- 55-Gallon Bulk Container: Supplied in a manufacturer-specified 55-gallon drum for large-scale commercial and industrial floor cleaning operations.
- Genuine Karcher Shop Floor Cleaner: Manufacturer-formulated detergent developed for demanding machine shop and industrial floor maintenance.
- Heavy-Duty Degreasing Performance: Designed to loosen and remove petroleum-based grease and oily deposits from compatible flooring.
- Petroleum-Based Soil Removal: Targets contamination commonly found around machinery, automotive service bays, and maintenance areas.
- Effective Oil and Grease Cleaning: Helps break down accumulated oily residues that ordinary daily floor detergents may struggle to remove.
- Machine Shop Floor Cleaning: Specifically formulated for floors exposed to industrial lubricants, oils, and everyday workshop contamination.
- Automotive Service Center Applications: Suitable for cleaning compatible floors in repair garages, vehicle maintenance facilities, and automotive workshops.
- Finished Concrete Compatibility: Designed for use on suitable finished concrete floors.
- Unfinished Concrete Cleaning: Helps remove oily dirt and grease from appropriate unfinished concrete surfaces.
- Painted Concrete Floor Cleaning: Manufacturer documentation identifies compatible painted concrete among the intended applications.
- Epoxy-Coated Floor Compatibility: Formulated for cleaning suitable epoxy-coated concrete floors when used according to directions.
- Professional Floor Scrubber Application: Developed specifically for compatible commercial automatic floor scrubbers.
- Low-Foaming Formula: Features a manufacturer-rated foam level of 1 out of 5, helping minimize excessive foam during machine cleaning.
- No-Rinse Cleaning Performance: Designed to remove soil without requiring an additional rinse under normal recommended conditions.
- Streak-Free Floor Finish: Helps leave compatible floor surfaces clean without visible detergent streaks.
- Concentrated Cleaning Solution: Designed for dilution with water, supporting economical detergent consumption in recurring cleaning programs.
- Recommended 1:128 Dilution Ratio: Karcher recommends approximately 1 fluid ounce of concentrate per gallon of water for routine floor cleaning.
- Heavy-Soil Cleaning Option: Manufacturer instructions allow up to 2 fluid ounces per gallon of water for heavier soil accumulation.
- Concentrated Spot Pretreatment: For stubborn oily areas, Karcher recommends a stronger 1:3 concentrate-to-water dilution as a pretreatment before scrubbing.
- High-Yield Bulk Cleaning Supply: At the standard 1:128 concentrate-to-water ratio, a 55-gallon drum can prepare approximately 7,095 gallons of working solution, including the concentrate.
- Phosphate-Free Formulation: Manufactured without phosphates, offering a phosphate-free option for industrial floor maintenance.
- Excellent Hard-Water Performance: Rated 5 out of 5 in Karcher's technical documentation for performance in hard-water conditions.
- Industrial Alkaline Cleaning Formula: Features a manufacturer-listed full-strength pH of approximately 13.3.
- Working-Solution pH: At the recommended cleaning concentration, Karcher's product sheet lists a pH of approximately 10.3.
- Floor Scrubber Protection Ingredients: Contains ingredients designed to help protect compatible scrubber equipment against scale and contaminants.
- Routine Industrial Floor Maintenance: Suitable for scheduled cleaning of compatible workshop and production-area floors.
- Commercial Garage Cleaning: Supports professional cleaning of appropriate flooring in maintenance garages and vehicle service facilities.
- Manufacturing Facility Applications: Useful for industrial floor cleaning in factories, equipment workshops, and production facilities.
- Industrial Warehouse Maintenance: Suitable for compatible concrete floors where oily residues and machinery-related contamination are present.
- Professional Janitorial Applications: Designed for industrial cleaning contractors and commercial facility maintenance departments.
- Low-Foam Machine Operation: Helps maintain manageable foam levels inside compatible floor scrubber recovery systems.
- Light Red, Clear Liquid: Manufacturer documentation identifies the product as light red and clear in appearance.
- Controlled Cleaning Contact Time: For pretreatment applications, Karcher recommends allowing the solution to penetrate stubborn soils without drying.
- Kosher Certification: Manufacturer documentation identifies the formulation as Kosher certified for year-round use, excluding Passover.
- NSF Category A2 Registration: Karcher's product information sheet identifies NSF Category A2 registration for specified cleaning applications, subject to the registration conditions.
- Professional Bulk Detergent Supply: The 55-gallon drum supports facilities operating multiple floor scrubbers and performing frequent industrial cleaning.
- Alternative 5-Gallon Packaging: Karcher separately offers Shop Floor Cleaner in a 5-gallon container, part number 8.698-105.0.
- Distinct from Neutral Floor Cleaner: Karcher 8.698-104.0 is a separate, near-neutral detergent intended primarily for everyday maintenance of compatible finished floors.
- Distinct from Warehouse Floor Cleaner: Karcher 8.698-108.0 is a separate detergent formulated for warehouse floor cleaning and dense concrete dust.
- Accurate Manufacturer Part Identification: Karcher part number 8.698-106.0, also represented as 86981060, supports accurate inventory management, product identification, and bulk detergent ordering.
At ProQuip Solutions, we provide genuine Karcher shop floor cleaners, industrial floor degreasers, professional floor scrubber detergents, commercial cleaning chemicals, and high-performance floor-care equipment to support dependable industrial maintenance operations.
Choose the Karcher 8.698-106.0 Shop Floor Cleaner – 55-Gallon Drum for effective removal of petroleum-based grease and oily soils, low-foaming machine cleaning, excellent hard-water performance, and economical bulk detergent supply for industrial floor maintenance.
| Packaging size (gal) | 5 |
| pH | 10.5 |
| Color | Red |
| Scent | none |
| Foaming | Low |
