The best wall chasers, compared.
Top pick: Metabo MFE 40 wall chaser Best value: Einhell TC-MA 1300 wall chaser – Highest score divided by the captured price: 79 at £89.99, for occasional brick or plaster pulled slowly. Updated October 2026.
A wall chaser cuts two kerfs so a cable or a small pipe can be buried in the wall. Only chase a wall that may be cut, and stop for a chimney breast, a flue, or a party wall. Depth, width, the supply, and dust control decide the buy. A listed depth of 50 mm does not make that depth lawful on every UK wall. A review written outside the UK is not treated as UK opinion. The Health and Safety Executive treats chasing as high-risk silica work. The published control is an M or H class extractor plus respiratory protection at 20. Bosch and shop bands stay outside this set, and none of the eight listings is a 110 V model. For brick or block cable drops, look at the 54956 or the 1300, both around a 30 mm depth. How to choose is set out in the [wall chaser buying guide](/hub/fireplaces-and-stoves/wall-chaser/sub/wall-chaser-buying-guide).
A wall chaser cuts two kerfs so a cable or a small pipe can be buried in the wall. Only chase a wall that may be cut, and stop for a chimney breast, a flue, or a party wall.
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What job is this?
UK reviewers of the Metabo MFE 40 use the 1,900 W push-cut chaser for electrical work and describe the depth, up to 40 mm, as easy to set. The listing is 220–240 V, 5.68 kg, and £347.99, with 4.7 from 29 amazon.co.uk reviews, the highest stars in this set. They call the spacers logical, and one reported very little dust in the room once a Bosch tool vacuum was attached. The cut is a push cut so the line stays in view, which is the opposite of the Einhell pull-cut instruction. Disc diameter and the width steps are not printed in the amazon bullets, and a UK review’s mention of 125 mm is a review, not the bullet list. No extraction hose is in the included line, which is only the tool. One reviewer says a unit has not lasted a year, so the score is not a durability guarantee, and an Australia review that mentions a UK Type G plug is not a UK review.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Repeated first-fix chasing, if you add an M or H class extractor and follow the push-cut instruction.
Less suitable: A single short brick drop a slower sub-£100 corded tool can finish, or a buyer who needs width steps printed on the Amazon listing.
Specifications
Common questions
Do you push or pull the Metabo MFE 40?
The listing says push cut, so you can see the marking line. That is the opposite instruction from the Einhell listings in this set.
What depth does the listing state?
Up to 40 mm. Width can be set, and the amazon capture does not print the steps. Disc diameter is not in the bullets. A UK review mentions 125 mm.
Is an extraction hose included?
Included components are listed as the tool itself. A UK review used a Bosch tool vacuum and reported very little dust in the room.
One UK review of the Einhell TP-MA 36/30 Li BL solo describes about 14 m of 30 mm-deep cutting on a garage floor, with the battery indicator dropping by one bar. The tool is £229.98 on its own, pull cut, brushless, with a stated performance equivalent to a 1,500 W corded chaser, stepless depth and width up to 30 mm, two 125 mm diamond discs, a case, and a weight of 4.26 kg. Two 18 V batteries and a charger are required and are not in the box. The listing rating is 4.4 from 33 reviews, and most of the written reviews on that amazon.co.uk page are from outside the UK, so the star line is not 33 British write-ups. German comments about needing large batteries are not UK opinion. A suction connection is listed, and the extractor is not included. The £229.98 figure is not a ready-to-run price if the packs are still to buy.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A room where a lead is in the way, and the two 18 V batteries and charger are already budgeted.
Less suitable: Comparing £229.98 with a corded tool near £90 as if both were ready to cut.
Specifications
Common questions
Are batteries included with the Einhell solo?
No. The listing requires two 18 V Power X-Change batteries and a charger, sold separately. The box has the tool, two 125 mm discs, a hex key, and a case.
What depth and width can you set?
Both are stepless up to 30 mm. The cut is a pull cut, with soft start and overload protection.
What is the 1,500 W figure?
The listing says cordless performance equivalent to a 1,500 W corded tool. The wattage field repeats 1,500 watts. It is not a mains cable rating.
Across 2,944 amazon.co.uk reviews at 3.9, the Einhell TC-MA 1300 finishes brick and plaster chases when you pull it slowly and keep the guard flat, at a listed depth of 8–30 mm. The listing is 230 V, 1,320 W, 9,000 rpm, 125 mm discs, a highlight width of 26 mm, and 4.85 kg, at £89.99. Reviewers describe heating drops and a 1960s house done with a vacuum attached, and they also describe stalling or reduced power when the cut is not straight. One account needed a cool-down after about 300 mm. The dust port blocks once plaster flakes arrive, and a vacuum is not in the box. Kickback is the complaint if you push a tool the listing says to pull. The included-components line names one segment disc while the highlight says two. It is a large body of evidence for the money, and it still stops if you force the cut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Occasional cable or heating drops in brick or plaster, pulled slowly, with a separate extractor.
Less suitable: Dense material you intend to force, or a day of cutting that cannot stop for a cool-down.
Specifications
Common questions
Do you push or pull the Einhell TC-MA 1300?
The listing says pull cut, with soft start and overload protection. UK reviews describe kickback if you push.
What depth and width does the listing state?
Depth adjusts from 8 mm to 30 mm. The highlight states a maximum groove width of 26 mm and two 125 mm discs.
Is a vacuum in the box?
The bullets say dust can be reduced if a suction device is connected. Included components do not list a vacuum. UK reviews describe a port that blocks, and less mess when a Henry or Kärcher is attached and the guard stays flat.
The Draper 54956, at £98.95, is the corded chaser UK reviewers used for a bungalow brick chase, a bathroom with a hoover, and one full rewire in stone walls they called easy. The listing states 1,320 W, 9,000 rpm, depth 10–30 mm, width 8–28 mm, two diamond blades, a chisel, a side handle, and a 3 m cable with a BS plug, at 7.6 kg. A pleased review says you pull it, not push it. Twenty-four reviews sit at 3.9, a small count beside the Einhell’s 2,944. One buyer found concrete blocks too much and went back to an angle grinder and a dust shroud. Other notes call the extraction terrible, the motor underpowered, and the switch dodgy, while dust was still everywhere in another review. The title says 125 mm and the blade-length field says 28 millimetres, so the disc size is not clean on the capture.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A one-house brick or stone chase where you want a BS plug and a stated width in the box.
Less suitable: Concrete block, or a long day if you need more motor than these reviews describe.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Draper 54956 include a UK plug?
Yes. Included components list a 3 m cable with a BS plug, two diamond blades, a side handle, and a chisel.
What depth and width can you set?
The listing states a cutting depth of 10–30 mm and a cutting width of 8–28 mm. The title says 125 mm. The blade-length field says 28 millimetres.
Do the reviews say to push or pull it?
A UK review says you are meant to pull it, not push it. The feature bullets do not state a direction.
The MAXXT R2409-EU is listed to cut 10–50 mm deep and 8–42 mm wide with two 150 mm discs, and the two UK reviews in the capture are a small electrical job and a cut that did not match the video. It is 220–240 V, 1,700 W, 7,500 rpm, at £128.99, with soft start and a dust port of 40 mm outside and 35 mm inside. The extractor is not included. The listing says hollow bricks and foam blocks, and it is not recommended for concrete or stone, with a further warning against prolonged cutting in red brick or cement board. Across 94 amazon.co.uk ratings at 3.7, the Henry job still let a little dust escape, and the chase was cleared with a hammer drill. Bullets say 5.1 kg and the item-weight field says 6.81 kg. Non-UK notes on the same page, which are not UK opinion, include heat after a short cut and a guard that would not adjust. Fifty millimetres of stated depth does not make a shallow chase on a domestic leaf legal.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Hollow brick or foam block, with the guard set inside the leaf limit rather than to 50 mm.
Less suitable: Concrete, stone, or a long red-brick chase the listing tells you to avoid.
Specifications
Common questions
Will the MAXXT R2409-EU cut concrete?
The listing says it is not recommended for concrete or stone, and says to avoid prolonged cutting in red brick or cement board. It names hollow bricks and foam blocks.
Is a dust extractor included?
No. The port is 40 mm outside and 35 mm inside. The bullets say the dust extractor is not included.
Which weight figure is on the listing?
The bullets say 5.1 kg. The item-weight field says 6.81 kg. Both figures are on the capture.
One UK review used the SUSEMSE S133 for a whole-house rewire at a listed width of 42 mm and a depth of 0–40 mm, and called the job messy. The listing is £119.99, 220 V, 5,000 rpm, a blade of 133 × 20 × 4.5 mm, 6.2 kg, a 3 m cable, a case, and an infrared locator. The same review says the machine got wet and tripped the safety RCD until it dried. The dust catcher has to be bought separately, and the listing says a pump runs with the machine. The power line is printed as a 4,800 W maximum load, far above the 1,320–1,900 W on the other corded tools here, and that figure is untested. Five reviews average 3.6. A wide channel on the label does not settle the wet trip or the missing catcher.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A stated 42 mm width, if you keep water off the electrics and buy the dust catcher separately.
Less suitable: Anyone reading 4,800 W as a checked motor rating, or chasing with the catcher still to buy.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a dust catcher in the box?
No. The listing says the dust catcher needs to be bought, and that a pump runs with the machine.
What width and depth does the listing state?
Channel width 42 mm and depth 0–40 mm. The blade size is 133 × 20 × 4.5 mm. Voltage is stated as 220 V.
What happened in the UK review?
The reviewer used it on a whole-house rewire, called it messy, and said it got wet and tripped the safety RCD until it dried.
The MAXXT R2409-UK-VC is a different part number from the R2409-EU, listed at £149.99 for the same stated depth of 10–50 mm and width of 8–42 mm, with two 150 mm blades, 1,700 W, 7,500 rpm, and a weight of 6.95 kg. The one UK review describes clean chases after a Henry hose was taped on, from a buyer who had hired chasers and said two days of hire would have cost as much as the tool. Four reviews average 3.6, and there is no criticism text, so a fault cannot be invented from this capture. The title says “with Dust Extractor”, and the bullets say the vacuum is sold separately. Included parts are wrenches, two blades, washers, and pressing plates. Voltage is not in the technical block. Marketing also names concrete materials, which the EU listing of the other part number explicitly rejects. You pay more than that EU listing for a title that does not put a vacuum in the box.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A wider channel in brick or block if you already own an extractor and treat the vacuum as extra.
Less suitable: A buyer who reads the title as a machine that arrives with an extractor, or who needs a stated voltage.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the MAXXT R2409-UK-VC include a dust extractor?
The title says with Dust Extractor. The bullets say the vacuum cleaner is sold separately. The included parts are wrenches, two 150 mm blades, washers, and pressing plates.
What depth and width are stated?
Cutting depth 10–50 mm and groove width 8–42 mm, with two 150 mm discs. Voltage is not in the technical block.
Is this the same model as the MAXXT R2409-EU?
No. This capture uses part number R2409-UK-VC. The other MAXXT listing is R2409-EU.
The JAOGAUS GS-133-2 is sold as a water-fed wall chaser at £85.99, and the capture gives you no finished chase to judge because the single amazon.co.uk rating of 3.0 has no review text. The bullets describe a water feed, 1,600 W, 7,000 rpm, a diamond-alloy blade, and a weight of 2.8 kg. Depth, channel width, disc diameter, voltage, and plug type are absent. The power-source field says dc, while batteries are marked as not required, so the supply is not clear. The bullets call the cut dust-free because of the water feed, and nothing on this capture tests that wording. A water feed is also not the control the Health and Safety Executive publishes for chasing. At this price you are looking at a listing with the geometry missing, which is the wrong place to start a cable drop.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if you wait until depth, width, and voltage are printed on the listing.
Less suitable: A cable chase that needs a stated depth, a UK plug, or a review of a real wall.
Specifications
Common questions
How deep does the JAOGAUS GS-133-2 cut?
The capture does not state a cutting depth, a channel width, or a disc diameter.
Does this listing include a battery?
Batteries required is no. The power-source field says dc, and voltage is not stated.
How does the listing say it controls dust?
The bullets describe an automatic water supply and call the cut dust-free. There is no review text on this capture.
Eight amazon.co.uk wall chaser listings were scored on 15 October 2026. No machine was laboratory tested. The editorial score uses amazon stars, review-count confidence, listing completeness, and UK review sentiment. Price does not change that score. A review from outside the UK is not treated as UK opinion. The highest score is the top pick. Best value is the highest score divided by the captured GBP price, and it is a different listing.
Amazon stars
30%The amazon.co.uk star line, as (stars / 5) × 100, then 30% of that figure. A 3.9 becomes 78 before the weight. The star line is not a lab score.
Review-count confidence
15%Bands from these captures: 1 review scores 20, 4 scores 32, 5 scores 36, 24 scores 55, 29 scores 58, 33 scores 62, 94 scores 74, and 2,944 scores 96. The component is 15% of that band.
Listing completeness
30%Depth, width, disc size, supply (voltage or a BS plug), and an honest dust line. Points come off for missing geometry, a dc and battery clash, a title that promises an extractor the bullets omit, an untested watt figure far above the set, or two fields that disagree.
UK review sentiment
25%What UK reviewers report they finished, and repeated faults: stall, cut-out, a blocked port, kickback, a return to a grinder, a wet RCD trip, or a unit that failed inside a year. A missing review body is not scored as praise.
Start with the wall and the material, then with a depth and width that stay inside the leaf. Dust control and the supply come before the pound price. A stated 50 mm of capacity is not a reason to cut to 50 mm.
A wall chaser cuts two kerfs so a cable or a small pipe can be buried. A bolster removes the web. The tool does not. Only chase a wall that may be cut. Stop for a chimney breast, a flue, or a party wall. Bosch and Makita shop bands stay outside this set, and none of the eight listings is a 110 V model. For brick or block cable drops, look at the Draper 54956 or the Einhell TC-MA 1300, both around a 30 mm depth.
Both MAXXT listings state 10–50 mm. In England a vertical chase is limited to one third of the leaf and a horizontal chase to one sixth. On a 100 mm leaf that is about 33 mm and 17 mm, excluding plaster. Fifty millimetres of capacity does not make a shallow chase on a domestic leaf lawful.
UK reviews attach a Henry or a hoover and still report dust. The Health and Safety Executive’s published control is an M or H class extractor on the tool, plus respiratory protection at APF 20. A water feed is not shown as a substitute, and a title that says dust-free is a bullet, not a measurement.
The SUSEMSE line of 4,800 W is a printed maximum load, far above the 1,320–1,900 W on the other corded listings, and it is untested. The Einhell solo’s 1,500 W is a corded equivalent, not a mains cable. Pushing a tool the listing says to pull is how kickback shows up in the Einhell reviews.
Read the depth and the width before the wattage. Brick or block cable drops in this set sit with the Draper, depth 10–30 mm and width 8–28 mm, or the Einhell TC-MA 1300, depth 8–30 mm and a highlight width of 26 mm. A wider channel, still inside the leaf, is the MAXXT pair at 8–42 mm and 10–50 mm, or the SUSEMSE at 42 mm and 0–40 mm. The Metabo lists depth up to 40 mm and says the width can be set, without printing the steps. The solo is stepless up to 30 mm for both.
Chasing is high-risk silica work. The silica workplace exposure limit is 0.1 mg/m³ over 8 hours, and uncontrolled chasing can peak around 5 mg/m³. The published control is an M or H class extractor on the tool, plus respiratory protective equipment at APF 20. Extraction does not capture all silica. A Henry appears in UK reviews of the Einhell, the Draper, and both MAXXT models. HSE does not call a Henry that unit. No listing here includes an M or H class extractor.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You have a cable or heating drop in brick or plaster and you can pull slowly with a separate extractor. The Einhell TC-MA 1300 lists depth 8–30 mm, a highlight width of 26 mm, 230 V and 1,320 W, at £89.99. It stalls if you force the cut, and a vacuum is not in the box.
You chase often enough that a higher score matters more than the lowest price. The Metabo MFE 40 is 1,900 W, push cut, depth up to 40 mm, at £347.99. Add an M or H class extractor. Width steps and disc diameter are not in the amazon bullets, and one reviewer says a unit failed inside a year.
A lead is in the way, and two 18 V batteries plus a charger are already in the budget. The Einhell TP-MA 36/30 Li BL solo is £229.98 for the tool only, pull cut, with depth and width up to 30 mm. That price is not a ready-to-run cost if the packs are still to buy.
The top pick is Einhell TC-MA 1300 wall chaser, with the highest score in this comparison (8.3 out of 10, from 2,944 amazon.co.uk reviews). The best value is the Einhell TC-MA 1300, at £89.99, for occasional brick or plaster pulled slowly, with a separate extractor. A listed 50 mm of depth is not a lawful chase on every UK wall, and a Henry is not the extractor the Health and Safety Executive describes. Check the live listing before you buy. Prices and star counts move.
Einhell TC-MA 1300 wall chaser
Highest score divided by the captured price: 79 at £89.99, for occasional brick or plaster pulled slowly.
Editorial
Peter F. is the editor for DIY & tools at productscompared.co.uk. Comparisons in this category are checked against amazon.co.uk listings, review evidence and public UK sources.
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