Lennox WHES030L45TN240B****
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 163 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, low draw pattern (a one- or two-person household).
You are checking the Lennox WHES030L45TN240B****, an electric tank heater. For the low draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 2,439 kWh a year. That equals the class median of 2,439 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh.
Energy use per year
2,439 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 equal to the median of 2,439 kWh for the 163 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 19 of 163, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (2,439 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 724 kWh Median 2,439 kWh Max 2,550 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
- 0.92 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the low draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- Low 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
- 40 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 28 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,475–$1,602 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 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 2,439 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 0.92 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. That draw belongs to the low pattern, which stands for a one- or two-person household. The data source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Among the 163 models registered as an electric tank at the low draw pattern, this unit ranks 19th lowest for energy use. That puts it in the lowest quarter of its class. Its difference from the class median of 2,439 kWh is 0 kWh.
The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 40 for this model. The rated volume is 28 gallons. These figures fit the low draw pattern, a one- or two-person household. A household that draws more hot water than the federal test assumes will use more than 2,439 kWh a year. The registry data does not say how much more. To compare other fuels, spaces or sizes, use the water heater selector. To look for a unit in the same class, use the replacement search by model number.
The running cost is not stated in the text because it depends on your own electricity rate. The annual energy of 2,439 kWh is the fixed part, and the rate is the variable part. Enter your ZIP in the cost calculator to combine the two. The calculation method explains how the annual cost is built from the UEF of 0.92 and the test draw. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. It is a modeled range, not a quote. This text does not restate it.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19