Name: Speck Magic 8
Brand: Speck
SKU: APP0306

Electricity pricec/kWh

Pool volumelitres

Turnoversper day

Nameplate power: 700 W; Single speed
Energy rating: 2
Annual electricity use: 963 kWh; Label: 963 kWh · 2.6 kWh per day
Estimated running cost: $308 / year; $3,082 over 10 years

Efficiency (WEF): 18.9 L/Wh · 180 L/min at the label test point

6% less electricity than the median of 26 comparable under 750 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,027 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 85% of them. At your rates that is about $20 a year less than the median, $204 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 1,0279531,104

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 26 comparable under 750 w single speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered under 750 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.

Model	Power	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Speck BADU Magic 8750 W881 kWh/yr	750 W	2.5	881	$282	99% of similar
Baracuda WP000206 (Hydra+ 0.5HP)656 W886 kWh/yr	656 W	2	886	$284	96% of similar
Spanet XS-10C750 W922 kWh/yr	750 W	2	922	$295	97% of similar

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

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

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Speck Magic 8 specifications

Pump type: Single speed
Nameplate input power: 700 W
Measured input power: 700 W
Current: 3.1 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF): 18.947 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L: 4.63 h
Effective flow at test point (derived): 180 L/min
“High” (as registered): 570.0
“Low” (as registered): 570.0
Annual energy (label): 963.2 kWh
Star rating index: 2.02
Country of manufacture: –

“High” and “Low” 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: APP0306
GEMS registration id: 159199
Status: approved
Available until: 19 January 2029
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: continentalwater.com.au. How the derived figures are calculated.