Karcher Help please

[Atgni]

First post - hello everyone.
I have an old K2.900 and the dirt blaster lance needs replacing. I have managed with the thin washer trick to get it spinning again which has worked intermittently for a couple of years but now has become frustratingly worse.
A new one looks to be about £60 but I can buy a whole new washer that comes with one for £80. My hose is also on its way out too.
My first question is this. Is the dirt blaster that comes with it the same for all kits so a £400 kit comes with the same dirt blaster as a £80? Dirt blaster being the one with the spinning ball baring.
And my current one is 1.4KW 100 bar - if I buy the cheap one with these same specs will I be disappointed that it is not as good as my old one for some reason.
Thanks everyone

 

[Atgni]

Also just been looking on ebay and I can get a pattern dirt blaster for £10 - anyone have any experience with these compared to the karcher one
thanks.

 

[Phil4433]

A while ago I bought a proper lance off a guy on Ebay who worked on karcher stuff, he said the lance karcher include is useless, he sold me one which kind of has a spinning action as it sprays created by the force of the water, if that's the type you mean then get it, no hesitation. It makes a kind of humming noise and it a fantastic powerfully jet
I still see people on our road have to take all day cleaning their drive, but when I go out with a proper lance, I am finished in an hour

 

[Atgni]

A while ago I bought a proper lance off a guy on Ebay who worked on karcher stuff, he said the lance karcher include is useless, he sold me one which kind of has a spinning action as it sprays created by the force of the water, if that's the type you mean then get it, no hesitation. It makes a kind of humming noise and it a fantastic powerfully jet
I still see people on our road have to take all day cleaning their drive, but when I go out with a proper lance, I am finished in an hour

Thanks for your reply. Yes that spinning one is called a dirt blaster lance and is great and its that one that has worn out for me with my old kit. On their own they are between £30-£40
As my hose was also a bit iffy I decided to buy a brand new K2 unit that comes with the dirt blaster lance and another one all for £75 with 5 years guarantee.
I found that the new lance still fits to my old trigger gun. So I could of just brought the dirt blaster lance but for £35 it didn’t make any sense as the hose was on its way out and the unit is over 10 years old and could kerput at any time.

 

[Phil4433]

That makes great sense
It's so long ago since I bought that lance, I can't remember much about it other than I met the guy at little chef carpark, near knutsford services, bought the reinforced hose the lance and a bottle of the secret wax solution he sells to car wash companies it's served me well, but then I always drain off the washer and hose before storing too

 

[Atgni]

Yep I drain it off too