TL;DR
A surface cleaner is a rotary pressure-washing attachment that spins two or more nozzles under a hooded deck riding on casters or a skirt, cleaning concrete and other flatwork in wide, even passes. Decks run from 12-inch homeowner models to 24-inch and larger contractor units matched to machine flow in gallons per minute.
What it means
A surface cleaner is a rotary pressure-washing attachment that spins two or more nozzles under a hooded deck riding on casters or a skirt, cleaning concrete and other flatwork in wide, even passes. Decks run from 12-inch homeowner models to 24-inch and larger contractor units matched to machine flow in gallons per minute. It eliminates the zebra striping a handheld wand leaves on driveways and contains overspray at the same time.
Where it sits in the glossary
Surface cleaner is part of the Trade jargon group inside the ProFix Directory glossary. Browse every term in this category from the glossary index.
Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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