c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
680 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1.5
Annual electricity use
1,043 kWh
Label: 1,043 kWh Β· 2.9 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$334 / year
$3,337 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
17.5 L/Wh Β· 168 L/min at the label test point

2% more 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 39% of them. At your rates that is about $5 a year more than the median, $51 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 26 comparable under 750 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 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.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Speck BADU Magic 8750 W881 kWh/yr2.5$282
Baracuda WP000206 (Hydra+ 0.5HP)656 W886 kWh/yr2$284
Spanet XS-10C750 W922 kWh/yr2$295
Davey DSF750750 W937 kWh/yr2$300
Pentair SF550100650 W939 kWh/yr2$301

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

Pool pumps similar to the Waterco Aquastream Solar 0.75HP MK2

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Lacron Grange 0.75 HP653 W1,027 kWh/yr1.5$329
Bwt I STAR II 11690 W1,063 kWh/yr1.5$340
Filtrite 11475CR (PE50)667 W1,117 kWh/yr1$357
Aquatight Saturn 0.75HP626 W1,027 kWh/yr1.5$329
Lacron Grange 0.75HP626 W1,027 kWh/yr1.5$329
Baker Hydro Orion 0.75 HP626 W1,027 kWh/yr1.5$329
Speck Magic 8700 W963 kWh/yr2$308
Evolution Evoflow Stream 0.75HP626 W1,027 kWh/yr1.5$329

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

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Waterco Aquastream Solar 0.75HP MK2 specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
680 W
Measured input power
680 W
Current
3.0 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
17.499 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
4.97 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
168 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
575.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
575.0
Annual energy (label)
1042.9 kWh
Star rating index
1.62
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
APP0088
GEMS registration id
148974
Status
approved
Available until
8 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.