AMERICAN ENLB-30 1**
0.89 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).
For this entry, the AMERICAN ENLB-30 1** uses 2,522 kWh of electricity a year at the low draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That pattern represents a one- or two-person household. The figure is 83 kWh above the class median of 2,439 kWh.
Energy use per year
2,522 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 143 of 163, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (2,522 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
- 0.89 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
- 43 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
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UEF 0.89 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 2,522 kWh was computed by this site, not by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. The registry lists a UEF of 0.89 for this model, and the energy data comes from DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at the low draw pattern, and a household with a different daily draw will use a different amount. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 43 gallons. The rated volume is 26 gallons.
Among the 163 models registered as an electric tank at the low draw pattern, this one ranks 143rd lowest for energy use. That places it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. The comparison covers only models of the same heater type and draw pattern, so it does not rank other heater types. The figure suits a reader whose hot-water use resembles a one- or two-person household, as the test assumes. It applies less to a larger household, because the 2,522 kWh figure rests on the low draw pattern. A reader who wants a comparison can find a same-class replacement by model number.
Running cost is not stated in this text, because it depends on the electricity tariff the reader pays. The cost calculator for your own ZIP multiplies the 2,522 kWh figure by the local electricity rate. At any one rate, the extra cost against the class median is 83 kWh multiplied by that rate. The method is set out on the annual cost methodology page. No installed price range is published for this model. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19