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Stream 33 MEWH38L82S1

0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
G

Grade G: 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 Stream 33 MEWH38L82S1, an electric tank water heater, here is its yearly energy use. It uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That equals its class median of 3,531 kWh, placing it 213th lowest of 426.


Energy use per year

3,531 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 3,531 kWh for the 426 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 213 of 426, lowest energy first.

This model: 3,531 kWh

Solid line: this model (3,531 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.

Min 773 kWh Median 3,531 kWh Max 3,569 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
0.92 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
54 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
35 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$1,576–$1,777 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

What these figures mean

The 3,531 kWh figure is computed by this site, not taken from the registry. It combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, of 0.92 with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw. The UEF comes from the DOE CCD registry, retrieved 2026-09-19. The medium pattern stands for a typical three- or four-person household. If a home draws more or less hot water than that test day, its real use will differ from 3,531 kWh. How far it would differ is not available from the registry data. Each step behind the figure is set out in the methodology for the annual energy and cost figures.

The class comparison covers the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. This model sits 0 kWh from the class median given above. Its rank of 213th lowest places it in the second-lowest quarter of its class for energy use. The tank's rated volume is 35 gallons. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 54 gallons. A home whose busiest hour needs more than 54 gallons falls outside what this rating covers. A home within that amount and near the medium pattern matches the test conditions. To check other models in the same class by number, use the same-class replacement finder.

This page states no running cost in the text, because the cost of 3,531 kWh depends on your own electricity tariff. Utility rates differ by provider and plan, so no single figure would hold for every reader. The page computes the cost from your ZIP instead, using the same 3,531 kWh at the medium draw pattern. Because the difference from the class median is 0 kWh, a class-median model would cost the same on the same tariff. You can run that figure in the running-cost calculator for your own ZIP. The installed price appears in its own block as a modeled range with its source and date. That range is not a quote.

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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