c/kWh
litres
per day
Nameplate power
1,400 W
Variable speed
Energy rating
5
Annual electricity use
591 kWh
Label: 591 kWh Β· 1.6 kWh per day
Estimated running cost
$189 / year
$1,890 over 10 years
Efficiency (WEF)
30.9 L/Wh Β· 145 L/min at the label test point

7% 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 20% of them. At your rates that is about $13 a year more than the median, $130 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 20 comparable 1,250–1,499 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 1,250–1,499 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
Maytronics ecoclear 900-VS 1.25 hp1,100 W427 kWh/yr6$137
Neptune NPX15001,050 W433 kWh/yr6$139
Neptune NPE15001,100 W437 kWh/yr6$140
Speck BADU EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143
Speck BADU VS EcoDrive1,100 W446 kWh/yr6$143

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

Pool pumps similar to the Zodiac WP000117 (FLOPRO e3 1.5HP)

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Hayward SP3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Theralux T3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Hayward Super II Eco VS 1.2hp1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Legend LSP3012DIVSP1,400 W529 kWh/yr5.5$169
Davey DEFE3851,416 W550 kWh/yr5.5$176
Waterco Alphaflo ECO-V1501,416 W550 kWh/yr5.5$176
Baker Hydro Stellar ECO-V1501,416 W550 kWh/yr5.5$176
Pureblue EP4751,500 W588 kWh/yr5$188

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

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Zodiac WP000117 (FLOPRO e3 1.5HP) specifications

Pump type
Variable speed
Nameplate input power
1,400 W
Measured input power
1,400 W
Current
9.7 A
Weighted energy factor (WEF)
30.892 L/Wh
Daily run time to pump 50,000 L
5.76 h
Effective flow at test point (derived)
145 L/min
β€œHigh” (as registered)
1,287.4
β€œLow” (as registered)
1,287.4
Annual energy (label)
590.8 kWh
Star rating index
5.24
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
APP0040
GEMS registration id
147489
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.