KM10

**IF YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL GROOMER AND HAVE BOUGHT OR ARE THINKING OF BUYING THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE READ THIS** I am a professional groomer with my own grooming business. I decided I wanted a new main clipper for my work and, after much perusing, chose these. They are incredibly powerful, light weight compared to my other clipper, and leave a beautiful finish with well working blades. Many of the negative reviews unrelated to the cord issue seem to be the result of ignorance on the part of the user. I will explain below. -These are professional grade animal clippers. They are far more powerful than your average run of the mill human clippers and far exceed those clippers you could walk into a pet store and purchase. These are NOT for the inexperienced clipper user and, although powerful, are not going to work as a magic wand if you don’t understand the basics. -These clippers have a high SPM(stroke per minute) on both settings. For general clipping, especially for all over body work, you should be using the 1st speed. The 2nd speed is used to get through thick spots that need a bit more strength. Because of the high SPM, even a freshly sharpened and oiled blade with a smaller comb size(the big metal teeth that don’t move) is going to heat up QUICKLY, especially on the 2nd setting. The amount of friction these clippers can produce through a blade is intense and if you are using the 10 blade that comes with these clippers, it is going to get HOT fast. You need to constantly check the heat of the blade on the inside of your arm. Once it is starting to really warm up, you need to either spray the blade with a blade coolant, switch out to another blade, or take off the blade and place it upside down on a material that will pull the heat off such as a ceramic tile. Regardless of comb size, the blade you are using will get HOT after an amount of time. If you arne’t paying attention to this important part of clipping, you could seriously injure your pet. -These clippers are powerful, but starting immediately on a tightly tangled(matted) coat isn’t always going to work. Most professional groomers are trained to know exactly how to get the blade under these mats and if done improperly, you could slice open skin or the blade will not work through the coat AT ALL(a common issue I see in reviews). You should be working on a freshly bathed and dried coat that has been brushed and combed out prior to clipping. If your dog is matted, I would first suggest having a professional groomer shave your dog to start over. This is due to the fact that it is very easy to injure a matted dog without proper training. We have seen many dogs where the owner has attempted to shave their animal and sliced the skin open in numerous areas. If you are completely opposed to this idea for whatever reason, you can attempt to get under the matting with the 10 blade provided. Pull the skin taught and find a section where the blade can get under. LET THE CLIPPERS DO THE WORK. Do not try to push the clippers faster than they are going as this would result in the blade catching the coat or even pulling skin into it and slicing your animal. There are other methods, but I honestly believe that for the safety of your pet, you should consult a professional groomer or a veterinarian in clipping the heavily matted coat and starting over. -Wahl has some great blades under their competition line with comb teeth capable of really getting under matting. Unless properly trained, I would always suggest purchasing blades with an F at the end of the number. This stands for fine tooth. The other blades(course) can easily pull in skin if you are not properly trained. -As for the issues with the cord: All corded clippers will eventually need their cord replaced due to tension placed on the cord through regular grooming movements. This would especially affect those of us that are professionals and use the clippers daily. I would suggest wrapping the end of the cord that is attached to the clippers with electrical or some other appropriate tape to help brace that area against too much tension. This may help the cord last longer.

I hope this helps you. I didn't get these for free--it's an honest review of life-changing clippers. If you have a large breed cat and a lot of fluff to trim off an impatient cat? Yes, these are your clippers. Worth it. Why I chose these clippers: I have a fluffy CAT with an undercoat that is bunny-fur-soft but dense, kinky-wavy in texture, and it jams up most clippers with each pass. This fur is prone to tangled knots and matting. In appearance, he's like a Norwegian. His father was a Persian, so he inherited that challenging-textured fluff. The outer coat is easy--like a Maine Coon and slick, smooth. He's also 18 pounds. He's a lot of cat to wrangle, if he's not having it. Yes!! These clippers are a dream come true! They go through the thick fur so quickly and easily! I was astonished, truly-- at how well these worked! Not because of doubting Wahl quality, but because of the struggle it's been for 5 years to manage the cat's tangles and avoid them. And, the hard-to-manage bum area. Fluffy cat parents know about this. You're gonna be over the moon when you get these clippers. Sanitary trim in one minute, and kitty didn't try to fight me. You could probably spend slightly longer, but I don't usually get very much time to do that part of the trim before kitty gets mad. He's very happy later on, but not right then. The design of the unit makes the thick fur fall away from the clipper blades, so it never clogs. I mean, the fur really falls away as you are GLIDING the clippers through dense fur--and then when you pull the clippers away from the cat to work on another area, there is NO fur stuck to the clippers, that needs to be removed before you can continue. There is NO tugging whatsoever. I usually have to bribe kitty cat to get him to even tolerate a few minutes of getting a trim. It usually also takes 2 or more weeks to fully trim his body. Normally, we can only do small sections at a time, and he needs a break in between trims. But, he gets special treats as the haircut day bribe, with the treat in one hand while I'm using the clippers with the other hand. (The bribe is Churro or Delectables, in the tube, given only during trims.) No it's not easy, and we both get frustrated, and I occasionally would get bitten when the old clippers tugged. I don't get angry, I stop and apologize and we're done for the day. The point is to associate the trims with happy food moments and to be kind to kitty cat, right? This cat never holds still during the trims. He tries to back away or move out of range, but still eat the treat. In the past, kitty would get tangles in between trimmings, because of the length difference between trimmed and untrimmed fur. One time, he started getting matted in between trims. I swore I'd never let that happen again. But sometimes kitty won't have a trim, and you have to respect that. To be able to trim almost the entire body in literally 7-8 minutes is WOW. I've got to say, I am so grateful to Wahl for these clippers, and I'm so happy that kitty is so happy. The clippers aren't very loud. It took me 5 months to be able to have kitty stay in the room when any clippers were switched on, and another 3 months to have him accept being touched by them. That was over 4 years ago when I started this process. The inexpensive rechargeable clippers I started with were louder than the electric clippers. So, as you go up in price to more powerful motors that can go through the thick fur and not overheat, you gain kitty's trust. When it's easier for kitty, your life is easier. The color isn't pink so much as a more purpley-orchid hue. If you care. I don't--I just wanted clippers that did what we needed them to do. We're not going to a cat show. We are getting through summer months with comfort, and year-round without knots or mats. I am also going to try out longer-length trims with other blades. I learned that the higher the number, the shorter the hair. This clipper comes with a 7F blade, which is longer than the #10 that came with the SS Pro clippers I've bought before these. That's too short for fluffy cats. The comb attachments for that model were stainless steel and it's a high quality clipper, but it wasn't working well enough on kitty's thick fur. This 7F blade is amazing. I might try a different blade so the winter haircut isn't as short. Not that kitty would freeze. His undercoat is very insulating, even when it's under a half inch in length. I hope this helps another frustrated cat parent. This is one purchase that pays for itself and I have discussed this whole issue with the Vet. She approved highly of the whole scenario I've told you about. The safety is most important, and not cutting the cat's very delicate skin is critical. Giving kitty a shave is work--and it's risky. Giving kitty a lightning fast & less traumatic haircut is excellent. So, literally, this is Vet approved and kitty friendly.

This clipper works well and is easy to use. It is comfortable to hold and cuts smoothly. Good for grooming at home. Good quality for the price. I recommend it

I have a maltese shitsu cross and I have been cutting her hair with an old Wahl I bought for about 100 bucks. What a piece of rubbish that one model is. Can't go through her cost at all. So this week I decided to bite the bullet and spend all this money for a clipper. Suffice to say that money does buy happiness, no one can convince me otherwise. My only one tiny complaint about the product is that I expected the carrying case to be of higher quality, considering the price.

I have a shih’tzu / Havanese cross, with thick wavy hair. This cuts clean an quick, it used to take an hour plus to clip him, and now it takes 25 minutes. I use it with the ultimate competition blade 3f. Extremely easy to switch blades (3f and the blade it comes with). I will note that the 3f blade it not the best for tangles or clumps due to the close tooth comb, but the finish cut is way better than with a plastic clip on comb.

Nice price point,it had some good reviews so I bit the bullet( so to speak,) This cruised through the coat of my Cockerpoo! Easy to handle & hold & not to heavy. Low noise, no vibration it did not upset any of my dogs, plus it shaved ( ha ha) time off my groom time. I bathe my dogs, dry them out & brush/comb them prior to grooming, the clippers then work at full potential. A selection of blades invested in work beautifully. I did pay well for the blades, a sound investment, you get what you pay for. Plus,they work well on my long haired cat ! Brilliant!

Superb. Previously owned the cordless whal dog trimmer, not the pro model, and this clipper gives such a smooth effortless trim of our doodle. Glides through his curly coat with ease and leaves him looking nice and tidy. Cable is a great length allowing eas of use. Take care of this clipper and it will last years!

We love the no cord part because it makes grooming so easy. No tangled cord and any angle you need with a long battery life.