Bradford White CEA340-…-…-…-
Filed with DOE as CEA340-**-*-****-**. An asterisk in a model number stands for any character: this one filing covers several variants.
3,531 kWh a year DOE CCD (opens in a new tab) (the U.S. Department of Energy’s Compliance Certification Database) · 2026-10-25UEF 0.92 filed efficiency; the yearly figure is computed from it
Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 452 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).
Label numbers this filing covers (1)
The model number on your rating plate may be any of these; each is filed under this one listing.
- CEA340-**-*-****-**
If you are checking the Bradford White CEA340-**-*-****-**, an electric tank, this site computes 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 38 kWh above the class median of 3,493 kWh among 452 models, ranking 236th lowest.
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.
This model is in the second-highest quarter of its class for energy use. That is above the median of 3,493 kWh for the 452 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 236 of 452, lowest energy first.
This model 3,531 kWh
Median 3,493 kWh
Min 773 kWh Max 3,569 kWh
What it costs to run where you live
What the registry files
From DOE CCD · 2026-10-25
- UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
- 0.92 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
- First Hour Rating how many gallons of hot water the unit can deliver in one hour, starting from a full tank
- 66 gal
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 38 gal Rated volume is the size the registry files. The number in a model name is the maker's nominal size and can differ: a "40-gallon" model may be rated at 36.
Installed cost and service life
$1,626–$1,860 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.
Brought to current prices with Bureau of Labor Statistics indexes: equipment to May 2026, installation labor to April 2026–June 2026.
NLR REMDB (BLS PPI/ECI escalated) · 2026-04-01Service life: DOE’s cost database assumes 14.8 years for electric resistance tanks. That is a class assumption, not this model’s rating or a warranty — no registry publishes either.
NLR REMDB v4.0.0 · 2026-09-07Safety 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
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3,531 kWh/yr Grade G Cost on your ZIP
The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.92 for this model. This site combines that value with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern, a typical three- or four-person household, and arrives at 3,531 kWh of electricity a year. The registry itself does not publish that annual figure; the underlying source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-10-25. Among the 452 electric tank models registered at the medium draw pattern, the median is 3,493 kWh. This model sits 38 kWh above it and ranks 236th lowest in energy use, which places it in the second-highest quarter of its class. The calculation method explains the steps.
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The registry gives a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 66 gallons and a rated volume of 38 gallons. These values describe the unit under test conditions. The annual figure applies to a household whose use matches the medium draw pattern; a household that uses more or less hot water will have a different annual figure, and the data here does not give one. Whether 66 gallons covers a particular household's busiest hour is not in the registry data. To compare other fuels, spaces and sizes, use the water heater selector. To look for a same-class unit, the replacement finder by model number starts from this model's number, CEA340-**-*-****-**.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The annual figure of 3,531 kWh is a quantity of energy, not a price, and it holds only at the medium draw pattern. The cost calculator applies the rate for your ZIP to that figure. The 38 kWh gap to the class median of 3,493 kWh is also an energy difference; its value in money depends on the same rate, and this page does not estimate it. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block, with its source and date, and is not a quote. Measured use in an individual home is not available here.