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Kepler MGWH199IXNN

0.95 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
B

Grade B: 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 Kepler MGWH199IXNN against the registry, it uses 178 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 4 therms below the class median of 182 therms, across 397 comparable gas tankless models.


Energy use per year

178 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 182 therms for the 397 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 45 of 397, lowest energy first.

This model: 178 therms

Solid line: this model (178 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
0.95 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
5.7 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2024-05-30 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$2,358–$3,405 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

Does it fit your space?

Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.

Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
Vent type and size (ENERGY STAR)
how a gas unit is vented, the vent's diameter and the height of its vent connector
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers26.8" H × 17.3" W × 11" D
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers1.3A max
  • Vent compatibilityEnter your numbersPower Direct Vent, 2" or 3" vent
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The registry lists Kepler MGWH199IXNN as a gas tankless unit with a UEF of 0.95. UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, is the registry's efficiency measure. The registry does not publish the annual figure of 178 therms. This site computed it from the registry's UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern, using DOE CCD data retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 397 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the high draw pattern, this model's rank is 45th lowest energy use of 397, which places it in the lowest quarter of its class. Its figure sits 4 therms below the class median of 182 therms. The page on how the annual cost is calculated describes the method.

The 178 therms figure applies only to the high draw pattern, which describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. For that kind of use, it shows the natural gas the unit would use at the federal test's draw. The maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 5.7. This page does not convert that rating into a household size. A household with lighter hot-water use falls outside this figure, and this page has no annual energy value for other draw patterns of this model. The gap of 4 therms from the 182 therms class median compares test-based values, not measurements from any one home. If you are still choosing a fuel or size, the water heater selector by fuel, space and size covers that step.

This text gives no running cost because it depends on the state average residential gas price where you live. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that price to the 178 therms figure and returns the yearly cost at your rate. The result carries the same conditions as the energy figure: the high draw pattern, the federal test's draw, and natural gas as the fuel. Real use in a home can differ from the test's daily draw, and this page cannot say by how much. If you are checking a replacement, you can find a same-class replacement by model number and compare its energy use with this model's 45th lowest position and the class median of 182 therms.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

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


Keep going

UEF 0.95 · Grade B Price it on your ZIP