MARATHON MRG85238
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade C: where this UEF sits among the 21 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank your utility can shift to off-peak hours, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking the MARATHON MRG85238 for a larger household, where showers and laundry overlap, the figure to verify is 5,392 kWh of electricity a year. That is at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, and it equals the class median of 5,392 kWh.
Energy use per year
5,392 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 5,392 kWh for the 21 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 3 of 21, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (5,392 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 5,334 kWh Median 5,392 kWh Max 5,512 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 your utility can shift to off-peak hours at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High 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
- 76 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 84 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's rated tank size lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
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UEF 0.92 · Grade C Price it on your ZIP
The registry does not publish the annual figure of 5,392 kWh. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 0.92 for this model, and from the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class is the 21 models registered as an electric tank your utility can shift to off-peak hours at the high draw pattern. Its median is 5,392 kWh, so the difference for this model is 0 kWh. Its rank is 3rd lowest energy use of 21, which places it in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use.
The energy figure describes the test's daily draw, so it fits a check for a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 76 gallons, and the rated volume is 84 gallons. Whether that supply covers your busiest hour is not in the registry data, and this page does not estimate it. The figure does not suit a household whose real usage sits far from the test's draw, because consumption then differs from 5,392 kWh. The rank of 3rd of 21 compares only electric tanks of this type. For other fuels or sizes, use the selector by fuel, space and size.
Running cost is not stated here because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. Multiply 5,392 kWh by the rate you pay per kilowatt-hour to get a yearly figure at the high draw pattern. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does this, and how the annual cost is calculated sets out the method. The registry data does not say whether your utility offers off-peak shifting for this tank. An installed price range is not published for this model: its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it. You can also find a same-class replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19