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Variable speed · 1,252 W
Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-V 150 MGS Pool Pump
Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-V 150 MGS is a 1,252 W variable speed swimming pool pump registered under Australia’s Energy Rating (GEMS) scheme (registration APP0114).
- Nameplate power
- 1,252 W
- Variable speed
- Energy rating
- 5
- Annual electricity use
- 571 kWh
- Label: 571 kWh · 1.6 kWh per day
- Estimated running cost
- $183 / year
- $1,827 over 10 years
- Efficiency (WEF)
- 32.0 L/Wh · 142 L/min at the label test point
4% more 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 25% of them. At your rates that is about $7 a year more than the median, $66 over 10 years.
How efficient is it for its size?
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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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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| Model | Stars | Est. cost / yr | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-V 1501,252 W571 kWh/yr | 5 | $183 |
kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.
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Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-V 150 MGS specifications
- Pump type
- Variable speed
- Nameplate input power
- 1,252 W
- Measured input power
- 1,252 W
- Current
- 8.9 A
- Weighted energy factor (WEF)
- 31.963 L/Wh
- Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
- 5.88 h
- Effective flow at test point (derived)
- 142 L/min
- “High” (as registered)
- 1,237.0
- “Low” (as registered)
- 1,237.0
- Annual energy (label)
- 571 kWh
- Star rating index
- 5.21
- 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
- APP0114
- GEMS registration id
- 149719
- Status
- approved
- Available until
- 12 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.