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

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 1.5HP MGS1,400 W1,425 kWh/yr1$456

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

Compare Turboflo 1.5HP with another pool pump

Waterco Turboflo 1.5HP 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).

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.

ModelRegistrationStarskWh / yr
Turboflo 1.5HP MGSAPP010711,425

Australian GEMS registration details

Registration number
APP0108
GEMS registration id
149653
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.