c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,060 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,284 kWh
Label: 1,284 kWh Β· 3.5 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$411 / year
$4,109 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
14.2 L/Wh Β· 243 L/min at the label test point

About the same electricity as the median of 67 comparable 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,280 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 45% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $12 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Pool pumps that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hayward SP81004DIAU810 W964 kWh/yr2$308
Hayward SP8105DIAU810 W964 kWh/yr2$308
Dab EUROSWIM 50900 W1,056 kWh/yr1.5$338
Astral Pool 21105 (XF140)805 W1,058 kWh/yr1.5$338
Baker Hydro Vesta 1.0 HP MK2841 W1,068 kWh/yr1.5$342

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Pool pumps similar to the Aquatight Apex AP 1.0HP

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Davey DEF2901,060 W1,284 kWh/yr1$411
Waterco Alphaflo 1.0HP1,060 W1,284 kWh/yr1$411
Baker Hydro Stellar 1.0HP1,060 W1,284 kWh/yr1$411
Davey Alphaflo 1PH 1HP1,060 W1,284 kWh/yr1$411
Evolution Evoflow Stream 1.5HP1,056 W1,275 kWh/yr1$408
Waterco Supastream 1.5HP1,056 W1,275 kWh/yr1$408
Baker Hydro Orion 1.5 HP1,056 W1,275 kWh/yr1$408
Astral Pool 21280 (CTX280C)1,035 W1,280 kWh/yr1$410

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Aquatight Apex AP 1.0HP specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,060 W
Measured input power
1,060 W
Current
4.7 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
14.213 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.43 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
243 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,025.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,025.0
Annual energy (label)
1284.1 kWh
Star rating index
1.32
Country of manufacture
–

β€œHigh” and β€œLow” are published in the registration without a documented unit; we do not interpret them. Effective flow is derived from the label test (50,000 L in the daily run time).

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0287
GEMS registration id
156636
Status
approved
Available until
12 October 2028
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Swimming Pool Pump-units) Determination 2021
Test standard
AS 5102.1-2019

Source: Australian Government Energy Rating (GEMS) registration data, DCCEEW via data.gov.au (CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 9 February 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.