AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ELV055*2*****
0.94 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 194 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking this water heater's yearly energy use, AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ELV055*2*****, an electric tank, uses 5,278 kWh a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 3,972 kWh above its class median of 1,306 kWh.
Energy use per year
5,278 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 1,306 kWh for the 194 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 172 of 194, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (5,278 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 1,002 kWh Median 1,306 kWh Max 5,334 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
- 0.94 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High 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
- 77 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 55 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,879–$2,711 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
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UEF 0.94 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.94 for AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ELV055*2*****. This site, not the registry, computed 5,278 kWh a year from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The model is one of 194 registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern. Its position is 172nd lowest energy use of 194, which puts it in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. Its figure is 3,972 kWh above the class median of 1,306 kWh. The method is set out under how the annual cost is calculated.
The rated volume is 55 gallons. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 77 gallons. The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap, so the 5,278 kWh figure applies to a household that uses hot water at that test's daily draw. A household that draws more or less hot water than the test will use a different amount of energy, and this page has no figure for that case. The 3,972 kWh gap to the median is measured at the test draw only. To compare units by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector.
Running cost is not written in this text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. Multiply 5,278 kWh by your rate per kilowatt-hour to get the yearly cost at the high draw pattern. The cost calculator does this from your ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block with its source and date, as a modeled installed-cost range and not a quote. If you need a unit in the same class as ELV055*2*****, you can find a same-class replacement by model number. Actual use in a given home is not available from the registry, so 5,278 kWh remains a test-condition figure and not a measured one.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19