c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,170 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1.5
Annual electricity use
1,274 kWh
Label: 1,274 kWh Β· 3.5 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$408 / year
$4,076 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
14.3 L/Wh Β· 244 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 60% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year less than the median, $21 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 (below 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
Dab EUROSWIM 50900 W1,056 kWh/yr1.5$338
Hayward SP2610AQW890 W1,073 kWh/yr1.5$343
Speck Magic 111,000 W1,091 kWh/yr1.5$349
Hayward SP2615AQW1,005 W1,105 kWh/yr1.5$354
LX LP1501,100 W1,106 kWh/yr2$354

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

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Zodiac WP000239 (TAGUS 1.0HP)1,196 W1,310 kWh/yr1$419
Giantz PUMP-POOL-MAX20001,200 W1,320 kWh/yr1$422
Hayward Powerflo II 1.5hp1,200 W1,258 kWh/yr1.5$403
Davey C75M1,200 W1,271 kWh/yr1.5$407
Hayward SP8115DIAU1,200 W1,258 kWh/yr1.5$403
JH CLP-JH-12001,200 W1,320 kWh/yr1$422
Poolrite SQJ 7501,170 W1,329 kWh/yr1$425

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

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Bwt I STAR II 19 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,170 W
Measured input power
1,170 W
Current
4.8 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
14.328 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.41 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
244 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,023.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,023.0
Annual energy (label)
1273.7 kWh
Star rating index
1.51
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
APP0390
GEMS registration id
173826
Status
approved
Available until
4 November 2030
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.