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RELIANCE WATER HEATERS HPTA-66 2**

3.84 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
B

Grade 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 this water heater's energy figure, the answer is 1,292 kWh a year. That is at the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It is 14 kWh below the class median of 1,306 kWh, across 194 electric tank models.


Energy use per year

1,292 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 84 of 194, lowest energy first.

This model: 1,292 kWh

Solid line: this model (1,292 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 1,002 kWh Median 1,306 kWh Max 5,334 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
3.84 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
83 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
68 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2024-03-01 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

$3,780–$4,707 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

Does 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
  • Ambient temperatureEnter your numbers37°F min
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers23" ⌀
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers240V, 22A max
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The registry lists a UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 3.84 for RELIANCE WATER HEATERS model HPTA-66 2**. The annual figure is not the registry's own. This site computed 1,292 kWh from that UEF and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the high draw pattern. The source is DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class median is 1,306 kWh, so this model uses 14 kWh less. Its rank is 84th lowest energy use of 194, in the second-lowest quarter of its class. The comparison covers only models registered as an electric tank at the high draw pattern. The method behind the annual cost is documented separately.

The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 83 gallons. Its rated volume is 68 gallons. Compare both figures with your own busiest hour of hot-water use. The energy figure applies only at the federal test's daily draw. A household that uses more or less hot water will see a different annual figure. This page cannot say by how much, because measured household use is not in the registry data. The water heater selector filters by fuel, space and size.

Running cost is not stated here because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. Multiply 1,292 kWh by your rate to get the yearly cost at the federal test's draw. The cost calculator does this from your ZIP. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote, and it is not repeated here. For another unit in the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number. Any figure beyond those on this page, such as measured energy use in a home, is not available.

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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