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Mizudo FDG-CS120

0.84 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
F

Grade F: 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).

If you are checking the Mizudo FDG-CS120 against the registry, it uses 132 therms of natural gas a year. That figure is for the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 3 therms below the 135 therms median of the 80 gas tankless units registered at that pattern.


Energy use per year

132 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 23 of 80, lowest energy first.

This model: 132 therms

Solid line: this model (132 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 114 therms Median 135 therms Max 137 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
0.84 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 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,839–$2,798 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

This site computed the 132 therms figure. The registry does not publish it. The figure combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the daily hot-water draw in the DOE test for the medium draw pattern. For this model the UEF is 0.84, taken from the DOE CCD and retrieved 2026-09-19. The result holds only at that test draw. A household that uses more or less hot water than the medium pattern will have a different annual figure. The registry does not say what that figure would be. The conversion steps are explained in how the annual cost is calculated.

This model ranks 23rd lowest for energy use among the 80 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern. Its 132 therms sits 3 therms below the class median of 135 therms. That places it below the median but not at the lowest end of the class. The comparison fits a household whose daily use is close to the medium pattern, which DOE treats as a typical household. Its maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 3. A home that often runs several outlets at once may need more than 3 gallons per minute. This page does not show how the unit performs above that rate. To compare against other fuels, spaces and sizes, use the selector by fuel, space and size.

The running cost is not written here because it depends on the average residential gas price in your state. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator on your own ZIP, and the page multiplies the 132 therms of natural gas by that price. The result still assumes the medium draw pattern, so it reflects test conditions, not your bill. The registry does not record your actual rate, tariff tiers or hot-water habits, so this page cannot know them. The installed price has its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. To check other units in this class, use find a same-class replacement by model number.

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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