c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,400 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
477 kWh
Label: 477 kWh Β· 1.3 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$153 / year
$1,525 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
38.3 L/Wh Β· 141 L/min at the label test point

13% 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 85% of them. At your rates that is about $24 a year less than the median, $236 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 EcoDrive1,100 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 PLTV5+

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Oasis V5 PRO1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
Oasis V390P1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
Neptune NPX20001,400 W486 kWh/yr6$156
Superpool CL-VSP1.51,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
Theralux TVSPRO 1.75HP1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
Pureswim PMP17501,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147

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 V5PRO1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
Reltech GEN3-V51,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147

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

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Reltech PLTV5+ 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)
38.285 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.89 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
141 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,328.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,328.0
Annual energy (label)
476.7 kWh
Star rating index
6.20
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 APP0176

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0176
GEMS registration id
149725
Status
approved
Available until
1 October 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.