RINNAI REHP50BM
3.75 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 RINNAI REHP50BM against the registry, this electric tank uses 866 kWh of electricity a year. That figure applies to the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 2,665 kWh below its class median of 3,531 kWh, ranking 21st lowest in energy use of 426 models.
Energy use per year
866 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 21 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (866 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
- 3.75 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
- 73 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
- 2024-04-01 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)
- No 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
$3,057–$4,409 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 3.75 · Grade A Price it on your ZIP
The 866 kWh figure is computed by this site, not published by the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. This model's UEF is 3.75. The source is DOE's Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure holds only at that test draw. A household that draws more or less hot water each day will use a different amount, and this page does not state how much. The class behind the rank is the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. Each step is set out in how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated.
The registry also lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank. For the REHP50BM, that is 73 gallons, from a rated volume of 46 gallons. The unit matches a household whose daily use is close to the medium draw pattern and whose busiest hour stays within 73 gallons. It does not match a household whose peak hour needs more than 73 gallons, because the rating marks that limit. The 866 kWh figure also does not describe a household well above the medium pattern. For a different fuel or size, the water heater selector by fuel, space and size lists other classes.
This page gives no running cost in the text. The 866 kWh of electricity a year becomes a cost only when multiplied by your own utility tariff. That tariff is not in the registry data, so any cost figure here would be an estimate. The running cost calculator for your own ZIP applies your local rate to this model. The 2,665 kWh gap to the class median converts to money the same way, at your rate. The installed price range appears in its own block as a modeled range, not a quote. The registry does not record how this unit performs at your household's actual draw, so that remains unknown.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19