AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ENS40H-DR***
0.92 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).
If you are checking this model's energy figure, here it is: 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern. A draw pattern is the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. The figure equals the class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh, among 426 electric tank models.
Energy use per year
3,531 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 equal to the median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 213 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (3,531 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
- 0.92 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
- 58 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 36 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,591–$1,802 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 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 3,531 kWh is computed by this site, not by the registry, and the fuel is electricity. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. For AMERICAN STANDARD WATER HEATERS ENS40H-DR***, the registry lists a UEF of 0.92, and the source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The medium draw pattern represents a typical three- or four-person household, and the figure applies only under that condition. It does not predict any single home's use.
Its energy use equals the class median. It has the 213th lowest energy use of 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. That places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class for energy use. The class median is 3,531 kWh, so the difference from the median is 0 kWh. A mid-class rank does not show what one home pays, which depends on its own rate. To look at other units by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector, or find a same-class replacement by model number.
The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 58 gallons. The rated volume is 36 gallons, and these figures suit a household whose use matches the medium draw pattern. This page gives an energy figure only for the medium draw pattern, so heavier morning use cannot be read from it. Running cost is not stated in the text, because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies that rate, and the method behind the annual cost is explained on its own page. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19