RELIANCE WATER HEATERS G6-US4040NV 5**
0.64 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 414 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS G6-US4040NV 5** gas tank water heater, it uses 264 therms of natural gas a year. That figure applies to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, at the federal test's daily draw. It is 4 therms above its class median of 260 therms.
Energy use per year
264 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 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 236 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (264 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 188 therms Median 260 therms Max 277 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
- 0.64 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
- 83 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 38 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,643–$2,763 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 0.64 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
This site calculated the 264 therms figure; the registry does not list it. The calculation uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. For this model the UEF is 0.64. The input data comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The result describes use at that test draw only. A home that uses more or less hot water each day will use a different amount of gas. This page does not have that amount. The steps are explained on the page covering how the annual cost is calculated.
In plain terms, the high draw pattern fits a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 83 gallons. Its rated volume is 38 gallons. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, it ranks 236th for lowest energy use. That puts it in the quarter of its class just above the median for energy use, at the 4 therms gap already stated. Other units in the same class can be found with the same-class replacement search by model number.
This text does not state the running cost. The cost is the 264 therms figure multiplied by the average residential gas price in the reader's state, so the page calculates it from the reader's ZIP. The cost calculator for your own ZIP does the same calculation for any location. The energy figure belongs to the high draw pattern only. This page has no annual energy figure for a household that uses less hot water than the federal test assumes. For that household, gas use and running cost are not available here. The installed price range is in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19