c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,300 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
485 kWh
Label: 485 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$155 / year
$1,553 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
37.6 L/Wh Β· 135 L/min at the label test point

12% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 70% of them. At your rates that is about $21 a year less than the median, $208 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,250–1,499 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

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Emaux ETV/ECFV1251,300 W485 kWh/yr6$155
Emaux ECFV1251,300 W485 kWh/yr6$155
Hyclor HYCINV151,288 W471 kWh/yr6$151
Neptune NPX20001,400 W486 kWh/yr6$156
Neptune NPVS1501,300 W611 kWh/yr4.5$195
Baker Hydro Nova ECO-V1501,252 W571 kWh/yr5$183

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

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Chilli RCOMPUETV125P specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,300 W
Measured input power
1,300 W
Current
–
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
37.615 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.15 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
135 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,103.6
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,103.6
Annual energy (label)
485.2 kWh
Star rating index
6.00
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
APP0381
GEMS registration id
172952
Status
approved
Available until
3 November 2030
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.