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Metabo angle grinder 110V or 230V

Updated: October 2026

The site board is 110 V and the garage socket is a 13 A outlet, and two amazon.co.uk listings both say WEV 11-125. A Metabo angle grinder 110V or 230V choice is an order number matched to that socket, not a guess from the shared name. Order 603625000 is the 220–240 V tool. Order 603625390 is the 110–120 V twin. A 240 V title can still arrive with a two-pin plug. The [Metabo angle grinder 125 comparison](/hub/tools/metabo-angle-grinder-125) holds the full table. Prices are the 21 October 2026 shelf. Peter F. did not test these tools in a lab. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

The site board is 110 V and the garage socket is a 13 A outlet, and two amazon.co.uk listings both say WEV 11-125.

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Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 110 V

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Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 110 V
9.2/10about £94.00
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Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 240 V

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Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 240 V
9.0/10about £94.00
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Metabo Metabo WP 11-125 Quick

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Metabo Metabo WP 11-125 Quick
0.0/10about £103.16
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  1. 1.Two order numbers, one model name
  2. 2.A 13 A socket still needs a 3-pin plug
  3. 3.110 V means a transformer, not an adaptor
  4. 4.When the listing prints no volts

Two order numbers, one model name

Metabo UK lists order 603625000 as 220–240 V and 1,100 W. The amazon row is 240 V at £94.00. Order 603625390 is the 110 V twin at the same £94.00. Same disc class, different supply. Ordering from the model name alone can put the site tool on a house job.

A 13 A socket still needs a 3-pin plug

Electrical Safety First says a home grinder should have a UK 3-pin plug. On the 240 V WEV, two United Kingdom reviews say a two-pin plug and an adaptor arrived. That report is ASIN B085W4WRGT only. Do not file the pins, and do not treat the adaptor as a BS 1363 plug. A house still wants order 603625000, the 230 V WEV 15-125, or the W 750-125 after you have seen the pins. The 110 V order will not run on that socket by itself. How the nut comes off is the how to use page. The checks before the basket are the buying guide.
Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 110 V

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Metabo Metabo WEV 11-125 Quick 110 V
9.2/10about £94.00
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110 V means a transformer, not an adaptor

The Health and Safety Executive prefers cordless tools or 110 V supplies centre-tapped to earth on construction sites, so the voltage to earth stays low. A 110 V Metabo does not start from a kitchen socket. Doncaster Tool Hire’s sheet puts the transformer in the 230 V wall. The WP at £103.16 names a dead-man paddle and has no star line. The 110 V WEV at £94.00 prints 2,800–10,500 per minute. Do not file a yellow plug to fit a 13 A socket.

When the listing prints no volts

The WEV 850-125 set, order 603611510, is £174.29 and the amazon file does not print a voltage. Confirm the plate, or leave the ASIN. A bare 18 V body avoids the mains choice only if the packs are already yours. That gap is the cordless or corded page. For a 110 V board, stay with 603625390 or the WP, with the transformer between the wall and the tool.

Common questions

Can I plug the 110 V Metabo into a normal UK socket?
No. Orders 603625390 and the WP 11-125 are 110 V tools. A 110 V grinder does not run from a 13 A socket on its own. Doncaster Tool Hire’s sheet puts a transformer in the 230 V wall socket and a 110 V lead between that transformer and the tool. The house listings in this folder are the 240 V WEV 603625000, the 240 V W 750-125, and the 230 V WEV 15-125.
What is the difference between 603625000 and 603625390?
603625000 is the 220–240 V WEV 11-125 on Metabo UK, listed on amazon at 240 V, 1,100 W and £94.00. 603625390 is the 110–120 V twin, listed at 110 V and the same £94.00, with 2,800–10,500 per minute printed on the amazon bullets. Both are 125 mm. The order number is the difference that decides the socket.
Is 240 V on the title the same as a UK 3-pin plug?
Not on the evidence in this file. The 240 V WEV’s two United Kingdom reviews say a two-pin plug and an adaptor arrived, and one says a page answer had claimed a 3-pin plug. Electrical Safety First expects a UK 3-pin plug for home use. The W 750-125 is also listed at 240 V, and its file does not describe the pins at all.
Which listing is 230 V rather than 240 V?
The WEV 15-125 Quick, order 600468000, at £142.50. The technical line says 230 volts and 1,550 watts. The 240 V lines are the W 750-125 and WEV order 603625000. Plug shape on the 230 V listing is not in the raw file, so 230 V is the stated supply, not a confirmed BS 1363 plug.
Do I need an RCD on a 230 V grinder?
Doncaster Tool Hire’s sheet describes the 230 V pattern as socket, RCD, lead, then tool. That is the hire sheet, not a Metabo manual line. The 110 V pattern on the same sheet uses a transformer and a yellow plug instead. Read the RCD point as that sheet’s 230 V arrangement, and still match the order number to the socket first.
What is a yellow 110 V plug for?
It marks a 110 V site tool. On the hire sheet, that plug goes to the 110 V outlet on the transformer, and the transformer is what meets the 230 V wall. It is not a house plug, and it is not a plug you reshape to fit a 13 A socket. The WP and WEV 603625390 are the 110 V Metabo bodies in this set.
Does the £174 set say 230 V?
The amazon file for order 603611510 does not print a voltage. It prints 850 W, 11,500 per minute, a two-hole nut, a diamond disc and a case, at £174.29, with no star line. A retailer page for that order may say 230 V. Until this listing or the plate says so, leave 230 V unticked.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the eight amazon.co.uk listings captured on 21 October 2026. HSE HSG17 and PUWER apply at work. They are not a certificate for a domestic garage.

  1. HSE, Construction electricity (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  2. HSE, HSG17 Safety in the use of abrasive wheels (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  3. HSE, PUWER FAQs (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  4. Control of Vibration at Work Regulations 2005 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  5. OPSS, PSA5 angle grinder toothed saw blades (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  6. Electrical Safety First, Angle grinders (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  7. Metabo UK, WEV 11-125 Quick 603625000 (retrieved 21 October 2026)
  8. Metabo, WEV 15-125 Quick 600468000 (retrieved 21 October 2026)