Ruud PROPH40 T0 RH120
2.59 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade D: 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 Ruud PROPH40 T0 RH120, this electric tank uses 1,254 kWh of electricity a year. That figure applies at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It is 2,277 kWh below the class median of 3,531 kWh for the 426 electric tank models registered at the same draw pattern.
Energy use per year
1,254 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 129 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (1,254 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
- 2.59 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
- 43 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 37 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's UEF 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 2.59 · Grade D Price it on your ZIP
This site calculated the 1,254 kWh figure; the registry does not publish it. 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 pattern. This model's UEF is 2.59, taken from the DOE CCD as retrieved on 2026-09-19. It ranks 129th lowest for energy use among the 426 electric tank models registered at the medium draw pattern. The class median is 3,531 kWh a year, so this unit's figure is 2,277 kWh lower under the same test conditions. The comparison holds only within that class and that draw pattern. The page on how the annual cost is calculated sets out the steps behind the calculation.
The medium draw pattern represents a typical family household with a busy morning of hot-water use. This unit's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 43 gallons. Its rated volume is 37 gallons. A plumber or homeowner can compare a household's peak morning demand with that first hour rating. If demand regularly runs above 43 gallons in the first hour, the medium pattern may not describe that home. In that case the 1,254 kWh figure would not apply. The data on this page gives no energy figure for any other draw pattern. To compare this unit with others registered in the same class, find a same-class replacement by model number.
Running cost is not stated in this text because it depends on your own utility electricity tariff. At the medium draw pattern, the unit uses 1,254 kWh a year. Multiplying that by your rate per kWh gives the yearly cost under test conditions. The cost calculator on your own ZIP does that step with your local tariff. Actual use in a home can differ from the test's daily draw. No field measurements for this model are available here. An installed price range is not published for the Ruud PROPH40 T0 RH120. Its ratings lie outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19