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Richmond PROG40-38N RH62

0.58 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
G

Grade 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 Richmond PROG40-38N RH62, it uses 191 therms of natural gas a year. That figure holds for the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 6 therms above the 185 therms median for 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.

This model: 191 therms

Solid line: this model (191 therms). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 148 therms Median 185 therms Max 194 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
0.58 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) · 2026-04-01

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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

This site computed the 191 therms figure; the registry did not. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. This model's UEF is 0.58. The 288 models registered as a gas tank at the medium draw pattern form its class. Within that class, it ranks 231st for lowest energy use. That places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The registry values come from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Each input is listed on the page explaining how the annual cost is calculated.

The medium draw pattern represents a typical household on a busy morning, and the 191 therms figure applies only to that pattern. This unit has a rated volume of 38 gallons. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 64 gallons. A plumber or seller checking a home with medium-pattern use can compare those two figures with that home's peak demand. The 191 therms figure does not apply to a household that draws more or less hot water than the medium pattern. This page does not have this model's energy use at any other draw pattern, so that value is not available here. To compare other gas tank units at the same draw pattern, find a same-class replacement by model number.

This text gives no running cost, because the cost depends on your state's average residential gas price. The page calculates it from your ZIP instead. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your rate to the 191 therms figure. The same rate also prices the 6 therms gap between this model and the class median, at the medium draw pattern. Because the price differs by state, the same 191 therms does not cost the same amount in every ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote. This text keeps energy use and installed price separate and does not combine them.

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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