Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM Running Cost (Electric Water…
Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM: running cost
The Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,303 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $245 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 17.9% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 464 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 596 currently-certified electric water heaters feeds that average, putting this model about $37/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among electric water heaters, one step cheaper is Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Rheem PROUH80 T2 RH350BM ($245/yr, 1,303 kWh/yr).
Within the Rheem lineup
Rheem makes 77 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 71 of 77 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the PROPH40 T0 RH120-M at $147/yr, and its priciest, the XE80T10HMS00U0 at $264/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 11-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM costs roughly $2,695 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
At $245/year, this is on the expensive side for a electric water heater; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $121/year, worth knowing before buying either the Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM already costs $245/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
The data behind this page
Ranked 464 of 596, the Rheem PRO H80 T2 RH310UM sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 1,303 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.