c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
975 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
610 kWh
Label: 610 kWh Β· 1.7 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$195 / year
$1,953 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
29.9 L/Wh Β· 132 L/min at the label test point

20% more 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 3% of them. At your rates that is about $32 a year more than the median, $323 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 (above 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
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 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 SUFL-800-VS

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Maytronics WhisperFlo VS 800W Pool Pumps975 W493 kWh/yr5$158
Zodiac WP000116 (FLOPRO e3.1HP)975 W563 kWh/yr4.5$180
Maytronics ECOCLEAR VS 800975 W493 kWh/yr5$158
B&l Pumps Tornado Variable speed975 W522 kWh/yr5$167
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Other Pentair models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Pentair WHFL-800-VS975 W493 kWh/yr5$158

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

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Pentair SUFL-800-VS specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
975 W
Measured input power
975 W
Current
6.0 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
29.910 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.30 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
132 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
909.5
β€œLow” (as registered)
909.5
Annual energy (label)
610.2 kWh
Star rating index
4.53
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 APP0166

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0166
GEMS registration id
150006
Status
approved
Available until
20 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. How the derived figures are calculated.