AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 vs Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3: which uses less energy?

At the high draw pattern the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 uses 1,237 kWh a year and the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 1,240 — 3 kWh (0%) less, about 31 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 high draw pattern.

Filed and computed figures
Figure	AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80	Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3
UEF (Uniform Energy Factor)	4.01 (better)	4
Energy use per year (kWh)	1,237 (better)	1,240
First hour rating (gal)	87	91
Rated storage volume (gal)	73	74
Installed cost range	$3,962–$4,924	$3,993–$4,924
ENERGY STAR certified	yes	yes
Sound level (dB)	not filed	49
Refrigerant	R-134a, GWP 1430	R-134a, GWP 1430
On the market since	2023-01-01	2023-11-30

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to run

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 — 1,237 kWh a year Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 — 1,240 kWh a year

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 is 3 kWh a year lower than Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3.

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.
Both are ENERGY STAR certified, which requires a manufacturer warranty of at least six years; the actual term for each model is not published.
Time on the market, as filed with ENERGY STAR: the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 since 2023-01-01, the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 since 2023-11-30. A sale date, not a lifespan.

Which should you pick?

Pick the AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80 if running cost matters most: it uses 3 kWh less a year on the same test.
Pick the Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3 if you need more hot water in your busiest hour: it lists a first hour rating of 91 gallons against 87.
Neither if your household's busiest hour needs more than 91 gallons of hot water — neither lists more. Check whether a 75-gallon heater is enough.

Each model on its own

AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ARIHPWH-80

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.
Midea US3-RSJ-15/300RDVN3-L3

Its filed figures, class position and running cost on your ZIP.