LOCHINVAR HPTS-50 2**
3.8 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade A: 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).
If you are checking the LOCHINVAR HPTS-50 2**, this site computes 855 kWh of electricity a year. That figure applies at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 2,676 kWh below the class median of 3,531 kWh. That ranks it 16th for lowest energy use among 426 electric tank models.
Energy use per year
855 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 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 16 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (855 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 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
- 3.8 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
- 46 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2022-06-06 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
- Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
- Yes (CTA-2045-A,CTA-2045-B) ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
- Refrigerant and GWP (ENERGY STAR) the refrigerant a heat pump unit uses and its global warming potential, a leak's climate effect relative to carbon dioxide (CO2 = 1)
- R-134a, GWP 1430 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$3,062–$4,459 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 · 2026-09-24Does it fit your space?
Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.
- Compressor operating range (ENERGY STAR)
- the air temperatures around the unit in which its heat pump runs; outside this range the heat pump stops
- Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
- the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
- Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
- the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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What this brand files, by heater type.
UEF 3.8 · Grade A Price it on your ZIP
The 855 kWh figure does not come from the registry itself. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily draw for the medium pattern. The HPTS-50 2** is listed at a UEF of 3.8. The medium pattern represents a typical household's daily use as DOE defines it, not your own. The inputs come from the DOE Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-09-19. If your household draws more or less hot water than the test assumes, actual use will differ from 855 kWh. This page does not know by how much. The steps are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
To check fit, look at the first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank. This model's rating is 65 gallons, from a rated volume of 46 gallons. It fits a household whose busiest hour stays within 65 gallons. A household that needs more in that hour is outside what this rating covers. The 855 kWh figure also assumes the medium draw pattern, so it does not measure a heavier daily draw. The registry data here does not say how the unit behaves outside the test conditions. To compare other sizes or fuels, use the selector by fuel, space and size. To stay within the current class, find a same-class replacement by model number.
This text states no running cost, because it depends on your own utility's electricity tariff. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local rate to 855 kWh. On any single rate, the 2,676 kWh gap to the class median means a lower running cost than a median model at the test draw. What that gap is worth in money is unknown until your rate is applied. The 16th ranking among 426 models compares energy use, not bills. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. That range is modeled and is not a quote.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19