PolarWave ACIQ-80G-HP-WH
4 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade B: where this UEF sits among the 194 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
If you are checking the PolarWave ACIQ-80G-HP-WH, it uses 1,240 kWh of electricity a year at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That is 66 kWh below the class median of 1,306 kWh, and it ranks 30th lowest of 194 models.
Energy use per year
1,240 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 1,306 kWh for the 194 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 30 of 194, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (1,240 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 1,002 kWh Median 1,306 kWh Max 5,334 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
- 4 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank 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
- 91 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 74 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2024-05-30 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-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
- Sound level (ENERGY STAR) how loud the unit is while it runs, in decibels as filed
- 49 dB ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$3,993–$4,924 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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Electric tanks that file a UEF of 2.0 or more — the registry has no separate heat pump type, so this site draws the line there.
UEF 4 · Grade B Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 1,240 kWh is not a meter reading. This site computed it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, which is 4 for this model, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The UEF is the registry's value, while the daily draw is the test's assumption. The energy data comes from DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. Against the class median of 1,306 kWh, the unit sits 66 kWh lower. That places it 30th lowest of 194 electric tank models at this draw pattern, in the lowest quarter of its class for energy use.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. The PolarWave ACIQ-80G-HP-WH lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 91 gallons and a rated volume of 74 gallons. Those two values are what to compare with your own peak-hour demand. The energy figure applies only at the test's daily draw. A household that uses much less or much more hot water than the test assumes will see a different annual figure, and this page has no data to say by how much. The 66 kWh gap to the median is a difference in test results, not a measured saving in a specific home. For a different fuel, space or size, use the water heater selector.
Running cost is not stated here because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. The cost calculator takes your ZIP and applies your local rate to the 1,240 kWh shown on this page. The method behind the annual cost is documented separately. The installed price range appears in its own block as a modeled range, not a quote, so it is not repeated here. If you need a same-class replacement, you can search by model number starting from ACIQ-80G-HP-WH.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19