Vancepic VH8KR-LPG
0.82 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 80 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
A gas tankless unit, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
Checking the energy figure for this unit? The Vancepic VH8KR-LPG uses 135 therms of natural gas a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals the class median of 135 therms, a difference of 0 therms, among 80 comparable models.
Energy use per year
135 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 135 therms for the 80 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 32 of 80, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (135 therms). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 114 therms Median 135 therms Max 137 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
- 0.82 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
- 3.6 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,745–$2,687 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 0.82 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
This site computes the 135 therms figure; the registry does not publish it. The inputs are the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. This unit's UEF is 0.82. The medium pattern stands for a typical three- or four-person household on a busy morning. The figure applies only to that pattern and to natural gas. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 3.6. The annual calculation does not use that rating.
The comparison group is the 80 models registered as a gas tankless unit at the medium draw pattern. This model has the 32nd lowest energy use of 80, which places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. Its 135 therms is equal to the class median of 135 therms, so the difference is 0 therms. The figure suits a household whose hot-water use resembles the medium pattern. It is a test-based value, not a measurement of any one home. Households with a much larger or smaller draw should not read 135 therms as their own use. Figures for other draw patterns are not shown here. To compare with other units by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your state's average residential gas price. Multiply 135 therms by your own rate to check it. The cost calculator does this from your ZIP. The method behind the annual cost is described in the methodology for water heaters. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date, and it is not a quote. If you need a unit in the same class as VH8KR-LPG, the replacement finder works from a model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19