U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENL-36 2**
0.92 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade 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).
You are checking the U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENL-36 2**, an electric tank heater. At the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year. That equals its class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh, ranking 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.
Solid line: this model (3,531 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
- 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
- 51 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 33 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,548–$1,727 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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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UEF 0.92 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 3,531 kWh per year 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, with the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. For the U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENL-36 2**, the UEF is 0.92. The medium pattern stands for a typical household's daily use, including a busy morning. So the figure holds only at that federal test draw. The registry does not show how much electricity this tank uses in a home with a heavier or lighter daily draw. The source is the DOE Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-09-19. Our page on how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated sets out each step.
Against its class, the ENL-36 2** sits exactly at the median. It is compared with the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. Their median is 3,531 kWh a year, and this model's difference from it is 0 kWh. It ranks 213th lowest in energy use of 426, in the second-lowest quarter of the class. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 51 gallons. The rated volume is 33 gallons. A household whose peak hour stays within 51 gallons fits the test's assumptions. A household whose peak hour goes beyond that falls outside them. To compare other tanks, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.
This text states no running cost. The yearly cost of 3,531 kWh of electricity depends on your own utility tariff, so the page calculates it from your ZIP. Enter your ZIP in the water heater running cost calculator for your ZIP to see the figure for this model at the medium draw pattern. Because the difference from the class median is 0 kWh, a class-median model at the same tariff and draw would show the same energy cost. 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 its figures are not repeated here.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19