c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,725 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
505 kWh
Label: 505 kWh Β· 1.4 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$162 / year
$1,616 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
36.1 L/Wh Β· 137 L/min at the label test point

5% less electricity than the median of 31 comparable 1,500 w and above variable speed pool pump registrations (531 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 68% of them. At your rates that is about $8 a year less than the median, $83 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 31 comparable 1,500 w and above variable 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 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
Badu BADU Delta Eco VS1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Maytronics ecoclear 1400-VS 2.0 hp1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Badu BADU Eco future1,990 W444 kWh/yr7$142
Hayward ESP2300HVS1,990 W452 kWh/yr7$145
Reltech GEN3-V51,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147

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

Pool pumps similar to the Pureblue OnyxVS320

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Astral Pool 11547 (Viron XT P320C)1,725 W514 kWh/yr6$164
Zenflow ZFVS1651,700 W524 kWh/yr6$168
Emaux ETV/ECFV1651,700 W524 kWh/yr6$168
Emaux ECFV1651,700 W524 kWh/yr6$168
Neptune NPX25001,750 W519 kWh/yr6$166
Hayward TS540VS1,780 W547 kWh/yr6$175
Baracuda WP000210 (Supra ECO VS)1,518 W531 kWh/yr5.5$170
Reltech GEN3-V8+1,850 W489 kWh/yr6$157

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

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Pureblue OnyxVS320 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,725 W
Measured input power
–
Current
7.5 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
36.130 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.10 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
137 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
964.3
β€œLow” (as registered)
964.3
Annual energy (label)
505.1 kWh
Star rating index
6.31
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
APP0371
GEMS registration id
155241
Status
approved
Available until
30 July 2030
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: pacificpool.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.