0.81 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
G

Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 397 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

A gas tankless unit, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).

If you are checking this unit's energy figure: ENVO WH-AZ52-199-NGO uses 209 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 27 therms above the class median of 182 therms, and it ranks 323rd lowest of 397 models.


Energy use per year

209 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 182 therms for the 397 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 323 of 397, lowest energy first.

This model: 209 therms

Solid line: this model (209 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 173 therms Median 182 therms Max 209 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
0.81 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tankless unit at the high draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
High DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
4.8 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,698–$2,632 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

The figure of 209 therms is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.81 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure applies to natural gas at that test draw only. It is a computed annual figure, not a metered reading from an installed unit. A household that draws more or less hot water than the test will use a different amount, and this page has no data on that. The method behind the annual figures is documented separately.

Among the 397 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the high draw pattern, this unit sits 27 therms above the class median of 182 therms. It ranks 323rd lowest energy use of 397, which puts it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The registry lists a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 4.8. A reader who wants the lowest gas use at this draw should look at models with a lower rank number, since those use less at the same test draw. The same-class replacement search finds those models by model number.

The running cost is not stated here because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiplying 209 therms by your own rate per therm gives the yearly gas cost at the test draw. The same arithmetic applied to the 27 therms gap above the class median of 182 therms gives the yearly cost of that gap. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator to see both on your local rate. Actual use in a home is not known from the registry, because it depends on the household's real hot-water draw. The modeled installed-cost range is shown in its own block on this page, with its source and date.

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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