Rheem XG40S06EC34U0
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 XG40S06EC34U0, it uses 191 therms of natural gas a year, as computed by this site. That figure belongs to the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 6 therms above the 185 therms median of the 288 gas tank models at that 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
- 64 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
$1,293–$1,862 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 registry does not list 191 therms; this site computes it. It uses two inputs from the registry and the test. The first is the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. The second is the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. For this model the UEF is 0.58, and the draw is the one set for the medium draw pattern. The registry values come from DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure applies only at the federal test's draw, not at a particular home's actual use. This data does not show how far a real household would be from 191 therms. The exact steps are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
Within its class, this model ranks 231st lowest in energy use of 288. That places it in the highest quarter of the class for energy use. The class includes every model registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern. For capacity, the registry lists a rated volume of 38 gallons. It also lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 64 gallons. The 191 therms figure describes a household whose use matches the medium draw pattern. A reader who wants lower energy use within the same class can compare other models with the same-class replacement finder by model number.
This text does not state a running cost, because the cost depends on the reader's own gas rate. The page applies the state average residential natural gas price for the reader's ZIP to 191 therms. The same rate also sets what the 6 therms gap to the class median is worth in a given state. Neither amount can be given here without that rate. To see both for your own location, use the cost calculator for your own ZIP. 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.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19