c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
900 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1.5
Annual electricity use
1,120 kWh
Label: 1,120 kWh Β· 3.1 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$358 / year
$3,585 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
16.3 L/Wh Β· 230 L/min at the label test point

1% less electricity than the median of 76 comparable 750–999 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,132 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 62% of them. At your rates that is about $4 a year less than the median, $37 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 76 comparable 750–999 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 750–999 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
Speck BADU Magic 8750 W881 kWh/yr2.5$282
Spanet XS-10C750 W922 kWh/yr2$295
Davey DSF750750 W937 kWh/yr2$300
Speck Magic 8700 W963 kWh/yr2$308
Hayward SP8105DIAU810 W964 kWh/yr2$308

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

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Hayward SP2610AQW890 W1,073 kWh/yr1.5$343
Pentair WHFL-750-1P890 W1,138 kWh/yr1.5$364
Lacron Maxi Grange 1.0 HP874 W1,149 kWh/yr1.5$368
Water TechniX APX750W873 W1,134 kWh/yr1.5$363
Waterco Hydrostorm 1.0HP870 W1,149 kWh/yr1.5$368
Baker Hydro Nova 1.0 HP870 W1,149 kWh/yr1.5$368
Waterco Hydrostorm 1.0HP MGS870 W1,149 kWh/yr1.5$368

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

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Davey DSF900 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
900 W
Measured input power
900 W
Current
4.6 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
16.292 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.62 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
230 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
848.7
β€œLow” (as registered)
848.7
Annual energy (label)
1120.2 kWh
Star rating index
1.69
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
APP0143
GEMS registration id
149744
Status
approved
Available until
14 September 2027
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: davey.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.