Commercial water heatersENERGY STAR certified
American BTH-500* 4**
500 kBtu/h gas storage-type instantaneous water heater, model number HCG3-119T500-4* 4**.
Input rate
500 kBtu/h
Storage
119 gal
Thermal efficiency
0.95
Fuel
Gas, Propane
Of 43 certified gas storage-type instantaneous commercial water heaters, 32 have a higher thermal efficiency than the BTH-500* 4** (0.95).
ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Aug 2025. The figures here are from the most recent certification.
- Maker
- American
- Model
- BTH-500* 4**
- Model number
- HCG3-119T500-4* 4**
- Type
- Gas Storage-type Instantaneous
- Fuel
- Gas, Propane
- Storage
- 119 gal
- Thermal efficiency
- 0.95
- Input rate
- 500 kBtu/h
- Standby loss
- 1,200 Btu/h
- Vent
- Power Direct Vent
- On the market since
- Aug 2025
- ENERGY STAR certified
- 13 Aug 2025
Source: ENERGY STAR certified commercial water heaters dataset, US EPA, record 4481261, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.
Other makers
Machines comparable to the BTH-500* 4**
Certified commercial water heaters from other makers, same color class, within 20% of its speed.
| Model | Type | Fuel | Storage | Input rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford White EF120T500*N*3 | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| Laars LUHE120T500*N*3 | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Gas | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| Laars LUHE120T500*X*3 | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| State BTH 500* 3** | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| Ruud GHE119S*-500(A) | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| Richmond GHE119S*-500(A) | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
American
More American commercial water heaters
| Model | Type | Fuel | Storage | Input rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTH 500* 3** | Gas Storage-type Instantaneous | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 500 kBtu/h |
| BTH 400* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 400 kBtu/h |
| BTH 300* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 119 gal | 300 kBtu/h |
| BTH 250* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 100 gal | 250 kBtu/h |
| BTH 199* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 100 gal | 199 kBtu/h |
| BTH 150* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 100 gal | 150 kBtu/h |
| BTH 120* 3** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 60 gal | 120 kBtu/h |
| PG10 50 199 3*V 2** | Gas Storage | Gas, Propane | 50 gal | 199 kBtu/h |