Okay, so let me tell you about this pressure washer broom attachment I got the other day. My driveway was looking pretty grim, you know, dirt, some green stuff growing in the corners, the usual mess. Using just the regular pressure washer nozzle takes forever, waving it back and forth, leaving lines sometimes. I saw this broom thing online and thought, maybe this will speed things up.

It arrived in a pretty standard box. Pulled it out, and it felt sturdy enough. Just a bar with a few nozzles underneath and wheels on the ends, plus the connector for the pressure washer wand. Looked simple, which is good, 'cause I'm not looking for anything complicated.

Getting it hooked up

Connecting it was easy peasy. Most pressure washers use those quick-connect fittings, right? Mine does. So, I just popped off the regular nozzle tip from my wand and clicked this broom attachment right on. It snapped in place securely. Gave it a wiggle, seemed solid. That part took, like, 10 seconds. So far, so good.

Firing it up and the first sweep

Alright, time for the real test. I hooked up the water, started the pressure washer engine. Holding the wand with the broom attached felt a bit different, heavier obviously, but manageable. I squeezed the trigger, and water blasted out from the nozzles underneath the broom head.

Here’s what I did:

• I started at one end of the driveway.
• Just pushed the broom forward slowly, like using a regular broom but way heavier and with water shooting out.
• The wheels made it roll pretty smoothly across the concrete.
• It definitely covered a wider path than the single nozzle tip.

How it actually cleaned

It did clean, no doubt about that. It lifted a lot of the surface dirt pretty quickly. Because it has multiple nozzles spread out, it gives a more even clean across the width of the attachment, which helped avoid those zebra stripes you sometimes get with a single nozzle if you aren't careful.

I had to go over some tougher spots a couple of times, especially where that green gunk was thicker. It wasn't like magic, you still gotta put in some effort, walking back and forth. It’s definitely faster for large flat areas than the pinpoint nozzle, though. I probably cut the time I spent on the main flat part of the driveway by maybe a third? Maybe a bit more.

One thing I noticed, you gotta keep it moving at a steady pace. Too fast and it doesn't clean deep enough, too slow and you're just wasting water, kind of like normal pressure washing. Also, getting close to edges or corners was a bit trickier because of the width of the broom head. I still had to switch back to my regular turbo nozzle for some detailed spots and the edges right up against the grass.

Final thoughts on the gadget

So, was it worth it? Yeah, I think so. For big, flat surfaces like my driveway and maybe the patio out back, it's a timesaver. It makes the job less tedious. It's not a replacement for the regular nozzles entirely, because you'll need those for edges, really stubborn stains, or weird angles. But for the bulk of the work on a flat area, this broom attachment definitely made the job quicker and maybe a little less strain on my back from constantly swinging the wand side to side. Simple tool, does what it's supposed to do. Happy I got it.