c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
975 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
4.5
Annual electricity use
563 kWh
Label: 563 kWh Β· 1.5 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$180 / year
$1,801 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
32.4 L/Wh Β· 141 L/min at the label test point

11% more electricity than the median of 29 comparable 750–999 w variable speed pool pump registrations (509 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 10% of them. At your rates that is about $17 a year more than the median, $171 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 29 comparable 750–999 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 750–999 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
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

Pool pumps similar to the Zodiac WP000116 (FLOPRO e3.1HP)

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Maytronics WhisperFlo VS 800W Pool Pumps975 W493 kWh/yr5$158
Pentair WHFL-800-VS975 W493 kWh/yr5$158
Maytronics ECOCLEAR VS 800975 W493 kWh/yr5$158
B&l Pumps Tornado Variable speed975 W522 kWh/yr5$167
Stanley VS3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech GEN3-V3975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Oasis V310P975 W385 kWh/yr6$123
Reltech V3 PRO975 W385 kWh/yr6$123

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

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Zodiac WP000116 (FLOPRO e3.1HP) specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
975 W
Measured input power
975 W
Current
6.5 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
32.426 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.91 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
141 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,121.7
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,121.7
Annual energy (label)
562.8 kWh
Star rating index
4.89
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
APP0038
GEMS registration id
147485
Status
approved
Available until
9 June 2027
Registered for sale in
Australia, 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.