EEMAX SPEX3277
0.95 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade 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).
If you are checking the EEMAX SPEX3277, it uses 622 kWh of electricity a year at the federal test's daily draw. That figure applies to the very small draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 7 kWh above the 615 kWh median of the 271 electric tankless units registered at that 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.
Solid line: this model (622 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 562 kWh Median 615 kWh Max 649 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
- 0.95 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) · 2026-04-01Safety 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 0.95 · Grade F Price it on your ZIP
This site calculated the 622 kWh figure; the registry does not list it. The calculation uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. For this unit, that value is 0.95. The calculation also uses the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the very small draw pattern. The registry values come from the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that draws more hot water each day will use more than 622 kWh. One that draws less will use less. The page on how the annual cost is calculated sets out each step, including the daily draw the test assumes. This data has no figure for measured use in real homes, so that value is not available here.
The very small draw pattern covers small units: a single bathroom, or a point-of-use heater under a sink. The registry lists this model's maximum flow rate in gallons per minute as 0.3. The model fits a site whose hot-water demand stays within that flow and that pattern. It does not fit a site that needs more than 0.3 at once. Its rating also says nothing about larger draw patterns. Among the 271 electric tankless units at this pattern, it ranks 152nd lowest in energy use. Its gap of 7 kWh above the 615 kWh median is the only difference from the class that this page states. To check whether another unit at the same pattern uses less, you can find a same-class replacement by model number.
The text on this page does not state a running cost. The cost of 622 kWh a year depends on your own utility's electricity tariff, so the page calculates it from your ZIP. The cost calculator for your own ZIP applies that tariff to the same 622 kWh figure at the very small draw pattern. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled range of installed costs, not a quote. Neither the running cost nor the installed range changes the 152nd of 271 ranking. That ranking, like the 7 kWh gap from the median, is based on annual energy use alone.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19