c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
2,254 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
814 kWh
Label: 814 kWh Β· 2.2 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$260 / year
$2,604 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
22.4 L/Wh Β· 141 L/min at the label test point

53% more 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 0% of them. At your rates that is about $90 a year more than the median, $905 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 31 comparable 1,500 w and above variable speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Badu BADU Eco future1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Hayward ESP2300HVS1,990 W452 kWh/yr7$145
Pentair EVMX1500 V21,960 W488 kWh/yr6$156

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

Pool pumps similar to the Insnrg Qi 1800

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Dab E.SWIM 3002,250 W691 kWh/yr5$221
Henden H8VSPBT2,300 W587 kWh/yr6$188
Henden Silensor VSD Pumps2,300 W587 kWh/yr6$188
Davey PM400BT2,300 W587 kWh/yr6$188
Pentair EVMX15002,100 W678 kWh/yr5$217
Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Badu BADU Eco future1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142

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

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Insnrg Qi 1800 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
2,254 W
Measured input power
–
Current
9.8 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
22.426 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.89 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
141 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,826.7
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,826.7
Annual energy (label)
813.8 kWh
Star rating index
4.69
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
APP0375
GEMS registration id
173013
Status
approved
Available until
26 September 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. Manufacturer: insnrg.com. How the derived figures are calculated.