VAUGHN THERMAL ME80

This site computes the 5,392 kWh figure; the registry does not publish it. The figure combines the registry's UEF, the ratio of hot water delivered to energy used, with the daily hot-water draw that the DOE test sets for the high pattern. For the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80, the registered UEF is 0.92. The source is the DOE CCD, retrieved 2026-09-19. The class behind the median is made up of the 21 models registered as an electric tank your utility can shift to off-peak hours at the high draw pattern. The figure describes only the test's daily draw. This page does not have energy use at a different daily draw. The page on how the annual cost is calculated sets out each step of the method.

The high draw pattern stands for a larger household, or one where showers and laundry overlap. This model lists a first hour rating, the gallons of hot water available in the first hour from a full tank, of 85 gallons. Its rated volume is 78 gallons. Its energy use is in the lowest quarter of its class, at 3rd of 21. It also equals the class median of 5,392 kWh, so several models in the class must report this same figure. This page has no energy figure for this model at a lower draw pattern, so it does not show how the model would perform in a smaller household. The selector by fuel, space and size lists heaters by those other criteria.

Running cost is not stated in this text. It depends on your own utility's electricity tariff, so the page applies your ZIP's rate to the 5,392 kWh figure. The cost calculator on your own ZIP shows that result. An installed price range is not published for the VAUGHN THERMAL ME80. This model's ratings lie outside the range that the cost database's model was fitted on. The site does not extend the range beyond that fitted range. If you are checking a quoted price, this page has no range based on the cost database to compare it with. A same-class replacement search by model number lists other units registered in the same class.