Okay, so the driveway was looking pretty rough again. You know how it gets, moss creeping in, general grime. Took out the pressure washer like usual, but honestly, just using the nozzle tip takes forever on a big surface. Feels like I spend half a Saturday just drawing lines back and forth.

Getting Started with the Water Broom

I remembered I had this water broom attachment I bought a while back, one of those things with like, three or four nozzles underneath on a bar with wheels. Thought I'd finally give it a proper go. Pulled it out of the garage shelf where it'd been sitting.

First thing was hooking it up. My pressure washer wand has that quick-connect fitting, so it should've been simple. Snapped the water broom onto the end of the wand. Gave it a good tug to make sure it was seated right. Last thing you want is that thing flying off under pressure. Connected the main hose to the pressure washer, turned on the water spigot.

Firing it Up and the Actual Cleaning

Pulled the cord on the gas pressure washer, took a couple of pulls but it rumbled to life. Always loud, that thing. Grabbed the wand with the water broom attached. It felt a bit heavier, obviously, but the wheels were key.

I squeezed the trigger, and whoosh! Water blasted out from the nozzles underneath, covering a way wider path than the regular tip. Maybe a foot wide, give or take. Started at the top of the driveway slope.

• The Motion: It was basically like pushing a vacuum cleaner, but wetter and louder. Just walked forward at a steady pace. The wheels made it easy to roll, much less arm strain than holding the wand at a precise distance constantly.
• Covering Ground: Man, it was way faster covering the main, flat areas. Just walking back and forth, overlapping each pass slightly. Did the whole main driveway section in what felt like a third of the time it usually takes.
• Effectiveness: It blasted away most of the surface dirt and that green tinge pretty well. Uniform cleaning, mostly. Didn't seem to leave bad lines like I sometimes get with the single nozzle if I'm not careful.

Some Observations and Niggles

It wasn't perfect, mind you. Edges and corners were tricky. The broom head is wide, so getting right up against the wall or into a tight corner didn't really work. Had to unclip the broom attachment and just use the wand with a regular nozzle for those bits later. Also, for really stubborn, ground-in stains, like that old oil spot, it didn't have the concentrated power of a turbo nozzle. Had to hit that spot separately too.

Water usage felt about the same, maybe slightly more just because you're running it constantly over a wider area, but the time saved probably balanced it out. The wheels rolled fine on the concrete, but I tried it on a small section of the brick patio, and it was a bit bumpier, less smooth. Still worked, though.

Wrapping Up

Finished the main driveway, did the detail work on the edges with the regular wand tip. Shut down the pressure washer, disconnected everything, coiled the hoses. The driveway looked much better, more evenly cleaned than my usual attempts, and my arms weren't killing me.

Overall thought? Yeah, for big flat areas like driveways or maybe a large patio, this water broom thing is a definite time saver. Makes the job less tedious. It's not a magic bullet for every single spot, you still need the regular wand for details and tough bits, but for covering large square footage quickly? Thumbs up from me. Glad I finally tried it properly.