c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
900 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,237 kWh
Label: 1,237 kWh Β· 3.4 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$396 / year
$3,960 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
14.7 L/Wh Β· 245 L/min at the label test point

9% more electricity than the median of 76 comparable 750–999 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,132 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 8% of them. At your rates that is about $34 a year more than the median, $338 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 76 comparable 750–999 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 750–999 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
Speck BADU Magic 8750 W881 kWh/yr2.5$282
Spanet XS-10C750 W922 kWh/yr2$295
Davey DSF750750 W937 kWh/yr2$300
Speck Magic 8700 W963 kWh/yr2$308
Hayward PowerFlo II810 W964 kWh/yr2$308

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

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ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Oceanix Water Tech OWTP120900 W1,207 kWh/yr1$386
Pureblue Onyx280900 W1,237 kWh/yr1$396
Astral Pool 21230 (E230C)897 W1,214 kWh/yr1$388
Filtrite 11477CR (PE100)897 W1,222 kWh/yr1$391
Dab EUROSWIM 50900 W1,056 kWh/yr1.5$338
Maytronics ecoclear 100-SS 1.0 hp900 W1,136 kWh/yr1.5$363
Davey DSF900900 W1,120 kWh/yr1.5$358
Badu BADU Pro 11 1.0 hp900 W1,136 kWh/yr1.5$363

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

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Sensapool SR280 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
900 W
Measured input power
900 W
Current
4.6 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
14.749 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.40 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
245 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
997.9
β€œLow” (as registered)
997.9
Annual energy (label)
1237.4 kWh
Star rating index
1.24
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
APP0394
GEMS registration id
173810
Status
approved
Available until
7 November 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: spacraft.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.