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NAVIEN NPE-210S2

0.96 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
A

Grade A: 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 the NAVIEN NPE-210S2, this gas tankless unit uses 176 therms of natural gas a year at the high draw pattern. A draw pattern is the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That figure is 6 therms below the class median of 182 therms, ranking 12th lowest of 397 models.


Energy use per year

176 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 12 of 397, lowest energy first.

This model: 176 therms

Solid line: this model (176 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

Enter your ZIP to see what this unit costs to run a year at your state’s average natural gas price.


What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
0.96 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
5.3 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
2021-01-01 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

$2,405–$3,460 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 numbers27" H × 17" W × 13" D
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers5A max
  • Vent compatibilityEnter your numbersPower Direct Vent, 2" or 2" vent
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

This site computed the 176 therms figure; it does not come directly from the registry. The calculation combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. This model's UEF is 0.96. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class is the 397 models registered as gas tankless units at the high draw pattern, and its median use is 182 therms a year. This model sits 6 therms below that median. It ranks 12th lowest, which puts it in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use. The comparison holds only within this class and at this draw pattern. The steps behind the figure are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.

The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The 176 therms figure assumes that level of use. The registry lists a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 5.3 for this unit. That rating describes flow, not energy use, and it does not change the annual figure. A household that draws less hot water than the federal test's daily draw would use a different amount than 176 therms. The data does not include that amount, so this page does not give it. To compare other units by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size. To find a unit in the same class as an existing model number, see the same-class replacement lookup by model number.

This text does not state a running cost. The cost depends on the reader's state average residential gas price, so the page calculates it from the reader's ZIP. The 6 therms gap below the class median of 182 therms has a cost value only at that local rate. To see it, enter a ZIP in the running cost calculator for your own ZIP. Any cost shown there applies to 176 therms of natural gas at the high draw pattern, not to other levels of use. The installed-price range appears in its own block on the page, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote, and this text does not repeat its figures.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

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


Keep going

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