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U.S. CRAFTMASTER GCRL-40 4**

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).

Checking the U.S. CRAFTMASTER GCRL-40 4**? This gas tank water heater uses 191 therms of natural gas a year. 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 for the 288 gas tank models registered 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
67 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

The 191 therms figure is calculated by this site; the registry does not list it. It starts from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.58 for this model. That ratio is then applied to the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved on 2026-09-19. So the figure holds only at the test's draw. A household that uses more or less hot water than that pattern will have a different yearly total, and this page does not know that amount. The steps from the registry value to a yearly figure are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.

Within its class, this model ranks 231st lowest energy use of 288. That places it among the higher-use models of the gas tank class at the medium draw pattern, at the test's draw. The model has a rated volume of 38 gallons. It also has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 67 gallons. The medium draw pattern describes a typical household's daily use. The energy figure applies most directly to a home whose use is close to that pattern. If you want a lower yearly figure in the same class, you can look up models below the class median with a same-class replacement search by model number.

This text does not state a running cost. It depends on your state's average residential natural gas price, so the page computes it from your ZIP. That calculation multiplies 191 therms by your rate. The class median of 185 therms gives a comparison point at the same rate, so the gap described above carries into the cost. You can see both results with the cost calculator for your own ZIP. The installed price range is shown in a separate block with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. Your household's actual hot-water use is not known here and will change the result.

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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