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Rheem PROG50-42N RH67 PV

0.68 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
F

Grade F: 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 Rheem PROG50-42N RH67 PV, a gas tank water heater, it uses 249 therms of natural gas a year. That figure applies at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 11 therms below the class median of 260 therms, ranking 164th lowest in energy use of 414.


Energy use per year

249 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 260 therms for the 414 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 164 of 414, lowest energy first.

This model: 249 therms

Solid line: this model (249 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 188 therms Median 260 therms Max 277 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
0.68 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
78 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

$2,024–$3,732 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

The registry does not print the 249 therms figure. This site computed 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 high draw pattern. For this model the UEF is 0.68, taken from the DOE CCD and retrieved 2026-09-19. The result holds only at that test draw. This page does not have this model's energy use in a home with a different hot-water demand. 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. This model lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 78 gallons. Its rated volume is 48 gallons. It is compared only with the 414 models registered as a gas tank at the high draw pattern. Its rank, given above, places it in the second-lowest quarter of that class for energy use, not at the lowest end. Models ranked ahead of it in the class use less energy at the same test draw. This page does not give a figure for a smaller household with a lighter draw. To compare other models, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.

This text does not state a running cost for the PROG50-42N RH67 PV. The cost depends on your state's average residential gas price. The page works it out from your ZIP in the cost calculator for your own ZIP. The cost value of the 11 therms gap below the class median also depends on that rate, so it is not given here. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. That range is a modeled installed cost, not a quote. If you are matching an existing unit, you can 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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