LOCHINVAR TK-110U-E 2**
0.81 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: 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).
Checking the LOCHINVAR TK-110U-E 2**? It uses 137 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 2 therms above the class median of 135 therms, ranking 52nd lowest of 80 models.
Energy use per year
137 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 135 therms for the 80 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 52 of 80, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (137 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
- 0.81 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
- 3.5 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) · 2026-04-01Safety 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
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UEF 0.81 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
This model's 137 therms is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It starts from the registry's 0.81 UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. It then applies the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The figure is for natural gas and comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The unit's maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 3.5. That is a capacity rating, and it does not enter the annual energy calculation shown here. The method behind the annual cost is described on the methodology page.
The class is the 80 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern. This unit sits in the second-highest quarter of that class for energy use. Its 137 therms is 2 therms above the class median of 135 therms. It ranks 52nd lowest in energy use of 80. It suits a household that matches the medium draw pattern and wants a figure to check against the registry listing. It suits less well a household whose hot-water use differs from that pattern. The figure applies only at the federal test's daily draw, so actual use in a home can differ. For another unit in the same class, use the replacement finder by model number.
The running cost is not stated in the text, because it depends on the state average residential gas price for your ZIP. Multiplying 137 therms by your own gas rate per therm gives a yearly figure for this unit. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does this for you. The same rate converts the 2 therms gap from the 135 therms class median into cost. The installed price appears in its own block, as a modeled range and not a quote, with its source and date. If fuel, space or size is still open, the selector by fuel, space and size covers those. The running cost for this model is unknown until a rate is entered.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19