Rheem GHE50S*-76 LP
Rheem GHE50S*-76 LP appears in the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR "Certified Commercial Water Heaters" dataset, which lists products whose manufacturers have certified them to the program's specification (record 3557051, certified 2024-08-01). EPA publishes these rated values for the listing: Type Gas Storage; Fuel Propane; Vent type Power Direct Vent; Storage volume (gal) 50; Tank height (in) 55; Height to vent (in) 10; Tank diameter (in) 18; Vent size (in) 2; Vent size 2 (in) 3; Input rate (thousand Btu/h) 76. The listing records ENERGY STAR certification and the rated values the manufacturer reported to EPA. It is not a determination that any building, installation or design complies with a code.
Specifications
| Fuel | Propane |
| Type | Gas Storage |
| Vent type | Power Direct Vent |
| Standby loss | 857 |
| Vent size (in) | 2 |
| Tank height (in) | 55 |
| Vent size 2 (in) | 3 |
| Tank diameter (in) | 18 |
| Height to vent (in) | 10 |
| Storage volume (gal) | 50 |
| Thermal efficiency TE | 0.97 |
| Input rate (thousand Btu/h) | 76 |
Certifications & Standards
Sustainability
Code sections
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- IECC 2021 C404.2Service water-heating equipment performance efficiency
IECC 2021 C404.2 governs the efficiency of commercial water-heating equipment (Table C404.2). This is the section for this product type, not a check of this model against it.
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Asserted: this is an ENERGY STAR certified commercial water heater, and C404.2 is the energy code section that addresses the efficiency of commercial water-heating equipment (Table C404.2). Not asserted: that this model meets any table value in C404.2, or that any building using it complies.