c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,170 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,329 kWh
Label: 1,329 kWh Β· 3.6 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$425 / year
$4,253 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
13.7 L/Wh Β· 220 L/min at the label test point

4% more 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 25% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year more than the median, $157 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 (above 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.

Pool pumps that use less electricity

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

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Hayward SP2610AQW890 W1,073 kWh/yr1.5$343
Speck Magic 111,000 W1,091 kWh/yr1.5$349
Hayward SP2615AQW1,005 W1,105 kWh/yr1.5$354
LX LP1501,100 W1,106 kWh/yr2$354

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

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LX TDA1501,100 W1,361 kWh/yr1$436
Astral Pool 21110 (XF250)1,150 W1,313 kWh/yr1$420
Klorman Watertech WT150-S1,190 W1,431 kWh/yr1$458
Insnrg Si 2001,150 W1,417 kWh/yr1$453
Reefe SPP11001,196 W1,413 kWh/yr1$452
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Poolrite SQJ 750 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,170 W
Measured input power
1,170 W
Current
–
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
13.730 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.78 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
220 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
962.5
β€œLow” (as registered)
962.5
Annual energy (label)
1329.2 kWh
Star rating index
1.32
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
APP0262
GEMS registration id
152070
Status
approved
Available until
16 January 2028
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. Manufacturer: poolrite.com. How the derived figures are calculated.