c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,400 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
461 kWh
Label: 461 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$147 / year
$1,475 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
39.6 L/Wh Β· 140 L/min at the label test point

16% less electricity than the median of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations (550 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 95% of them. At your rates that is about $29 a year less than the median, $286 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 w variable speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,250–1,499 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Maytronics ecoclear 900-VS 1.25 hp1,100 W427 kWh/yr6$137
Neptune NPX15001,050 W433 kWh/yr6$139
Neptune NPE15001,100 W437 kWh/yr6$140
Speck BADU VS EcoDrive LED1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Speck BADU VS EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143

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

Pool pumps similar to the Reltech GEN3-V5

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Neptune NPX20001,400 W486 kWh/yr6$156
Hayward Super II Eco VS 1.2hp1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Hayward SP3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Theralux T3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Legend LSP3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Davey DEFE3851,416 W550 kWh/yr5.5$176

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

Other Reltech models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Reltech PLATINUM V SERIES1,400 W477 kWh/yr6$153
Reltech PLTV51,400 W477 kWh/yr6$153

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

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Reltech GEN3-V5 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,400 W
Measured input power
1,400 W
Current
9.7 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
39.603 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.96 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
140 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,319.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,319.0
Annual energy (label)
460.8 kWh
Star rating index
6.36
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 APP0060

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0060
GEMS registration id
148949
Status
approved
Available until
7 August 2027
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.