c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,435 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,498 kWh
Label: 1,498 kWh Β· 4.1 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$479 / year
$4,794 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
12.2 L/Wh Β· 266 L/min at the label test point

6% more electricity than the median of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,417 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 7% of them. At your rates that is about $26 a year more than the median, $259 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 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 1,250–1,499 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
LX LP1501,100 W1,106 kWh/yr2$354
Speck 90/3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369

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

Pool pumps similar to the Reltech PLT150

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Pureswim PSS10021,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Aquatight S4501,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Superpool CL1.51,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Oasis P3801,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Pentair PPP-1500-1P1,450 W1,444 kWh/yr1$462
Waterco Turboflo 2.0HP1,414 W1,505 kWh/yr1$482

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 PR1501,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Reltech GEN3-1501,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472

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

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Reltech PLT150 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,435 W
Measured input power
1,435 W
Current
5.7 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
12.183 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.13 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
266 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,310.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,310.0
Annual energy (label)
1498 kWh
Star rating index
1.11
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
APP0109
GEMS registration id
149670
Status
approved
Available until
5 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.