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AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 vs RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1**: which uses less energy?

At the medium draw pattern the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 uses 907 kWh a year and the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1** 3,531 — 2,623 kWh (74%) less, about 26,234 kWh over ten years. Both are filed as an electric tank, so the comparison holds. Enter your ZIP below to price the difference.

Side by side

Compared within one class only: models filed as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1**
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) 3.58 (better) 0.92
Energy use per year (kWh) 907 (better) 3,531
First hour rating (gal) 66 66
Rated storage volume (gal) 37 37
Installed cost range not published $1,605–$1,828
ENERGY STAR certified yes not matched
Refrigerant R-134a, GWP 1430 not filed
On the market since 2023-12-15 not filed
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to run

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40: 907 kWh a year RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1**: 3,531 kWh a year

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 — 907 kWh a year RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1** — 3,531 kWh a year

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 is 2,624 kWh a year lower than RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1**.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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Reliability

Not published: Reliability, failure rates and each model’s actual warranty term.

The registries these figures come from certify energy performance under a federal test; none of them records how long a unit lasts or how often it fails, so this page does not rank the two on reliability.

What is here instead:

  • The filed efficiency, capacity and tank size of both models, side by side below.
  • The actual warranty term is printed in each model’s documentation, not in any registry.

Which should you pick?

  • Pick the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40 if running cost matters most: it uses 2,623 kWh less a year on the same test.
  • Pick the RELIANCE WATER HEATERS PESX-40 1** if it is the one you can get installed sooner or for less — on the filed figures it has no advantage over the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-40.
  • Neither if your household's busiest hour needs more than 66 gallons of hot water — neither lists more. Check whether a 40-gallon heater is enough.

Each model on its own

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