Key Product Features:
- Battery-Powered Main Broom: The powered main broom improves sweeping performance and reduces the physical effort needed compared with traditional manual sweepers.
- Two Side Brushes Included: Dual side brushes expand the sweeping path and help clean along walls, curbs, racks, corners, and hard-to-reach areas.
- 36V Battery Power+ Platform: Runs on Kärcher’s 36V Battery Power+ system, giving facilities a cordless, compact, and efficient solution for routine sweeping.
- Active Dust Fan System: The battery-powered dust fan and flat pleated filter help reduce airborne dust, supporting cleaner operation when sweeping fine debris.
- Indoor & Outdoor Cleaning: Designed for hard surfaces such as warehouse floors, production areas, sidewalks, loading zones, parking areas, school yards, service stations, and workshops.
- Adjustable Main Sweeper Roller: Kärcher notes that the main broom can be adjusted in six stages, allowing users to match sweeping performance to different surface conditions.
- High Productivity: Competitor listings note a practical productivity rating of up to 42,150 sq. ft./hr, making it much faster than manual broom cleaning for medium-size areas.
- Wide Sweeping Coverage: A 28-inch cleaning path and up to 38-inch cleaning width with two side brooms help operators cover more area in fewer passes.
- 11-Gallon Debris Container: The large debris container supports longer sweeping routes with fewer stops to empty collected dirt and debris.
- Quiet Operation: Listed operating noise around 51 dBA, making it suitable for noise-sensitive areas such as schools, offices, hospitals, retail spaces, and occupied buildings.
- Compact Walk-Behind Design: Easy to maneuver through aisles, corridors, storage areas, and busy facility spaces where larger sweepers may be difficult to use.
- Professional Facility Applications: Ideal for warehouses, logistics centers, factories, retail stores, schools, municipal spaces, parking areas, workshops, agriculture facilities, and building maintenance teams.
Why Buy from ProQuip Solutions:
Choose ProQuip Solutions for reliable Kärcher commercial floor cleaning equipment, knowledgeable support, and professional solutions for keeping facilities cleaner and more productive. The Karcher 1.517-233.0 KM 70/30 C Bp is a smart choice for businesses that need a compact, battery-powered walk-behind sweeper with strong dust control, dual side brush coverage, and efficient indoor/outdoor cleaning performance.
Technical data
| Battery platform | 36 V battery platform |
| Drive type | manual |
| Working width (in) | 18.9 |
| Working width with 1 side brush (in) | 27.6 |
| Working width with 2 side brushes (in) | 38.6 |
| Waste container (gal) | 11.9 |
| Battery type | Removable lithium-ion battery |
| Voltage (V) | 36 |
| Number of batteries required (Piece(s)) | 1 |
| Runtime per battery charging (h) | max. 2 (7.5 Ah) |
| Battery charging time (min) | 58 / 92 |
| Power supply for battery charger (V/Hz) | 100 - 240 / 50 - 60 |
| Color | anthracite |
| Ship Weight (with accessories) (lb) | 77.75 |
| Weight incl. packaging (lb) | 92.6 |