On Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:15:34 +0000, Tim Lamb wrote:

In message ,
newshound writes
On 2/26/2017 8:18 PM, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/02/2017 16:25, Ermin Trude wrote:

A subject often discussed in uk.d-i-y. You should get a lot of
answers if you repost there.

I'll try adding it - hopefully it will work.

I have a Karcher TRacer head for mine... it makes the job quite a bit
easier since you are not carrying the weight of the jet or trying to
control it - it becomes more like toting an upright vacuum cleaner
about. A nice bonus is you end up wearing slightly somewhat less of
the crud you wash off!


Good timing for me, I was just thinking about investigating / shopping.
Presumably they are a bit more benign towards pointing than a standard
lance? Also, I'm interested in opinions about using bleach or other
cleaning products. Have grown quite a lot of algae on the new (cheap
Indian sandstone) slabs this winter, especially in the areas which don't
see so much direct sun.

I have one which creates coil spring marks unless travelled very slowly.
They are a huge improvement over direct spray in controlling the final
destination of the dirt removed (we have black feather edge board both
sides of our paved yard).

Obviously you can't get right into a corner or up to an edge. Adjustable
jets might be useful to speed up cleaning minor encrustations.

What make is the washer please? Does it have a good working pressure and
flow rate?

Ermin