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Variable speed · 750 W
Badu BADU Alpha Eco Soft Pool Pump
Badu BADU Alpha Eco Soft is a 750 W variable speed swimming pool pump registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration APP0275).
- Nameplate power
- 750 W
- Variable speed
- Energy rating
- 6
- Annual electricity use
- 403 kWh
- Label: 403 kWh · 1.1 kWh per day
- Estimated running cost
- $129 / year
- $1,291 over 10 years
- Efficiency (WEF)
- 45.2 L/Wh · 133 L/min at the label test point
21% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable 750–999 w variable speed pool pump registrations (509 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 83% of them. At your rates that is about $34 a year less than the median, $339 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 750–999 w variable 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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune NPE750660 W370 kWh/yr | 6 | $118 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Badu BADU Alpha Eco Soft specifications
- Pump type
- Variable speed
- Nameplate input power
- 750 W
- Measured input power
- 750 W
- Current
- 3.2 A
- Weighted energy factor (WEF)
- 45.248 L/Wh
- Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
- 6.25 h
- Effective flow at test point (derived)
- 133 L/min
- “High” (as registered)
- 746.0
- “Low” (as registered)
- 746.0
- Annual energy (label)
- 403.3 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.01
- Country of manufacture
- –
“High” and “Low” 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
- APP0275
- GEMS registration id
- 155144
- Status
- approved
- Available until
- –
- 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. Manufacturer: speck-pumps.com. How the derived figures are calculated.