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A. O. SMITH HPTS-66 2**

3.7 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
C

Grade C: where this UEF sits among the 194 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).

If you are checking this water heater's numbers, the A. O. SMITH HPTS-66 2** uses 1,341 kWh of electricity a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 35 kWh above the 1,306 kWh median of the 194 electric tanks registered at the same draw pattern.


Energy use per year

1,341 kWh 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 electricity rate where you live.

That is above the median of 1,306 kWh for the 194 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 101 of 194, lowest energy first.

This model: 1,341 kWh

Solid line: this model (1,341 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 1,002 kWh Median 1,306 kWh Max 5,334 kWh

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
3.7 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
High DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
82 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
67 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2022-06-06 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
Yes (CTA-2045-A,CTA-2045-B) ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Refrigerant and GWP (ENERGY STAR) the refrigerant a heat pump unit uses and its global warming potential, a leak's climate effect relative to carbon dioxide (CO2 = 1)
R-134a, GWP 1430 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$3,732–$4,558 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) · 2026-04-01

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Safety 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 · 2026-09-24

Does it fit your space?

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Compressor operating range (ENERGY STAR)
the air temperatures around the unit in which its heat pump runs; outside this range the heat pump stops
Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
  • Ambient temperatureEnter your numbers37°F min
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers23" ⌀
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers240V, 22A max
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The A. O. SMITH HPTS-66 2** is an electric tank with a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 3.7. This site computed its 1,341 kWh a year from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The registry itself does not publish that annual figure. The data comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 194 electric tanks registered at the high draw pattern, this model ranks 101st lowest in energy use. That places it in the second-highest quarter of its class for energy use, 35 kWh above the class median of 1,306 kWh. Read how the annual cost is calculated for the method.

The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model has a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 82 gallons, and a rated volume of 67 gallons. Those are the capacity figures registered for it at that pattern. At 1,341 kWh, the model uses 35 kWh more than the class median of 1,306 kWh, so it is a weaker match for a reader whose priority is energy use below the middle of the class. The figure holds only at the federal test's daily draw. This page has no data on any particular household's real hot-water use, so actual consumption may differ. If size or fuel is still open, the water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size.

Running cost is not stated here because it depends on your own utility electricity rate. Multiply the 1,341 kWh by your rate per kilowatt-hour to get a yearly figure at the test draw, or use the cost calculator to do it from your ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block with its source and date, as a modeled range and not a quote, so it is not repeated here. The comparison against 1,306 kWh covers only the 194 models in this class. For a same-class alternative, find a replacement by model number. Data for this page was retrieved 2026-09-19; changes to the registry after that date are not reflected.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


Keep going

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