VAUGHN MP120F
0.9 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade G: where this UEF sits among the 21 models in its class, lowest (G) to highest (A). A position, not an official label. How the grade is set
An electric tank your utility can shift to off-peak hours, high draw pattern (a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap).
Checking the VAUGHN MP120F? At the high draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, this site computes 5,512 kWh of electricity a year from the registry's rating. That is 120 kWh above the 5,392 kWh median of the 21 comparable electric tanks your utility can shift to off-peak hours. It ranks 16th lowest of 21.
Energy use per year
5,512 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 above the median of 5,392 kWh for the 21 models registered in the same heater type and draw pattern; it ranks 16 of 21, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (5,512 kWh). Dashed line: the class median.
Min 5,334 kWh Median 5,392 kWh Max 5,512 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
- 0.9 DOE CCD · 2026-09-19 Compared only with other models registered as an electric tank your utility can shift to off-peak hours at the high draw pattern.
- Draw Pattern the standard daily usage profile DOE tests the unit against
- High 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
- 117 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 119 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
Not published: Installed cost range
This model's UEF lies outside the range NLR REMDB's cost model was fitted on, and the range is not stretched past it.
The annual energy figure on this page does not depend on this range and is unaffected.
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 · 2026-09-24What these figures mean
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UEF 0.9 · Grade G Price it on your ZIP
The figure of 5,512 kWh a year is an estimate under test conditions, not a meter reading. This site calculated it; the registry does not publish it. 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 high draw pattern. For the VAUGHN MP120F, the registry lists a UEF of 0.9. The source is the DOE Compliance Certification Database, retrieved 2026-09-19. A household that uses more or less hot water than the test assumes will use a different amount of energy. This page does not know that amount. The calculation steps are described in how the annual energy and cost figures are calculated.
The high draw pattern describes a larger household, or a home where showers and laundry overlap. The registry lists a rated volume of 119 gallons for this tank. Its first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 117 gallons. The class contains 21 electric tanks your utility can shift to off-peak hours, all tested at the high pattern. This model ranks 16th lowest for energy use in that class. That puts it in the second-highest quarter of the class. If your home uses less hot water, the 5,512 kWh figure does not apply. An energy figure for a lower draw pattern is not available on this page. To compare other sizes or fuels, use the water heater selector by fuel, space and size.
This page does not give a running cost. It depends on your utility's electricity tariff, so the page calculates it from your ZIP code. The same is true of the 120 kWh a year this model uses above the class median of 5,392 kWh. What that difference costs depends on your rate. Enter your ZIP in the running cost calculator for your own electricity rate to see it. No installed price range is published for this model. Its ratings fall outside the range the cost database's model was fitted on, and the page does not extend the range beyond it. For another model in the same class, you can look up a replacement by model number.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19