Troubleshooting Wahl Trimmer

My stainless steel won't turn off. It's stuck on and will only turn off if I plug it in but when I unplug it then it goes back on. Please help.

My stainless steel is doing the exact same thing. It won't turn off. The only way to get it to shut off is to plug in the charger.

Same thing here...I send a communication to the company...any ideas? Let it die and recharge? Or is the switch defective?

Just purchased my Wahl trimmer yesterday at Costco. I charged it for the first time, turned it on and can't turn it off like others with the same complaint.

I just used mine and I'm now in the same boat, it won't shut off. Did any of you figure out what the problem ia

Pulled it out of the box and it worked until I turned it off. Now won't turn back on? Kinda a POS

Just purchased the trimmer. charged it up. used once. now won't turn off. Same as all the previous complaints. what gives???

My Wahl 9818 wont turn on. I charged it and the blue light flashes and wont go off unless I plug the charger in.

Ok. Mine 9818 turns on, makes the buzzing sound, blades move. Now how to cut hair? Ran it over my beard for 10 minutes. Nothing. Only a few small snippets . Tried no combs on my arm. No hear cut... Took blades off a few times thinking they weren't seated right... I give up..

Everyone!!!! Just plug tour trimmer in and it will stop. Then, don't run it under water while it's ON, ever again. ☺

Exactly the same as everyone else. 9818, turns on and won't turn off.

Read somewhere that it happens when moisture gets into the unit. Mine had not been in water directly but must have residual moisture. Put the trimmer in the cool spring sun for about 2 hours and all seems to be back to normal again.

Seems the trick is to dry it out completely. Hope this helps someone out there.

Model 9818 will not turn off. Very, very disappointed with Wahl.

How to refix spring?????

I bought my clipper set maybe six months ago and it worked very nicely. Now it hardly cuts at all with the attachments on, and why would I want to use the clippers without them? Can anyone say 'hack job'? It only works if I hold the fur up to a bared set of blades, NOT good technique at all. I keep the blade oiled and I just tried sharpening and aligning the blades per video instruction. Nada. I have to make 20 swipes to clear a 4" area of HALF the fur. WTH is always going wrong with clippers?! Why can't they ever just cut like a hot knife through butter all the time? This is barely half a dozen uses for two dogs so yes, I am mighty steamed over it.

How to removing of battery and we don't know about battery exchange plz reply

Bought for my husband and doesn't shut off unless plugged in? Is this how it is suppose to work? Has anyone heard anything from company?

in the port where you plug in the charger, there is two prongs, and one of them is stuck in the charger so they won't charge, help!!

Really confused that so many have my problem that it wont turn off and received no reply on how to fix the f*%cken problem.

Same issue with the power button doing weird things, and this is the second one I buy. I opened the thing up to see if I could add hot glue or grease to prevent water from causing trouble. The issue is not just the button, once I completely disassembled this thing, I found out that just by touching the pads where the button/LED pcb is soldered to the main pcb, the thing can turn on/off by itself. This likely means a floating pin that detects the switch or some other bad design issue (call the company and get a refund). I could spend some time reverse engineering the circuit, but since I have designed stuff like this before, it would be a LOT easier/faster/better for me to redesign the PCB from scratch (and maybe add some features!). So... stay tuned... I might decide to spiffy it up and fix this.

if anyone is interested, send me an email to wahlfix1980@hotmail.com, would be nice to hear what people think and what features might be cool to add (Bluetooth anyone??)

Just ordered branded new hero trimmers, took them out of the box, plugged them in, and they won't turn on. I've taken them apart to see if anything was stuck, I tried oiling them...nothing helps. They haven't even been out of the box for 20 minutes and have not even touched any hair.

Just bought the trimmer

Attachment can not be dislodged

I put them right and it can be adjusted very well but not removed

I need instructions on replacing the power cord on the Wahl razor edger trimmers

No power in the charger

the light is off I trying to find out

but nothing change

No power in the charger

i try to find out but the light is off never on

Is there a way to adjust the blades of the Wahl beard trimmer model no 9639

Irvine

Is there a way to adjust the blades of the Wahl beard trimmer model no 9639 for a dinner trim

My chromabo clippers keeps beeping on charger and it not charged help please

My chromabo clippers beep while charging and it is not charged please

I just tried to use my Wahl electric hair clippers (which has no battery) and there was a POP… it didn’t break the Ground Fault circuit, but it won’t even turn on anymore.

Is there an internal reset switch? It doesn’t smell of smoke and it didn’t get hot, it just POPPED and died.

This is only the second time I’ve tried to use it!

Trimmer blades are getting stuck and pulling my hair. Have replaced it 6 times and bought three new units with the same result and no-one in the store can tell me what the !&&* is causing it. Keep the blades clean, brush and oil the blades, any knowledge would be appreciated to stop it from happening.

My stainless trimmers light wont shut off. Is on constantly on or off.

My stainless trimmers light will not turn off ever.

Just bought a trimmer, put it straight on charge and noticed that the pin on the power cord does not go all the way in to the charge hole, is this normal???

I accidentally pushed down the metal guide without a blade attached and don’t know how to pop it back up

I was traveling ant the blade was in 4 pieces tried to puzzle ot together but still cant figure it out. Annoying lol. Can ya do a video. On blade assembly wahl # 9818L

Thanks

9818L Stainless steel trimmer was working fine then I plugged it in to recharge and the blue light went on and then off a few seconds later now its dead and I can’t charge it or turn it on it does nothing. For an expensive unit this thing seems like a POS. John

I made a video tutorial on how to take apart and sharpen the T blade for my Wahl lithium ion cordless trimmers. I will be uploading it on YouTube tomorrow.. It worked great now to see if I can get the attachments to go on the bigger T blade that's available for the Wahl detailers so I can have that blade for my trimmers too. I also just sharpened my Wahl T-pros which are the cheaper version of the Wahl detailers and now that I did that they cut 10 times better and that's no lie!!!!

plug charger to trimmer turns and then shuts off makes no contactwont stay on

use a razor blade to pop off the power button. It will expose the inside button that powers on the unit, its a little rectangle button. you can manually turn it on and off. this wont help any charging problems but it did allow me to turn it off and on

Just replaced battery on chromestyle now light don’t light up ?

I dropped my wahl trimmer Model #9818 into water briefly and now it won’t work or charge. Any suggestions?

There is power going into machine but the blades are not moving. I have cleaned the clippers of hair. Please help.

My walh bavura lithium is working but when i go to trim it makes a loud buzzing noise qnd wont trim that well at all. I recently cleaned it with compressed air blowing out the old hair. Help

how do you get the removable balde , which i toook off to clean, back on the trimmer

Cant put on wire that holds the tension on the blade. Model 5537n

I have a brand new Homepro Basic corded hair clipper. I have just opened the box plugged in and nothing has happen, tried adjusting the power but nothing has happened, no buzz or anything just useless. It was a gift from my daughter so don’t want to embarrass her to say it’s not working.

Peter Jackson

Can I expect an answer from the manufacturer or is it just other people’s answers. This is dreadful.

when the trimmer sits in the charger the led is amber, not green as it should be…any ideas of what might be the reason for this?

When I attach blade,it won't turn on

I have the Wahl Beret and the blade is loose. Is there any way to tighten it?

brand new out of the box, new batteries, loud as all get out, tried to cut my hair and it won’t cut. inside blade is moving but the hair is not making it past the outer blade. brand new. glad it only cost 13 dollars. Am going out tomorrow to look for another.

Mine is beeping, whether I’m charging or not. Any help would be appreciated.

I have Wahl detailer trimmers not long after I bought them they wouldn't hold a charge unless the cord was plugged in and they are cordless, soon as I plug it up it let's me know it has a full charge, then a few minutes after running it the trimmers completely die after just reading fully charged, i only used them 3 months before they started doing it

I can’t even turn it on! Lol. Brand new out of the box. Charged for 12+ hrs. This morning. Nothing!

Not working at all.

1. When I plug in my clippers, they just vibrate very faintly and wouldn't cut at all. Model: VC2

2. My trimmers stopped working too. I changed to new batteries but still no response. Just like dead. Model: 5537N.

I have 1 last me 2 1/2 years but now when I charge it it only last for a minute then it dead leave it for a minute it goes again then it's dead again

my whal super groom clippers work ok but when turned off the lights stay on and drain the battery,

My detailer won't turn on. It works when sitting on charger but is completely dead when I take it off? Any ideas?

I dropped my ac trimmer and the power button isn’t really broken, but it fell out of place and there’s this tiny metal ball and metal piece that fell out when I opened it. I tried to figure it out and fix it but I just don’t know what I’m doing…

The charge light stays red even after a night on charge

My wahl face trimmer device will not cut. It’s pretty much brand new. I’ve hardly used it. The nose trimmer works but the other attachment doesn’t work anymore. I’ve used it a handful of times and I only got it a month ago max. New battery, i don’t think it’s clogged with hair or anything.

Replaced the batteries in my wahl magic clips. All three pair have jus stopped working. There not even a year old yet.

My trimmer is stuck on too wth is going on?

My power adjustment screw is missing and I can't find the size nor a replacement anywhere.

my trimmer doesn’t work with the blade attachment. if i remove it then it works

Bought mine brand new and it won't even turn on. Waste of money.

Had to repair a 9818 which wouldn’t turn on or charge - blue light blinked once, then stayed on.

Battery was dead, couldn’t find a 14650 so used a 14500. Still wouldn’t charge. On the battery management board there is a 10 Ohm SMD resistor which had gone open circuit. Replaced it, unit now working.

Won't charge. Used 2x. Model 9685

My WAHL Trimmers Face & Body Hair Remover only works with heads I don't use. The main head which I only used once will not operate. I'm trying to fully charge it even though it has charge for other heads. I have had the same problem with a previous trimmer of yours that I purchased. Can you advise.

My brand-new rechargeable trimmer will not turn on. Not even once. Any ideas?

I have the Wahl Finale Lithium - ion it was working , I took off head to check , put it back on & now it doesnt cut. Annoying as they are brand new purchased at Hair Expo a couple of weeks ago

Trimmer gets very hot and blades are cutting skin.

Wow, 2022 here…so my issue is with the whal magic clip, I used the wrong type of charger and I think I caused an electrical short. Where would I go, in clipper, to fix a short ?

cant get blades attached back to trimmer

I have a small hand held Wahl trimmer,I cleaned the blades and now it isn't working ? Do I need to use a special battery for these?

It will not turn on.

I seemed to take my battery out of the stainless steel sleeve (take out the little screw at the bottom) cleaned it out, put it back together and voila! Try taking apart the blades and cleaning them as well if this doesn't seem to work.

I held the power button down while plugging in, charged for 4-6 hrs and it solved it for me

our new Wahl razor - bought for Christmas - lights up when plugged in,,but doesnt work...any suggestions

new Wahl razor for Christma.s - already doesn't work...lights up when plugged in, that's it

I bought my clippers in April of 2023 and barely tried using them today for the first time 6/9/23 only to be disappointed because they keep turning off.

At a loss, not sure if Wahl send me a different one if i can prove purchase?

Not charging. It says charged to 2.5 but don’t work. What’s the problem?

Does anybody know if the yellow beard trimmer rechargeable 5598–2301 trimmers have an indicator light for charging if you do where it’s at mine does not seem to have one.

I have a Wahl Chrome Cut kit. No power out of the box. Anyway to fix it?

I used the razor and it was fine then hooked it to a charger cord for a few hours and now it will not run. Why?

I just bought it. I used it one time and now it will not turn on.