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U.S. CRAFTMASTER HPTU-50N 1**

3.45 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
B

Grade B: 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 HPTU-50N 1**, an electric tank water heater, it uses 942 kWh of electricity a year. That figure holds at the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against. It sits 2,589 kWh below the class median of 3,531 kWh, the 93rd lowest of 426 comparable models.


Energy use per year

942 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 93 of 426, lowest energy first.

This model: 942 kWh

Solid line: this model (942 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
3.45 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
66 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
46 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
2019-04-05 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Connected / demand response (ENERGY STAR) whether the unit can take signals from your utility to shift when it heats, and by which standard (such as CTA-2045)
No ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
Refrigerant and GWP (ENERGY STAR) the refrigerant a heat pump unit uses and its global warming potential, a leak's climate effect relative to carbon dioxide (CO2 = 1)
R-134a, GWP 1430 ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What it costs to install

$3,022–$4,110 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

Does it fit your space?

Enter your own numbers below — this compares them to what ENERGY STAR publishes for this model, it does not tell you what to buy.

Compressor operating range (ENERGY STAR)
the air temperatures around the unit in which its heat pump runs; outside this range the heat pump stops
Dimensions (ENERGY STAR)
the unit's filed height, width, depth or tank diameter, in inches
Input voltage and maximum current (ENERGY STAR)
the circuit voltage the unit is certified on and the most current it draws
  • Ambient temperatureEnter your numbers45°F min
  • Physical footprintEnter your numbers15" ⌀
  • Electrical supplyEnter your numbers240V, 22A max
ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19

What these figures mean

The 942 kWh figure is not printed in the registry; this site computed it. It combines two inputs: the model's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium pattern. The registry lists a UEF of 3.45 for this model in the DOE Compliance Certification Database (CCD), retrieved 2026-09-19. The figure therefore holds only at the test's daily draw, not at your household's actual use. Actual yearly use for a given home is not available from the registry. The calculation steps are set out on the page explaining how the annual cost is calculated.

Against its class, the model sits 2,589 kWh below the median of 3,531 kWh a year. The class is the 426 models registered as an electric tank at the medium draw pattern. Ranked by energy use, it is the 93rd lowest, which places it in the lowest quarter of that class. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 66 gallons. Its rated volume is 46 gallons. It suits a household whose busiest hour stays within 66 gallons of hot water. It does not suit one that needs more than that in the first hour. To check other units of the same class, use a same-class replacement search by model number.

This page gives no running cost in the text, because it depends on your own utility's electricity tariff. The yearly figure of 942 kWh is the input; your rate per kWh sets the result. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your local tariff to that figure. The same tariff also applies to the class median of 3,531 kWh, so the 2,589 kWh gap can be priced the same way. The installed price range appears in its own block, with its source and date. It is a modeled installed-cost range, not a quote from an installer. Lifespan and service history are not in the registry data, so they are not covered here.

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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