TL;DR
Nozzle degree is the spray-angle rating of a pressure washer tip, color-coded by convention: red 0-degree pencil jet, yellow 15, green 25, white 40, and black low-pressure soap. A narrower angle concentrates the same power on a smaller spot, multiplying cleaning force and the risk of gouging wood, etching concrete, or stripping paint.
What it means
Nozzle degree is the spray-angle rating of a pressure washer tip, color-coded by convention: red 0-degree pencil jet, yellow 15, green 25, white 40, and black low-pressure soap. A narrower angle concentrates the same power on a smaller spot, multiplying cleaning force and the risk of gouging wood, etching concrete, or stripping paint. Professionals match the tip to the surface — green for driveways, white for siding — and treat the red tip as rarely justified.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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