BRADFORD WHITE RE255T*-*****
0.93 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 the BRADFORD WHITE RE255T*-*****, an electric tank, it uses 5,334 kWh of electricity a year. That figure belongs to the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It is 4,028 kWh above its class median of 1,306 kWh, placing it 185th of 194 when sorted from lowest energy use.
Energy use per year
5,334 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 185 of 194, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (5,334 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
- 0.93 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
- 75 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
$1,872–$2,495 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
This site computed the 5,334 kWh figure; it was not taken directly from the registry. 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 high draw pattern. This model's registered UEF is 0.93. The figure therefore holds only at that federal test draw. A home drawing more or less hot water will use a different amount. The comparison group is the 194 models registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern. Within that group, this model sits in the highest quarter for energy use. The underlying data comes from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The full method is set out in how this site calculates annual energy and cost.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This unit's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 75 gallons. Its rated volume in the registry is 55 gallons. Both figures describe hot-water supply under the federal test, not energy efficiency. Neither changes the model's place in the highest quarter of its class for energy use. A smaller household drawing less than the test assumes falls outside the condition of the 5,334 kWh figure. This page does not have that household's actual use at a lower draw. A reader comparing models with the same draw pattern can use the same-class replacement finder by model number. The data does not show why this model's use is above the class median.
This text does not state the running cost. It depends on your own utility's electricity tariff, applied to the 5,334 kWh this model uses at the high draw pattern. The page computes it from your ZIP, not from a national average. Enter it in the running cost calculator for your ZIP. The energy gap to the class median, given above, is measured at the same test draw. What that gap means on your bill is unknown until your tariff is applied. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. That range is a modeled installed-cost estimate for this model, not a quote from any installer.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19