Richmond PROG30-32N RH63 MH *
0.6 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade F: 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 Richmond PROG30-32N RH63 MH * gas tank, this site calculates 185 therms of natural gas a year. That figure belongs to the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It equals the class median of 185 therms, a difference of 0 therms, and ranks 89th lowest of 288.
Energy use per year
185 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 equal to the median of 185 therms for the 288 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 89 of 288, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (185 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
- 0.6 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
- 52 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 28 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
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UEF 0.6 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
This site calculated the 185 therms figure; the registry does not publish it. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. The UEF listed for this model is 0.6. So the figure applies only at that federal test draw. A home that uses more or less hot water will use a different amount of gas. This model is compared with the 288 models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern. Within that group, its annual use equals the class median of 185 therms. It ranks 89th lowest for energy use in the group. The page on how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated sets out each step.
DOE uses the medium draw pattern to represent typical household hot-water use on a busy morning. This unit's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 52 gallons. Its rated volume is 28 gallons. If you are checking a match, compare that rating with the household's peak-hour hot-water demand. If peak demand is above 52 gallons, this model's rating does not cover it. The 185 therms figure was also not calculated for that level of use. The same limit applies to other draw patterns, because the energy figure here covers medium only. To find other units in the same class, use the same-class replacement search by model number. For other fuels or sizes, the selector by fuel, space and size covers more classes.
This text does not state a running cost. The cost depends on your state's average residential natural gas price. The page therefore calculates it from your ZIP and the 185 therms yearly figure. You can enter your ZIP in the running cost calculator for your own ZIP to see that amount. This page does not publish an installed price range for the Richmond PROG30-32N RH63 MH *. The reason is that this model's ratings fall outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on. The site does not extend that range past the ratings it was fitted on. Installed prices quoted elsewhere are not checked on this page. The energy data comes from DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Listed values may be different in a later registry update.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19