Name: Waterco Hydrostorm 2.0HP
Brand: Waterco
SKU: APP0075

Electricity pricec/kWh

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Nameplate power: 1,425 W; Single speed
Energy rating: 1
Annual electricity use: 1,449 kWh; Label: 1,449 kWh · 4.0 kWh per day
Estimated running cost: $464 / year; $4,637 over 10 years

Efficiency (WEF): 12.6 L/Wh · 282 L/min at the label test point

2% more 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 22% of them. At your rates that is about $10 a year more than the median, $103 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

median 1,4171,2841,481

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 41 comparable 1,250–1,499 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 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	Power	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than
Baker Hydro Nova 2.0 HP1,425 W1,449 kWh/yr	1,425 W	1	1,449	$464	22% of similar
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Pureblue Onyx4001,500 W1,505 kWh/yr	1,500 W	1	1,505	$482	51% of similar
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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	Power	Stars	kWh / yr	Est. cost / yr	Uses less than	Compare
Waterco Turboflo 2.0HP1,414 W1,505 kWh/yr	1,414 W	1	1,505	$482	5% of similar

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

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Waterco Hydrostorm 2.0HP specifications

Pump type: Single speed
Nameplate input power: 1,425 W
Measured input power: 1,425 W
Current: 6.1 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF): 12.594 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L: 2.95 h
Effective flow at test point (derived): 282 L/min
“High” (as registered): 1,344.0
“Low” (as registered): 1,344.0
Annual energy (label): 1449.1 kWh
Star rating index: 1.25
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: APP0075
GEMS registration id: 148751
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.