c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,600 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1.5
Annual electricity use
1,435 kWh
Label: 1,435 kWh Β· 3.9 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$459 / year
$4,592 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
12.7 L/Wh Β· 287 L/min at the label test point

5% 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 71% of them. At your rates that is about $24 a year less than the median, $243 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
Speck BADU 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369
Baqiu BQ15001,500 W1,155 kWh/yr2$370
Kripsol K2615E1,380 W1,223 kWh/yr1.5$391
Davey DSF13501,350 W1,238 kWh/yr1.5$396

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Speck BADU 90/5001,600 W1,432 kWh/yr1.5$458
Dab EUROSWIM 150 M1,600 W1,600 kWh/yr1$512
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/5001,600 W1,432 kWh/yr1.5$458
Davey C150M1,600 W1,440 kWh/yr1$461
Reefe SPP15001,610 W1,515 kWh/yr1$485
Insnrg Si 4001,610 W1,417 kWh/yr1.5$453
Sinyoa SUPB2001,610 W1,515 kWh/yr1$485
Astral Pool 21615 (XP 1.5HP)1,587 W1,534 kWh/yr1$491

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

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Pentair WHFL-1500-1P specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,600 W
Measured input power
1,600 W
Current
6.3 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
12.717 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
2.91 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
287 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,353.2
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,353.2
Annual energy (label)
1435.1 kWh
Star rating index
1.50
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 APP0056

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0056
GEMS registration id
148851
Status
approved
Available until
9 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.