My Spin with the Pressure Washer Broom Thing

Alright, let's talk about this pressure washer broom attachment I picked up. My concrete patio was looking seriously grim, like it hadn't seen sunlight in years, covered in green stuff and dirt. I was tired of spending hours just waving the standard pressure washer wand back and forth, leaving lines and taking forever.

So, I got this broom gadget. Looked simple enough online. When it arrived, I unboxed it, felt okay, mostly plastic but had some weight with the nozzles underneath. Connecting it was easy peasy, just snapped onto the end of my pressure washer gun where the normal tips go. Fired up the washer, engine sputtered to life like always.

First impressions? Okay, it’s definitely different. You push it along the ground, kind of like a vacuum cleaner but way wetter. It covers a wider path, maybe a foot or so wide, compared to the tiny point from the regular nozzle. Two jets spin underneath inside the housing.

• Started on the main part of the patio.
• Pushed it forward slowly.
• Pulled it back slowly.

It cleaned, no doubt about it. Took off the surface layer of grime pretty well. It was definitely faster covering the big open area. Less arm waving, more like... well, mowing a wet lawn. But here's the catch I found pretty quick: you gotta keep it perfectly flat against the surface. If you tilt it even slightly, or if the ground isn't perfectly level, you don't get even pressure. You end up with little streaks or missed strips. Took me a bit to get the hang of maintaining that even pressure and overlap.

Funny thing happened while I was concentrating on keeping it flat. My neighbor, old Mr. Henderson, walked over. He just stood there watching me for a good five minutes, arms crossed. Didn't say a word. Then he just grunts, "Looks like work," and walks back inside. Made me chuckle. Guess it does look a bit odd, pushing this water-spewing disc around. It reminded me of when I tried one of those fancy ergonomic keyboards – supposed to be better, faster, but felt totally alien at first. Sometimes the 'better' way just feels weird until you adapt, or maybe it's just different, not necessarily better for everyone.

Did get splashed quite a bit, more than I expected. It creates this fine mist that just hangs in the air and seems to drift right onto you, no matter where you stand. Jeans were soaked from the knees down by the time I finished.

So, the final verdict? The patio looks way better. It definitely saved time on the large, flat sections compared to just using a standard nozzle tip. It didn't magically erase deep stains – still needed the turbo nozzle for some tough spots near the edges. But for general cleaning of a large area, it did the job faster and with less back-and-forth wand action. It's not perfect, requires a bit of technique to avoid stripes, but overall, yeah, it was a decent buy for making a big, tedious job a bit less tedious. Happy I gave it a shot.