AMERICAN ENL-30 1**
0.9 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 163 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, low draw pattern (a one- or two-person household).
If you are verifying the AMERICAN ENL-30 1**, an electric tank, the registry data gives 2,494 kWh a year at the low draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 55 kWh above the 2,439 kWh median of the 163 models in its class.
Energy use per year
2,494 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 2,439 kWh for the 163 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 122 of 163, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (2,494 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 724 kWh Median 2,439 kWh Max 2,550 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
- 0.9 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the low draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Low 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
- 44 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 26 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's UEF lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.9 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 2,494 kWh is not a registry entry. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.9 for this model, and from the daily hot-water draw that the DOE test assigns to the low draw pattern. The fuel is electricity, and the source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The number therefore describes the test's daily draw, not a measured household. A home that draws more or less hot water than the test will use a different amount. The steps of the calculation are set out under how the annual cost is calculated.
This model is listed at 122nd lowest energy use of 163, which places it in the second-highest quarter of its class for energy use. Its 2,494 kWh is 55 kWh above the class median of 2,439 kWh. That comparison uses registry ratings only and says nothing about how the unit performs in a particular home. The model has a rated volume of 26 gallons and a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 44 gallons. The low draw pattern is the condition this figure applies to, and it corresponds to a small household. A household with a larger daily hot-water demand is outside that condition. To compare units by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
The running cost is not stated here because it depends on the electricity tariff you pay. Multiplying 2,494 kWh by your own rate gives the yearly cost at the test's daily draw, and the cost calculator for your own ZIP does this for you. An installed price range is not published for the AMERICAN ENL-30 1**: its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it. If you need a unit of the same class to compare against, the same-class replacement finder starts from a model number. Actual hot-water use in your home is unknown from this data.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19