c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,400 W
Single speed
Energy rating
1
Annual electricity use
1,425 kWh
Label: 1,425 kWh Β· 3.9 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$456 / year
$4,559 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
12.8 L/Wh Β· 261 L/min at the label test point

1% 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 39% of them. At your rates that is about $2 a year more than the median, $25 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

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.

Pool pumps that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
LX LP1501,100 W1,106 kWh/yr2$354
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 90/3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Speck 3501,140 W1,140 kWh/yr1.5$365
Pool And Spa Warehouse PRO 90/3501,250 W1,153 kWh/yr2$369

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

Pool pumps similar to the Waterco Turboflo 1.5HP MGS

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Davey SLL3001,400 W1,478 kWh/yr1$473
Legend SIIE4301,380 W1,375 kWh/yr1$440
Legend LSP3015DI1,380 W1,375 kWh/yr1$440
Theralux T3015DI1,380 W1,375 kWh/yr1$440
Hayward SP3015DI1,380 W1,375 kWh/yr1$440
Reltech GEN3-1501,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472
Oasis P3801,435 W1,475 kWh/yr1$472

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

Other Waterco models of similar size

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Waterco Turboflo 1.5HP1,400 W1,425 kWh/yr1$456

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

Compare Turboflo 1.5HP MGS with another pool pump

Waterco Turboflo 1.5HP MGS specifications

Pump type
Single speed
Nameplate input power
1,400 W
Measured input power
1,400 W
Current
5.9 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
12.809 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
3.19 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
261 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,224.0
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,224.0
Annual energy (label)
1424.8 kWh
Star rating index
1.30
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
APP0107
GEMS registration id
149651
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.