Rheem PROG50-36N RH60 MH DVX
0.58 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 288 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
If you are checking the Rheem PROG50-36N RH60 MH DVX, a gas tank water heater, here is its yearly energy use. It uses 191 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 6 therms above the 185 therms median for gas tanks at this draw pattern.
Energy use per year
191 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 185 therms for the 288 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 231 of 288, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (191 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 148 therms Median 185 therms Max 194 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
- 0.58 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium 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
- 65 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
$1,440–$2,230 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 0.58 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 191 therms figure is not printed in the registry. This site computes it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. The second input is the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. For this model the UEF is 0.58, from DOE CCD data retrieved 2026-09-19. The yearly figure holds only at the federal test's daily draw. This page does not have energy use for a home with a different hot-water pattern. The steps behind the calculation are set out in how the annual cost is calculated. Read the figure as a comparison value under test conditions. It is not a meter reading.
The medium draw pattern stands for a typical household on DOE's test schedule. This unit's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 65 gallons. Its rated volume is 48 gallons. There are 288 models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern. This one ranks 231st lowest energy use among them. That places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. A reader who needs a gas tank at this draw pattern with lower yearly energy use can find a same-class replacement by model number. To compare other fuels or tank sizes, use the selector by fuel, space and size.
This text does not state the running cost. It depends on the average residential natural gas price in the reader's state. The page computes it from the reader's ZIP by applying that price to the 191 therms yearly figure. The 6 therms gap between this model and its class median works the same way. What that gap costs depends on the local rate. Use the cost calculator on the reader's own ZIP to see both figures on your rate. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote from an installer. This page does not have energy use for this model at draw patterns other than medium.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19