VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT
3.34 UEF DOE CCD · 2026-09-19Grade 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 VAUGHN THERMAL ME65HPT, an electric tank, this is its energy figure. At the medium draw pattern, the standard daily hot-water usage DOE tests against, it uses 973 kWh of electricity a year. That is 2,558 kWh below the class median of 3,531 kWh for electric tanks at that draw pattern.
Energy use per year
973 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 106 of 426, lowest energy first.
Solid line: this model (973 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
- 3.34 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
- 70 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- Rated Storage Volume the tank size in gallons
- 57 gal DOE CCD · 2026-09-19
- On the market since (ENERGY STAR) the date the manufacturer told ENERGY STAR the model went on sale
- 2023-09-01 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
- Sound level (ENERGY STAR) how loud the unit is while it runs, in decibels as filed
- 54 dB ENERGY STAR · 2026-09-19
What it costs to install
$3,366–$4,103 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 · 2026-09-24Does 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
What these figures mean
How this compares
The closest models in the same class — same fuel, type and draw pattern.
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What this brand files, by heater type.
UEF 3.34 · Grade B Price it on your ZIP
This site computed the 973 kWh figure. The registry does not publish it. The calculation uses the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, and the DOE test's daily hot-water draw for the medium draw pattern. The ME65HPT has a UEF of 3.34. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The medium pattern stands for a typical household on a busy morning, not for any particular home. The annual figure is therefore valid only at that test draw. If your household uses more or less hot water, your actual energy use will be different. The registry gives no figure for that case. The steps behind the number are explained in how the annual cost is calculated.
The class has 426 electric tanks registered at the medium draw pattern. The ME65HPT ranks 106th lowest in energy use among them. That places it in the lowest quarter of its class. Both the model's 973 kWh and the class median of 3,531 kWh assume the medium test draw, so the 2,558 kWh gap holds at that draw. The model's first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, is 70 gallons. Its rated volume is 57 gallons. The comparison fits best when a household's hot-water use is close to the medium pattern. It tells less about homes with much heavier or lighter use, because every class figure assumes the same test draw. To check other models in the same class, use find a same-class replacement by model number.
This text gives no running cost. The cost of 973 kWh of electricity a year depends on your own utility tariff, and the registry data does not include tariffs. The cost calculator on your own ZIP applies your rate to this figure. The same is true of the 2,558 kWh gap to the class median: what it is worth in money depends on your rate. The installed price range is shown in a separate block with its source and date. That range is modeled, not a quote. This page does not cover models with another fuel, a different space or a different size. To compare those, the selector by fuel, space and size filters the registry on those three criteria.
DOE CCD · 2026-09-19