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Lennox WHES050T45TN240S****

0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
G

Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 426 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set

An electric tank, medium draw pattern (a typical three- or four-person household, about 55 gallons on a busy morning).

Checking the Lennox WHES050T45TN240S**** against its registry listing? At the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, this electric tank uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year. That equals the class median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 electric tanks registered at the medium draw pattern, a difference of 0 kWh.


Energy use per year

3,531 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 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 213 of 426, lowest energy first.

This model: 3,531 kWh

Solid line: this model (3,531 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 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
0.92 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern.
Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
Medium 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
65 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
45 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,721–$2,028 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

This site calculated the 3,531 kWh figure; the registry does not list it. The figure combines the listed UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.92 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure applies only at that test draw. It does not describe a household whose daily hot-water use differs from the test draw. The unit ranks 213th lowest energy use of 426 electric tanks at the medium draw pattern. Its energy use matches the class median, a difference of 0 kWh. The method is set out in how the annual cost is calculated.

The registry lists a rated volume of 45 gallons. It also lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 65 gallons. The medium draw pattern represents a typical mid-sized household, and the energy figure assumes that level of use. A household whose busiest hour stays within 65 gallons falls inside the capacity that the rating describes. A household whose peak hour needs more than 65 gallons falls outside it. The data here does not show how the unit performs in that case. For a plumber or seller checking a match, the listing places this model among 426 electric tanks at the medium draw pattern. The same-class replacement search by model number lists other models in that class.

This text gives no running cost. The cost of 3,531 kWh of electricity a year depends on your own utility tariff, and the registry data does not include that rate. The cost calculator for your own ZIP applies your local rate to the 3,531 kWh figure at the medium draw pattern. This unit uses the same energy as the class median of 3,531 kWh. At any given rate, its running cost therefore matches that of a median model in its class at the same draw. The installed price elsewhere on this page is a modeled range, not a quote, and its own block shows its source and date. Anything beyond the listed UEF of 0.92, the rated volume and the first hour rating is not available here. That includes energy use at a different daily draw.

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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