AMERICAN ENLB-50 1**
0.93 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 426 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).
Checking AMERICAN ENLB-50 1**? It uses 3,493 kWh a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. This is 38 kWh below the 3,531 kWh median of the 426 electric tank models registered at that pattern.
Energy use per year
3,493 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 below the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 153 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (3,493 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 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
- 0.93 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Medium 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
- 60 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 44 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,713–$2,219 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 0.93 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 3,493 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, of 0.93 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The fuel is electricity. The unit ranks 153rd lowest energy use of 426 electric tank models at this draw pattern, which places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The class median is 3,531 kWh, and this model sits 38 kWh below it. The figure applies only to the medium draw pattern and does not describe any other draw pattern. Its source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19.
The medium draw pattern is the usage the test assumes for a typical household on a busy morning. A household that draws more or less hot water than that will not match 3,493 kWh. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 60 gallons, and the rated volume is 44 gallons. This model suits a reader whose busiest hour of hot-water use stays within 60 gallons. It does not suit a reader whose busiest hour is larger than that. Registry data does not say how any particular home uses hot water, so that comparison is yours to make. To narrow the choice by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
The running cost is not stated here because it depends on your own utility electricity rate. The annual cost is 3,493 kWh multiplied by your rate per kilowatt-hour, and that rate differs between utilities. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that rate to this model's figure. The margin of 38 kWh against the class median of 3,531 kWh is stated at the test's daily draw, so a cost difference in your home depends on your actual hot-water use, which is not available from this data. The steps behind the calculation are set out in how the annual cost is calculated. The modeled installed-cost range is shown in its own block on this page.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19