FRIEDRICH XG29T12XR60U0
0.71 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade E: 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 this unit against its registry entry: the FRIEDRICH XG29T12XR60U0 uses 238 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 22 therms below the class median of 260 therms for 414 gas tank models.
Energy use per year
238 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 84 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (238 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
- 0.71 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
- 93 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 28 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
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UEF 0.71 · Grade E Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 238 therms is a calculated value, not one the registry publishes. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.71 for this model, and from the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. That pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the 414 gas tank models registered at the high draw pattern, this model ranks 84th lowest energy use, which puts it in the lowest quarter of its class. The gap to the class median of 260 therms is 22 therms, and the direction is below.
The registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 93 gallons, and a rated volume of 28 gallons. The comparison on this page holds for a natural gas unit at the high draw pattern, so it applies most directly to a household that matches that description. It does not transfer to a different fuel or a different draw pattern, because the 238 therms depends on that test condition. A home whose real hot-water use differs from the test draw will use a different amount, and this page has no value for it. To compare by fuel, space and size, use the selector by fuel, space and size. To look for a unit in the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on the state average residential gas price where you live. The cost follows from 238 therms at the high draw pattern multiplied by that price. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies it for you, and how the annual cost is calculated sets out the steps. An installed price range for XG29T12XR60U0 is not published. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it. The registry data does not show actual use in any single home, so that stays unknown.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19