c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,850 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
489 kWh
Label: 489 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$157 / year
$1,566 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
37.3 L/Wh Β· 147 L/min at the label test point

8% less 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 74% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year less than the median, $133 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 (below 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.

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Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
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Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Hayward ESP2300HVS1,990 W452 kWh/yr7$145
Reltech V5PRO+1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147

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

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Astral Pool 11547 (Viron XT P320C)1,725 W514 kWh/yr6$164
Pentair WHFL-1500-VS1,850 W686 kWh/yr5$220
Maytronics ECOCLEAR VS 15001,850 W686 kWh/yr5$220
Maytronics WhisperFlo VS 1500W Pumps1,850 W686 kWh/yr5$220
Insnrg Q41,840 W662 kWh/yr5$212

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

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Oasis V480P specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,850 W
Measured input power
1,850 W
Current
8.5 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
37.297 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.66 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
147 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,594.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,594.0
Annual energy (label)
489.3 kWh
Star rating index
6.58
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 APP0175

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0175
GEMS registration id
149564
Status
approved
Available until
1 October 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. How the derived figures are calculated.