Midea D40-45FH

It holds 37 gallons in the test, 3 gallons less than its 40-gallon sold size. Starting full, it gives 55 gallons of hot water in its first hour of use. Reheating lets it give 18 gallons beyond the 37 gallons in its tank. Of 477 electric storage models, 204 give more hot water in the first hour. The median electric storage model gives the same amount in its first hour.

In the test, 8% of its energy does not reach the hot water (UEF 0.92). The daily hot water use in the test, called its draw pattern, was medium. Of 297 electric storage models with the same draw pattern, 81 have a higher UEF and 2 a lower one. On its draw pattern, its UEF is also the median electric storage UEF. The water took in 98% of the energy used to reheat it (its recovery efficiency).

There are 14 more basic models with the same test figures. Besides this brand, 7 brands list one or more of them. You can find the whole group on the page for the A. O. Smith ENS-40 1**.