c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,007 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,296 kWh
Label: 1,296 kWh Β· 3.5 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$415 / year
$4,146 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
14.1 L/Wh Β· 247 L/min at the label test point

1% more electricity than 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 36% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year more than the median, $49 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.

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

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Waterco Supatuf 1.0HP MK2841 W1,068 kWh/yr1.5$342

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

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H2flo PX1001,035 W1,292 kWh/yr1$413
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Astral Pool 11457 (FX250) specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,007 W
Measured input power
1,007 W
Current
4.4 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
14.087 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.37 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
247 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,052.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,052.0
Annual energy (label)
1295.5 kWh
Star rating index
1.20
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
APP0027
GEMS registration id
147196
Status
approved
Available until
1 June 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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.