Choosing a mortar pump: capacity, pressure, aggregate size

Reach is given as length / height in the lists below; Turbosol states it as theoretical figures, and the length and height cannot be reached at the same time.

A pump with a max. aggregate size of 4 mm will stall on a mix containing 8 mm aggregate, no matter how powerful the motor is.

The small ones: plastering, grouting and levelling

• T7 EVO — stepless flow control, 35 bar, 5 mm aggregate, 40 m / 15 m. 1.5 kW single-phase, 80 kg
• GIOTTO-MONO — 13–18 l/min, 40 bar, 4 mm aggregate, 20 m / 10 m. 230 V single-phase, 247 kg
• GIOTTO — 30 l/min, 40 bar, 3–5 mm aggregate, 40 m / 15 m. 400 V three-phase, 250 kg
• Mini Avant — 24–30 l/min (2–30 l/min on the Vario), 15 bar, 6 mm aggregate, 40–50 m / 12–15 m with electric motor and 50–60 m / 15–18 m with Honda petrol engine
• POLI T — 8–45 l/min, 25–40 bar, 6 mm aggregate (8–10 mm with T25), 60 m / 40 m. 5.5 kW electric

The mid-sized ones: the all-rounders

This is where you find the all-rounders, which handle plaster, self-levelling compound and grouting alike:

• Pro DM — 0–65 l/min, 30–40 bar, 6–10 mm aggregate, 80–100 m / 40–60 m. 15 kW diesel, under 750 kg
• Talent — 0–55 l/min, 40 bar, 4–6 mm aggregate, 80–100 m / 50–60 m. 15 kW diesel
• T20X — up to 70 l/min with the T25 pump, 40 bar (30 bar with T25), 4–6 mm aggregate (8–10 mm with T25), 250 l hopper, 750 kg
• Uni 30 — 30–50 l/min, 8–10 mm aggregate when pumping, 300 m / 100 m. Built-in compressor

The large ones: volume and concrete

• Pro H CL — 0–180 l/min electric and 0–240 l/min with diesel, both max. 20 bar (0–300 l/min and max. 15 bar with diesel and the 60.12 plus pump), for large volumes of concrete and self-levelling compound
• Pro H BMS — 0–300 l/min at high speed and 16–18 mm aggregate with the L8.2 pump (100 m / 60 m), or 140 m / 80 m with the 2L7 pump, which takes 8 mm aggregate. 18.8 kW diesel
• Beton Master — 2–15 m³/h, 80 bar, 25 mm aggregate
• TB30 — 2–30 m³/h, 80 bar, 35 mm aggregate, 200 m / 100 m. 2 250–2 500 kg
• TB50 — 4–50 m³/h, 80 bar, 35 mm aggregate, 200 m / 100 m. 3 220–3 450 kg

The filling height is a practical detail that matters a lot

Turbosol states the filling height for most of the machines, and it determines whether one person can keep the machine fed. The Mini Avant has 64 cm, the POLI T 55 cm, the T20X 85 cm and the Beton Master 135 cm. If someone has to lift bags up into the hopper all day, this figure deserves as much attention as the capacity.

If the material is to come from a silo instead, there is the Silotur, which conveys dry mortar pneumatically from the silo to the machine with an air flow of 100 or 140 m³/h.

Tell us three things

What kind of material is to be pumped, how far and how high, and what power is available on site — single-phase, three-phase or none. Then we will help you find the right machines.