c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,070 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
6
Annual electricity use
453 kWh
Label: 453 kWh Β· 1.2 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$145 / year
$1,450 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
40.3 L/Wh Β· 138 L/min at the label test point

About the same electricity as the median of 13 comparable 1,000–1,249 w variable speed pool pump registrations (451 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 39% of them. At your rates that is about $1 a year more than the median, $6 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 13 comparable 1,000–1,249 w variable speed pool pump registrations. Dot: this model (above the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 1,000–1,249 w variable 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
Theralux TVS PRO 1.25HP975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Pool pumps similar to the Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-VS100

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
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Speck BADU VS EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Bwt I STAR II VS 1.0hp1,100 W451 kWh/yr6$144
Speck BADU EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Badu BADU Eco Soft1,100 W463 kWh/yr5.5$148
Neptune NPE15001,100 W437 kWh/yr6$140
Pool And Spa Warehouse VS EcoDrive Pro1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Hyclor HYCINV101,012 W440 kWh/yr6$141

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

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Waterco Hydrostorm ECO-VS100 specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,070 W
Measured input power
1,070 W
Current
7.1 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
40.264 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
6.03 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
138 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,012.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,012.0
Annual energy (label)
453.3 kWh
Star rating index
6.00
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
APP0400
GEMS registration id
174359
Status
approved
Available until
31 October 2030
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.