AMERICAN FPTU-50 1**
3.35 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade B: 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 this model against the registry: it uses 970 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 2,561 kWh below the class median of 3,531 kWh. It ranks 101st lowest of 426 electric tank models.
Energy use per year
970 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 101 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (970 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
- 3.35 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
- 66 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 46 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2019-04-05 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)
- No 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
$3,011–$4,010 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 · 2026-09-24Does it fit your space?
Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.
- 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
What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 3.35 · Grade B Price it on your ZIP
This page covers the AMERICAN FPTU-50 1**, an electric tank heater. The 970 kWh figure is computed by this site, not the registry. UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, is 3.35 for this model. This site combines it with the federal test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. That pattern represents a typical three- or four-person household. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The gap of 2,561 kWh from the class median places the model in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use.
This figure suits a household whose hot-water use resembles the medium pattern. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 66 gallons for this model. Its rated volume is 46 gallons. A household that draws much more in a busy hour may exceed that rating. The 970 kWh figure also does not describe a household with a very different daily draw, because the test uses a fixed draw. The registry gives no adjustment for other draws, so this page does not estimate one. To compare other sizes, the selector by fuel, space and size is available.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. At 970 kWh a year, the cost follows the rate you pay per kilowatt-hour. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that rate to this model. The page on how the annual cost is calculated sets out the method. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date, so it is not repeated here. To look for a same-class model, you can find a replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19