c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,000 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,244 kWh
Label: 1,244 kWh Β· 3.4 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$398 / year
$3,980 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
14.7 L/Wh Β· 201 L/min at the label test point

3% less electricity than the median of 67 comparable 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,280 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 69% of them. At your rates that is about $12 a year less than the median, $116 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 67 comparable 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,000–1,249 w single speed pool pump sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Hayward SP8105DIAU810 W964 kWh/yr2$308
Hayward PowerFlo II810 W964 kWh/yr2$308

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

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Speck Magic 111,000 W1,091 kWh/yr1.5$349
Pentair LTP7501,000 W1,231 kWh/yr1$394
Speck BADU 90/2301,000 W1,190 kWh/yr1.5$381
Hayward SP8110DIAU1,000 W1,128 kWh/yr1.5$361
Dab EUROSWIM 75 M1,000 W1,276 kWh/yr1$408
Astral Pool 11457 (FX250)1,007 W1,296 kWh/yr1$415
Water TechniX Powered BY Leo WT-XKP1104T1,013 W1,234 kWh/yr1$395

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

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Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 230 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,000 W
Measured input power
1,000 W
Current
4.2 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
14.672 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
4.15 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
201 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
822.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
822.0
Annual energy (label)
1243.9 kWh
Star rating index
1.37
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 APP0304

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0304
GEMS registration id
159250
Status
approved
Available until
19 January 2029
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: continentalwater.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.