U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENT-50-1**
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).
If you are checking the U.S. CRAFTMASTER ENT-50-1**, this electric tank uses 3,531 kWh of electricity a year at the medium draw pattern. The draw pattern is the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. That figure equals the class median of 3,531 kWh, a difference of 0 kWh. It ranks 213th lowest for energy use of 426 models.
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
- 62 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 46 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$1,736–$2,053 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 figure is computed by this site; the registry does not publish it. 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 for the medium draw pattern. The medium pattern describes a typical household with a busy morning. The UEF comes from the DOE Compliance Certification Database (CCD), retrieved 2026-09-19. A home that draws more hot water than the test assumes will use more than 3,531 kWh a year, and a home that draws less will use less. How far a given home differs from the test is not available in this data. The steps behind the figure are set out in how the annual cost is calculated.
Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 62 gallons. That rating comes from a rated volume of 46 gallons. The unit suits a household whose busiest hour stays within 62 gallons of hot water. A household whose peak hour needs more than 62 gallons asks for more than this rating covers. For energy, its place at the class median is given above, at rank 213th of 426 electric tanks at the medium draw pattern. Units with a lower rank number use less energy under the same test. Readers who want a unit below that median can find a same-class replacement by model number and compare ranks.
The running cost is not written here because it depends on your own utility's electricity tariff. The page computes it from the 3,531 kWh figure and the electricity rate for your ZIP, under the same medium draw pattern. Tiered or time-of-use pricing changes the result, and this page does not know which tariff you pay. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local rate to 3,531 kWh. The installed price range appears in its own block on this page, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote. What a specific home pays on its utility bill is not available in this data.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19