c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
975 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
461 kWh
Label: 461 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$147 / year
$1,474 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
39.6 L/Wh Β· 138 L/min at the label test point

9% less electricity than the median of 29 comparable 750–999 w variable speed pool pump registrations (509 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 72% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year less than the median, $155 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 750–999 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 750–999 w 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
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Pool pumps similar to the Pentair EVMX800

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Madimack InverFlow1,000 W439 kWh/yr6$141
Madimack INVFLO400 (InverFlow Eco 1.5HP)1,000 W439 kWh/yr6$141
Hyclor HYCINV101,012 W440 kWh/yr6$141
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Pureswim PMP1250975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Compare EVMX800 with another pool pump

Pentair EVMX800 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
975 W
Measured input power
975 W
Current
6.8 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
39.609 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.02 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
138 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
936.9
β€œLow” (as registered)
936.9
Annual energy (label)
460.8 kWh
Star rating index
5.79
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
APP0062
GEMS registration id
149075
Status
approved
Available until
17 August 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.