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Variable speed · 1,990 W
Badu BADU Gamma Eco VS AU Pool Pump
Badu BADU Gamma Eco VS AU is a 1,990 W variable speed swimming pool pump registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration APP0334).
- Nameplate power
- 1,990 W
- Variable speed
- Energy rating
- 6
- Annual electricity use
- 491 kWh
- Label: 491 kWh · 1.3 kWh per day
- Estimated running cost
- $157 / year
- $1,570 over 10 years
- Efficiency (WEF)
- 37.2 L/Wh · 137 L/min at the label test point
8% less electricity than the median of 31 comparable 1,500 w and above variable speed pool pump registrations (531 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 71% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $129 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 1,500 w and above variable 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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 | |
| Badu BADU Eco future1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 | |
| Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 | |
| Hayward ESP2300HVS1,990 W452 kWh/yr | 7 | $145 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Pool pumps similar to the Badu BADU Gamma Eco VS AU
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pentair EVMX1500 V21,960 W488 kWh/yr | 6 | $156 | |
| Hayward ESP2300HVS1,990 W452 kWh/yr | 7 | $145 | |
| Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 | |
| Reltech V8PRO+1,850 W489 kWh/yr | 6 | $157 | |
| Oasis V480P1,850 W489 kWh/yr | 6 | $157 | |
| Reltech GEN3-V8+1,850 W489 kWh/yr | 6 | $157 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Other Badu models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 | |
| Badu BADU Eco future1,990 W444 kWh/yr | 7 | $142 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Compare BADU Gamma Eco VS AU with another pool pump
Badu BADU Gamma Eco VS AU specifications
- Pump type
- Variable speed
- Nameplate input power
- 1,990 W
- Measured input power
- 1,990 W
- Current
- 6.1 A
- Weighted energy factor (WEF)
- 37.199 L/Wh
- Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
- 6.08 h
- Effective flow at test point (derived)
- 137 L/min
- “High” (as registered)
- 1,009.0
- “Low” (as registered)
- 1,009.0
- Annual energy (label)
- 490.6 kWh
- Star rating index
- 6.71
- 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
- APP0334
- GEMS registration id
- 164671
- 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.