c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,400 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
5.5
Annual electricity use
529 kWh
Label: 529 kWh Β· 1.5 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$169 / year
$1,694 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
34.5 L/Wh Β· 138 L/min at the label test point

4% 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 55% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year less than the median, $67 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.

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Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

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Speck BADU VS EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Reltech V5PRO1,400 W461 kWh/yr6$147
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Theralux T3012DIVSP 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)
34.477 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.06 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
138 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,066.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,041.4
Annual energy (label)
529.4 kWh
Star rating index
5.73
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 APP0225

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0225
GEMS registration id
150588
Status
approved
Available until
14 November 2027
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: hayward-pool.com.au/shop/en/australia. How the derived figures are calculated.