Richmond RTGH-S11I
0.96 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade A: where this UEF sits among the 397 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tankless unit, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking the Richmond RTGH-S11I, a gas tankless unit, it uses 176 therms of natural gas a year. That figure belongs to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 6 therms below the 182 therms median of the 397 comparable models, ranking 12th lowest.
Energy use per year
176 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 182 therms for the 397 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 12 of 397, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (176 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 173 therms Median 182 therms Max 209 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
- 0.96 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tankless unit at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
- 5.8 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2024-09-01 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
- Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
- No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$2,405–$3,460 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 · 2026-09-24Does it fit your space?
Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.
- Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
- the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
- Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
- the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
- Vent type and size (ENERGY STAR)
- how a gas unit is vented, the vent's diameter and the height of its vent connector
What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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What this brand files, by heater type.
UEF 0.96 · Grade A Price it on your ZIP
The 176 therms figure is computed by this site, not taken from the registry. 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 high draw pattern. For the RTGH-S11I, the UEF is 0.96, as listed in the DOE CCD and retrieved on 2026-09-19. The result holds only at that federal test draw. A home that uses more or less hot water each day will use a different amount of gas. The registry does not give a figure for any other level of use. The method is set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. That is the use this rating was tested against. The unit's maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 5.8. The 12th rank noted above places the RTGH-S11I in the lowest quarter of its 397-model class for energy use. For a smaller household, the figures on this page do not describe its use. They also do not apply to a home without natural gas service, since they cover natural gas only. The selector by fuel, space and size covers other fuels and sizes. You can also find a same-class replacement by model number.
This page does not state a running cost in the text. The cost of 176 therms a year depends on your state's average residential gas price, so the page computes it from your ZIP. The same applies to the 6 therms gap from the class median. What that gap means in money depends on your rate, and no amount is given here. To see the figure for your own rate, use the cost calculator on your own ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. The registry does not report how this unit performs in any particular home, so that remains unknown.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19