Pressure Washer Surface Cleaner 15", Quick Connect, 2600-3200 PSI, Ideal for Driveways, Patios, Decks, Sidewalks

I bought this on a whim. as I was tired of just using my pressure washer to wash my driveway. I am quite happy with this, as it has tremendously cut the time used to powerwash my driveway. The results are much more uniform that just using the nozzle from my powerwasher. That being said, the old method got the driveway cleaner but took a lot more time. Now, it's not as clean, but clean enough, in a vastly shorter amount of time. It would be nicer to have a bigger diameter surface cleaner, but then I would probably need to get a stronger (mine is 2800 PSI) powerwasher. The build of this device seems pretty solid. They also included an additional replacement nozzle. (I didn't know what this was, but customer service replied promptly via email).

Awesome! This Karcher 15” surface cleaner attachment has made a huge difference in our spring concrete walks, driveway and patio cleaning. It works perfectly with our $99 Sun Joe pressure washer from Sam’s club. Don’t hesitate, get it, it will do a much better job cleaning your ground surfaces is less time than the single spray wand!

Works great as intended. Makes pw sidewalks and driveways so much easier

I included several photos of potential interest. The surface cleaner performed well, allowing me to clean about 1,000 square feet of concrete driveway, patio, and sidewalk with no real problem. The infamous large top and bottom nuts that so many reviewers have referred to did finally start to loosen after I had cleaned about 700 square feet. I kept checking the top and bottom nut thinking they would loosen, but they didn't until I was about 80% done with the job, then the one underneath started to loosen. This is a problem if you don't have anything big enough to tighten them. I don't really have anything proper, but I was able to get it tight using a VERY large channel lock (model "460" -- see photo) which is a fairly huge tool that I expect not that many people have on hand. A smaller channel lock tool, the one I'm betting lots of people do have (model 420), was not big enough to tighten it without a lot of marring of the plastic (nylon?) nut. So beware of that if you don't have something to tighten the nuts, or if you aren't brave enough to do some drilling and connect the top and bottom nut with a wire or bolt (etc) like some other reviewers have done. I'll probably do that eventually, but wasn't about to until I could ensure that the unit worked ok. I don't imagine Amazon would react well to giving a refund if you have modified the unit. As far as the operation of the unit, it was quite straightforward and cleaned the surface very well. You can see from some of the photos the before and after conditions. It does give a vigorous cleaning and did remove some of the top layer of the concrete, so, if you're squeamish about that, then you'd probably be better off to just leave your concrete a little dirty. I will not clean mine again for a few years for that reason. I also cleaned a set of brick steps which were very dirty and it did a good job on them, but I spent as little time as possible moving over them to avoid excessively damaging the mortar. I included a photo of the pressure washer I used since I figure a lot of people interested in this Karcher cleaner might have a similar washer. It did just fine with the surface cleaner, and connecting the wand to the cleaner was very easy. Also, an opinion on getting some type of extender for the wand -- I am not a super tall guy, getting up there in age a bit, and I did have to spend a couple hours bent over a little while using the regular spray wand that came with my pressure washer. It didn't bother me a lot, but if you are super tall or susceptible to a lot of back issues you might want to consider that. I didn't want to spend the extra money on an extender, but if someone had walked up to me and offered me one while I was doing the work I wouldn't have turned them down. This cleaner did save a good bit of time compared to spraying the surface with just the regular cleaning nozzles, and it did a much more consistent job. It took a few swipes to get the hang of how much overlap and how long to hover over the surface. Be sure and read the manual which tells you not to stay over the surface more than 2 seconds, but I found that to be a little too long, so I counted as I pulled the cleaner down the driveway, trying for about one second over any given spot. I overlapped about 1/4 to 1/2 on each pass and it seemed to work well, but again, this thing is fairly aggressive with a 3,000 psi washer, so be careful not to damage your concrete. Also, I found it to be a lot less awkward to pull it along instead of push it. I do recommend the surface cleaner, and, except for the loosening nuts issue, I would give it a 5 star -- it is offered at a good price and performs its job. So, if you're a homeowner (etc) and will only be using this for typical homeowner use every couple of years this thing is probably a good purchase. Since I've only had it a couple of weeks, and I've already cleaned everything I intended to clean with it, I can't say anything about its long-term durability.

It works like a champ it’s 8yrs old and now has a little leak where you connect the handle onto the disk. I’m not strong enough to tighten it. I’m buying another one😊

I purchased a Simpson power washer (with a Honda engine) not long ago and have nothing but good things to say about it. I absolutely love it! Having been sold on the Simpson brand, naturally, I spent a little more money and bought a Simpson surface cleaner just like this one. But after several unsuccessful attempts to get it to run properly, I was convinced I'd received a defective unit and returned it. When the replacement arrived, it gave me the same problems - the nozzles seemed clogged out of the box and the arm just wouldn't turn properly under pressure. I returned it as well beginning to wonder if all surface cleaners suffered from the same issues. I returned the second one and cleaned our long concrete driveway with just a sprayer, disappointed in the "stripes" it created. Then I noticed this unit went on sale one day and snapped it up. It was in the middle of winter, but the deal was so good, I couldn't pass it up. Waited several weeks for a snow-free, dry day to try it out and hooked it up. I was blown away at the difference between this model and Simpson's version. This thing cleaned my entire driveway of salt and dirt in no time and worked like a charm. Not a single clog in the jets and the arm spun around evenly creating perfect coverage! These surface cleaners are generally pretty universal across most brands of power washer, so don't think you have to own a Karcher power washer to buy one of these. It hooked up seemlessly to my Simpson washer without any adjustments or adapters. Solidly recommend!

When first received the device seemed to be too light to be effective and I thought it would fly up into the air. Light yet highly effective is what I would now call it. It is easy to maneuver where you need it. The brushes along the perimeter of the device do a very good job at keeping the water from splashing all over the place and also assist in scrubbing if needed. The concrete, where there are spots that needed extra cleaning were managed well. The force of the spinning nozzles underneath for the most part, is extremely effective at removing what can only be described as long-term dirt and moss buildup on and into the concrete surface. The path that it cleans is adequate, as it is not too large nor too small. This is a good dimension for proper cleaning, without having to make too many passes to get the job done. There was some reviews that mentioned that the mounting bolt would come loose. I did not find that to be the case but it is probably worth keeping an eye on it. This was used so far about two hours and performed very well, cleaning cement that was extremely dirty and stained due to about a year of environmental pollution. This was much easier and quicker than using a simple power washer nozzle and the results were much better than using a nozzle, without the usual striations that would occur with the nozzle. All in all would highly recommend this product without any reservations.

Tremendous time saver. Also does a better job than you can do with the stationary nozzles. Pressure lifts the head slightly making it float across the surface of what you are cleaning.