c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
975 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
401 kWh
Label: 401 kWh Β· 1.1 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$128 / year
$1,282 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
45.6 L/Wh Β· 136 L/min at the label test point

21% less 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 90% of them. At your rates that is about $35 a year less than the median, $348 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 750–999 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 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Pool pumps similar to the Reltech PLT V3

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Poolrite Poolrite Energy efficent975 W422 kWh/yr6$135
Superpool CL-VSP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Pureswim PMP1250975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Poolrite SQ VS 1.5975 W422 kWh/yr6$135
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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 GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Compare PLT V3 with another pool pump

Reltech PLT V3 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
975 W
Measured input power
975 W
Current
6.5 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
45.554 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.15 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
136 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,026.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,026.0
Annual energy (label)
400.6 kWh
Star rating index
6.41
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 APP0162

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0162
GEMS registration id
149677
Status
approved
Available until
6 September 2027
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. How the derived figures are calculated.