JOHN WOOD T-H3M-DV-N 1**
0.9 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade D: where this UEF sits among the 80 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tankless unit, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
You are checking one model's yearly gas use. The JOHN WOOD T-H3M-DV-N 1** uses 123 therms of natural gas a year. That figure is for the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It is 12 therms below the class median of 135 therms.
Energy use per year
123 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 135 therms for the 80 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 10 of 80, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (123 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 114 therms Median 135 therms Max 137 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
- 0.9 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
- 3.3 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$2,122–$3,129 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 0.9 · Grade D Price it on your ZIP
The registry lists its UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, as 0.9 in the federal test. This site computed 123 therms from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The registry does not publish the annual figure itself. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class is the 80 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern. This unit has the 10th lowest energy use of 80, which is in the lowest quarter of its class. Its 123 therms is 12 therms below the class median of 135 therms.
This figure suits a check against a household whose hot-water use resembles the medium draw pattern. It is a modeled value, not a measurement of any one home. The registry lists a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 3.3. The temperature rise behind that flow is not available here, so the flow figure alone does not show how many fixtures the unit can serve at once. The 123 therms does not carry over to other households. The annual energy for other draw patterns is not available on this page. The comparison with 135 therms holds only inside this class of 80 models.
The running cost is not stated in the text. It depends on your state's average residential gas price. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator to apply that price to 123 therms. The methodology page explains how the annual cost is calculated. The same 123 therms costs more where gas is priced higher and less where it is priced lower. If you need a unit in the same class, you can find a same-class replacement by model number. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19