U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENLB-50 1**
0.93 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).
If you are checking the U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENLB-50 1**, this electric tank uses 3,493 kWh of electricity a year at the federal test's daily draw. That figure belongs to the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 38 kWh below the 3,531 kWh median of the 426 models in its class, ranking 153rd lowest.
Energy use per year
3,493 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 153 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (3,493 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
- 0.93 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
- 60 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 44 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,713–$2,219 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 0.93 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The 3,493 kWh figure does not come from the registry itself. This site calculated it from the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used. For this model, the UEF is 0.93. We applied that UEF to the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. The UEF comes from the DOE Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-09-19. The result holds only at that test draw. A home that uses more or less hot water will get a different total. The 38 kWh gap to the class median compares models at the same test draw. It is not a measured saving in any real home. The steps are set out in how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated.
The medium draw pattern represents a typical household's hot-water use, including a busy morning. This unit has a rated volume of 44 gallons. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 60 gallons. A household that needs more than 60 gallons in its peak hour needs more than this rating covers. If a household's daily use differs from the medium pattern, its yearly energy use will also differ from 3,493 kWh. For another fuel, space or size, see the water heater selector by fuel, space and size. To find another model in the same class, use the same-class replacement search by model number.
This text does not give the running cost. It depends on your own utility's electricity rate. So the page calculates it from 3,493 kWh a year and the electricity rate for your ZIP code. You can check that result in the water heater cost calculator for your ZIP. The installed price range has its own block, with its source and date. That range is a modeled installed-cost estimate, not a quote from a contractor. Two things are not known here: how much energy this unit will use in your home, and what your installation will actually cost. Both can differ from the figures on this page. Those figures apply only at the medium draw pattern's test draw, compared across 426 registered models.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19