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EEMAX SPEX55T

0.97 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
E

Grade E: 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 SPEX55T against its registry entry: it uses 609 kWh of electricity a year at the very small draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 6 kWh below the class median of 615 kWh, and it ranks 37th lowest of 271.


Energy use per year

609 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 below the median of 615 kWh for the 271 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 37 of 271, lowest energy first.

This model: 609 kWh

Solid line: this model (609 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
0.97 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
0.5 gal/min DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,309–$1,862 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 609 kWh figure is computed by this site, not by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.97 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for this draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The unit is an electric tankless heater with a maximum flow rate in gallons per minute of 0.5. The figure is a modeled value at the test's draw and applies only to the very small draw pattern. It is not a measurement of any household's use, and a different draw pattern would give a different annual figure that this page does not show.

The class for this comparison is the 271 models registered as an electric tankless unit at the very small draw pattern. Within it, this model uses 6 kWh less per year than the class median of 615 kWh, and it ranks 37th lowest in energy use of 271. That places it in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use. The comparison is limited to annual energy at the federal test's draw. It does not cover purchase price, and it does not cover hot-water delivery beyond the listed maximum flow rate of 0.5 gallons per minute. A lower rank here means lower annual energy use, not a higher score on any other measure.

The very small draw pattern covers small units - a single bathroom, or a point-of-use heater under a sink. The 609 kWh figure is relevant to that kind of use. It does not describe a household with larger hot-water needs, because this page has no figure for other draw patterns. Running cost is not written here because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator to apply your rate to 609 kWh. The page on how the annual cost is calculated sets out the method. If you need a unit in the same class, you can find a same-class replacement by model number. The modeled installed-cost range appears in its own block, with its source and date.

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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