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Single speed · 1,310 W
Waterco Hydrostorm 1.5HP Pool Pump
Waterco Hydrostorm 1.5HP is a 1,310 W single speed swimming pool pump registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration APP0074).
- Nameplate power
- 1,310 W
- Single speed
- Energy rating
- 1
- Annual electricity use
- 1,368 kWh
- Label: 1,368 kWh · 3.7 kWh per day
- Estimated running cost
- $438 / year
- $4,379 over 10 years
- Efficiency (WEF)
- 13.3 L/Wh · 269 L/min at the label test point
3% less electricity than the median of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 w single speed pool pump registrations (1,417 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 59% of them. At your rates that is about $16 a year less than the median, $156 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
Cohort: every currently registered 1,250–1,499 w single speed pool pump sold in Australia, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution Evoflow Storm 1.5HP1,310 W1,368 kWh/yr | 1 | $438 | |
| Baker Hydro Nova 1.5 HP1,310 W1,368 kWh/yr | 1 | $438 | |
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| Neptune NPP15001,300 W1,326 kWh/yr | 1.5 | $424 | |
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kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
Other Waterco models of similar size
| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterco Hydrostorm 1.5HP MGS1,310 W1,368 kWh/yr | 1 | $438 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Waterco Hydrostorm 1.5HP specifications
- Pump type
- Single speed
- Nameplate input power
- 1,310 W
- Measured input power
- 1,310 W
- Current
- 5.4 A
- Weighted energy factor (WEF)
- 13.337 L/Wh
- Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
- 3.09 h
- Effective flow at test point (derived)
- 269 L/min
- “High” (as registered)
- 1,212.0
- “Low” (as registered)
- 1,212.0
- Annual energy (label)
- 1368.4 kWh
- Star rating index
- 1.37
- 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).
Related Waterco model numbers starting with HYDROSTORM15HP
1 model numbers on 1 other registration. Variants registered separately can carry different star ratings and energy figures; check the registration number on the label.
| Model | Registration | Stars | kWh / yr | Registration expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrostorm 1.5HP MGS | APP0110 | 1 | 1,368 | 12 September 2027 |
Australian GEMS registration details
- Registration number
- APP0074
- GEMS registration id
- 148749
- Status
- approved
- Available until
- 6 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.