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EEMAX SPEX3512

0.94 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).

If you are checking the EEMAX SPEX3512 against the registry, it uses 628 kWh of electricity a year in the very small draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 13 kWh above the class median of 615 kWh among 271 comparable models.


Energy use per year

628 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 188 of 271, lowest energy first.

This model: 628 kWh

Solid line: this model (628 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
0.94 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

$1,300–$1,790 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 registry does not publish an annual energy figure, so this site computed 628 kWh for the EEMAX SPEX3512. The calculation uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.94, together with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the very small pattern. The figure applies only under that condition. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 271 models registered as an electric tankless unit at this pattern, this one ranks 188th lowest for energy use. That places it in the second-highest quarter of its class. Its figure is 13 kWh above the class median of 615 kWh. The data available here do not show how the figure would change under any other draw pattern.

The very small draw pattern covers small units, meaning a single bathroom or a point-of-use heater under a sink. The maximum flow rate in gallons per minute for this model is 0.3. A reader with that kind of small, low-flow demand can treat 628 kWh as the like-for-like number when comparing models in the class of 271. It does not describe a household with heavier demand, because no figure for another draw pattern is available here. To narrow options by fuel, space and size, use the water heater selector. To compare against units in the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number.

The running cost is not stated in the text, because it depends on the electricity tariff you pay. The page computes it from your ZIP instead of assuming a rate. The arithmetic starts from the 628 kWh annual figure, so the 13 kWh gap to the class median of 615 kWh also converts at your own rate. To see the result for your location, use the cost calculator. The annual cost methodology explains how it is calculated. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote, and this text does not restate it.

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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