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ECOSMART ECO POU 3.5

0.95 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
F

Grade F: where this UEF sits among the 271 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tankless unit, very small draw pattern (small units - a single bathroom, or a point-of-use heater under a sink).

Checking the ECOSMART ECO POU 3.5? At the very small draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 622 kWh of electricity a year. That is 7 kWh above the class median of 615 kWh across 271 electric tankless models at that draw pattern.


Energy use per year

622 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 615 kWh for the 271 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 152 of 271, lowest energy first.

This model: 622 kWh

Solid line: this model (622 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 562 kWh Median 615 kWh Max 649 kWh

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

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What it costs to run where you live

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What the registry files

UEF (Uniform Energy Factor) how much hot water you get for each unit of energy the heater uses
0.95 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tankless unit at the very small draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
Very small DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Maximum Gallons Per Minute how many gallons a minute it can heat while running continuously
0.3 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,303–$1,814 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) · 2026-04-01

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Safety 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 · 2026-09-24

What these figures mean

The annual figure of 622 kWh is electricity use computed by this site, not by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.95 for this model, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the very small draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 271 electric tankless models registered at this draw pattern, this unit ranks 152nd lowest for energy use. That places it in the second-highest quarter of its class for energy use. The class median is 615 kWh, so this model sits 7 kWh above it. Method details are in how the annual cost is calculated.

The very small draw pattern covers small units: a single bathroom, or a point-of-use heater under a sink. This model's maximum flow rate in gallons per minute is 0.3. The figure of 622 kWh applies only to use of that kind. It does not describe a household that draws more hot water than the federal test's daily draw. The registry data used here gives no annual energy value for any other draw pattern, so that value is not available. A reader who needs a different size can use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size, or look up a same-class replacement by model number.

The running cost is not stated in this text, because it depends on your own utility electricity rate. To check it by hand, multiply the 622 kWh by your rate per kilowatt-hour, or enter your ZIP in the cost calculator on your own ZIP. The same rate applied to the 7 kWh gap from the 615 kWh class median gives the yearly cost difference from a typical model in this class. Real use in a given home may differ from the federal test's daily draw, and the registry holds no measured figure for that, so it is unknown. The installed price appears in its own block, with its source and date, as a modeled range and not a quote.

DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

How this compares

The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.


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