Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

**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.