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BCHTS36B battery not included

Updated: October 2026

The BCHTS36B is in your basket at about £83.49 and the page looks finished. It is not. BCHTS36B battery not included means the listing sells the trimmer only: a 36 V body, a 55 cm blade, a 22 mm gap and a saw tip claimed up to 35 mm, with no pack and no charger. An 18 V POWERCONNECT pack will not stand in. The [Black+Decker hedge trimmer comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/black-and-decker-hedge-trimmer) shows this bare ASIN beside the other two. This page is only the pack. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Peter F. updated this on 22 October 2026 and did not lab-test a runtime.

The BCHTS36B is in your basket at about £83.49 and the page looks finished. It is not.

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On this page
  1. 1.What about £83.49 does not include
  2. 2.The pack the UK kit names
  3. 3.The runtime that is not this ASIN
  4. 4.Packs that do not fit

What about £83.49 does not include

The BCHTS36B-XJ listing says the battery is not included. Across 291 reviews the line is 4.1. In the saved sample, 17 reviews are labelled United Kingdom, and they share the missing pack. About £83.49 is closer to a deposit on a kit. If you own nothing on this platform you still need a BLACK+DECKER 36 V pack and a charger. Ignore a cell capacity printed for a tool that has no battery. If you already run a 36 V mower or strimmer, use that pack after you have checked it is 36 V and not 18 V. The buying guide is where you decide whether you want this blade.

The pack the UK kit names

The UK kit page for BCHTS3620L1-GB names battery catalogue BL20362-XJ, a 36 V 2.0 Ah pack. The amazon.co.uk page for that pack says the charger is not included, and in one check the price was £67.10 against a list of £77.99. A search tile showed £70. Treat that as a band from that day. A bare trimmer at about £83.49 plus a pack at about £67 is already around £150, and the charger is still a third line. The corded BEHT201-GB is about £44.94 and cuts without either extra. The battery listing's compatible line, in the snippet saved here, does not name BCHTS36B-XJ. Buy on the kit naming BL20362-XJ and on the tool page naming BLACK+DECKER 36 V batteries.
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The runtime that is not this ASIN

Ninety minutes of run and ninety minutes of charge are printed for kit BCHTS3620L1-GB with the 2.0 Ah battery. They are not a test of bare ASIN B084473M4Z. Quoting 90 minutes next to about £83.49 invents a result. Which? has said cordless hedge trimmers as a class often fall around 20 to 90 minutes. That is not a measurement of this trimmer. The tooth gap stays 22 mm. Prose has said a "22cm blade gap"; the table and the bullets say 22 mm. The 35 mm saw-tip claim is an occasional thicker shoot, not a runtime.

Packs that do not fit

An 18 V POWERCONNECT pack does not fit this trimmer. On the UK site, 18 V tools share 18 V packs, and the 36 V range shares 36 V packs. Do not bridge the gap with a US 20V MAX or 40V MAX pack. Those are names from another market. The best BLACK+DECKER hedge trimmer page puts the bare tool behind the corded 45 cm model for this reason. The corded or cordless page is the wider choice if you might keep a cable. About £83.49 buys the trimmer. A 36 V pack and a same-voltage charger are separate.

Common questions

What else do I have to buy?
If you own no BLACK+DECKER 36 V kit, you still need a 36 V pack and a charger. The trimmer at about £83.49 includes neither. Kit BCHTS3620L1-GB uses BL20362-XJ, and that pack's page also says the charger is not included.
Which battery does the UK kit use?
BCHTS3620L1-GB names BL20362-XJ, a 36 V 2.0 Ah lithium-ion pack. The bare-tool page says the trimmer is compatible with BLACK+DECKER 36 V batteries. It does not prove every 36 V pack on the market. Rely on the kit page and the tool page together.
Does the battery include a charger?
The BL20362-XJ listing on amazon.co.uk says the charger is not included. Buying the pack named by the kit still leaves you without a way to fill it, unless you already have the matching 36 V charger. A second bare pack does not charge itself.
Will my 18 V POWERCONNECT pack fit?
No. 18 V and 36 V are different BLACK+DECKER garden platforms in the UK. The BCHTS36B is the 36 V tool. Saved UK reviews warn that a pack from another BLACK+DECKER tool was not the right one. The brand on the pack is not the voltage.
Is the 90-minute runtime for the bare tool?
No. Ninety minutes of run and charge are claims on the kit page for BCHTS3620L1-GB with the 2.0 Ah battery. The bare ASIN does not state a runtime. Which?'s 20-to-90-minute remark is a class comment. Do not print 90 minutes next to about £83.49.
Why do reviews mention about £61 for a battery?
Because at least one UK reviewer paid about that and said so. It is a review, not a live shelf price. A separate look at BL20362-XJ showed £67.10, and a search tile showed £70. Both figures are the pack alone.
Is the bare tool cheaper once I own the pack?
Yes, against buying a whole kit, if the pack and charger are already yours from another 36 V BLACK+DECKER garden tool. It is not cheaper than the corded BEHT201 at about £44.94 if you are pricing a first outfit from nothing. An 18 V pack you already own does not count.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest. amazon.co.uk prices, stars and review counts on these three listings were scored on 22 October 2026.

  1. Black+Decker BEHT201-GB 45 cm hedge trimmer (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. BEHT201-GB manual (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. Black+Decker BCHTS36B-XJ tool-only hedge trimmer (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. HSE INDG480 hand-arm vibration (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK wild birds: protection, surveys and licences (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK hedgerow management rules (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Electrical Safety First: hedge trimmers (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. RSPB birds' nests and nest boxes (retrieved 22 October 2026)