RELIANCE WATER HEATERS GCR-50 4**
0.62 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 GCR-50 4**, it uses 273 therms of natural gas a year. That figure belongs to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 13 therms above the 260 therms median of the 414 gas tank models at that draw pattern.
Energy use per year
273 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 367 of 414, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (273 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
- 0.62 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
- 84 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 48 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,674–$2,831 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 0.62 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 273 therms figure is computed by this site, not taken from the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.62 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The underlying data come from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern, this model ranks 367th when sorted from lowest energy use. That places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The figure holds only at the test's daily draw. Energy use for a household drawing more or less hot water is not available here. The steps are set out in how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. For that use, the registry lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 84 gallons. The rated volume is 48 gallons. These two figures describe capacity under the test, not energy use. A reader whose priority is lower gas use at this draw pattern should note the rank of 367th of 414. Most models in the same class use less energy at the same test draw. Same-class models can be looked up through find a same-class replacement by model number. How this unit performs in a smaller household is not available in these data, because the figures belong only to the high draw pattern.
The running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on your state's average residential gas price, so the page computes it from your ZIP. That calculation applies your rate to the 273 therms figure at the high draw pattern. The gap of 13 therms a year against the class median also becomes a cost only at your own rate. The cost calculator on your own ZIP shows both results. The installed price range shown elsewhere on this page is a modeled range with its own source and date, not a quote. Neither figure covers a household whose daily draw differs from the federal test's draw. Running cost for that household is not available here.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19