c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,500 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1.5
Annual electricity use
1,369 kWh
Label: 1,369 kWh Β· 3.7 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$438 / year
$4,379 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
13.3 L/Wh Β· 247 L/min at the label test point

9% less electricity than the median of 51 comparable 1,500 w and above single speed pool pump registrations (1,511 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 84% of them. At your rates that is about $46 a year less than the median, $455 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 51 comparable 1,500 w and above single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,500 w and above 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
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 90/3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369
Baqiu BQ15001,500 W1,155 kWh/yr2$370

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

Pool pumps similar to the Davey QB2001

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Protege PS201,500 W1,348 kWh/yr1.5$431
Spanet XS-201,500 W1,327 kWh/yr1.5$425
LX LP2001,500 W1,310 kWh/yr1.5$419
Baker Hydro Vesta 2.0 HP MK21,500 W1,369 kWh/yr1.5$438
Spatex SX200-11,500 W1,310 kWh/yr1.5$419
Evolution Evoflow Tuf 2.0HP MK21,500 W1,369 kWh/yr1.5$438
Baqiu BQ15001,500 W1,155 kWh/yr2$370

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

Other Davey models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Davey C100M1,500 W1,363 kWh/yr1.5$436

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

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Davey QB2001 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,500 W
Measured input power
1,500 W
Current
7.0 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
13.335 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.37 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
247 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,111.7
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,111.7
Annual energy (label)
1368.6 kWh
Star rating index
1.60
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).

Other model numbers on registration APP0156

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0156
GEMS registration id
149769
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.