Australia · costs in AUD
Variable speed · 750 W
Protege PV75 Pool Pump
Protege PV75 is a 750 W variable speed swimming pool pump registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration APP0359).
- Nameplate power
- 750 W
- Variable speed
- Energy rating
- 4.5
- Annual electricity use
- 553 kWh
- Label: 553 kWh · 1.5 kWh per day
- Estimated running cost
- $177 / year
- $1,769 over 10 years
- Efficiency (WEF)
- 33.0 L/Wh · 128 L/min at the label test point
9% 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 17% of them. At your rates that is about $14 a year more than the median, $139 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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.
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune NPE750660 W370 kWh/yr | 6 | $118 | |
| Neptune NPE1100800 W399 kWh/yr | 6 | $128 | |
| Madimack INVFLO300 (InverFlow Eco 1HP)750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 | |
| Madimack InverFlow750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 | |
| Badu BADU Alpha Eco Soft750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klorman Watertech WT100-VS750 W627 kWh/yr | 4 | $201 | |
| Hayward SP2300VS750 W480 kWh/yr | 5 | $154 | |
| Badu BADU Alpha Eco Soft750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 | |
| Madimack 20101750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 | |
| Madimack InverFlow750 W403 kWh/yr | 6 | $129 | |
| Hayward SFP3011DIVSP800 W490 kWh/yr | 5 | $157 | |
| Legend LSP3011DIVSP800 W490 kWh/yr | 5 | $157 | |
| Theralux T3011DIVSP800 W490 kWh/yr | 5 | $157 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Protege PV75 specifications
- Pump type
- Variable speed
- Nameplate input power
- 750 W
- Measured input power
- 750 W
- Current
- 4.2 A
- Weighted energy factor (WEF)
- 33.015 L/Wh
- Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
- 6.51 h
- Effective flow at test point (derived)
- 128 L/min
- “High” (as registered)
- 775.2
- “Low” (as registered)
- 775.2
- Annual energy (label)
- 552.8 kWh
- Star rating index
- 4.60
- Country of manufacture
- –
“High” and “Low” 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
- APP0359
- GEMS registration id
- 167129
- Status
- approved
- Available until
- 25 February 2030
- Registered for sale in
- Australia
- 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.