A. O. SMITH UPVA-35K 1**
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 271 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tankless unit, very small draw pattern (small units - a single bathroom, or a point-of-use heater under a sink).
Checking this unit's energy figure: A. O. SMITH UPVA-35K 1** uses 642 kWh of electricity a year at the federal test's very small draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 27 kWh above the class median of 615 kWh among 271 electric tankless models, ranking 249th lowest in energy use.
Energy use per year
642 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 615 kWh for the 271 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 249 of 271, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (642 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 562 kWh Median 615 kWh Max 649 kWh
What it costs to run where you live
What the registry files
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
- 0.92 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tankless unit at the very small draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Very small DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
- 0.4 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,294–$1,742 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) · 2026-04-01Safety 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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 642 kWh figure is not published by the registry. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.92 for this model, and from the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the very small draw pattern. The fuel is electricity, and the source record is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The number therefore describes the federal test's daily draw and not your household's measured use. If you want to reproduce it, the annual cost method sets out the calculation step by step. Energy use at any other draw pattern is not available for this model, so it is not estimated here.
Against the 271 electric tankless models registered at the very small draw pattern, this unit sits 27 kWh above the class median of 615 kWh. Its rank is 249th lowest energy use of 271, which places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The registry lists a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 0.4. The very small draw pattern covers small units, such as a single bathroom or a point-of-use heater under a sink. The 642 kWh figure does not apply to larger draw patterns, and this page has no energy value for them. If you are comparing units, find a same-class replacement by model number to see models tested at the same draw pattern.
The running cost is not written here because it depends on your own utility electricity rate, which this page cannot know. Multiply the 642 kWh by your rate per kilowatt-hour, or let the cost calculator do it from your ZIP. The result stays tied to the very small draw pattern and to the federal test's daily hot-water draw for A. O. SMITH UPVA-35K 1**. A household that uses more or less hot water than that draw will see a different figure, and this page does not estimate by how much. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date, and it is not restated in this text.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19