Woods Heavy Duty Metal Extension Cord Reel Stand, Holds up to 100 Ft 14/3 Cords, Black, 22849

Works like it should

When I take my dog outside she has to be on a leash so I used this to roll up the 50 foot leash. Looks neater.

Wish the stand was made of heavier material. Feels flimsy, making it hard to roll of the cord.

My previous Cord Reel was one of the ubiquitous orange plastic type. Mine has K-100 molded into the plastic. The handle on it broke when it fell about four feet to a concrete floor. I was looking for something a little nicer.As many reviewers point out, the tubing in the stand for this product is metal (seemingly plenty stiff and sturdy for the easy task), but the reel, cord clips, and turning handle are all plastic. While the plastic seems adequate to task, by direct comparison the reel side plastic seems slightly more flexible and no sturdier than my orange reel.As to capacity, this will vary by brand (not all 14/3 cord has the same exterior dimension). My cord is 100 feet of Romex brand (yellow jacketed) 14/3. It fit my orange reel with a little room to spare. This Woods 22849 has the reel edges a bit farther apart, but the reel exterior diameter is a bit less than the orange. When I wound the Romex on, I had about as much spare room as on the orange reel. Possibly I was a bit sloppier at getting the cord on, so if I did better, there would be more room. If you are calibrated to the orange reels, I suggest you plan that this one has about the same total capacity, just wider and less deep.Unlike others who found the clips unsuitable, I thought the one I used to moor the mid-point of my cable did just fine. I like that there is a second, so if I break the first I still have something.For the first time on a cable reel, I am following the advice of many reviewers here to double over the cord, clip the midpoint into the reel, and roll along so you have both ends available, unrolling only what you need. This works. However, the people advocating this method should all warn you: THIS IS FORBIDDEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. Both the K-100 orange reel and this Woods 22849 carry sidewall instruction telling you to unreel the full cord length before use. The reason is safety. The mechanism is heat. For ANY extension cord, failure to extend it means the heat rise in the conductor coming from the load current interacting with the conductor resistance will make it hotter, as the heat has a poorer escape path. This, in turn, lowers the maximum safe current. As I am powering a modest line trimmer which runs intermittently, I believe myself to be safe. If you are running a space heater or other device which consumes a lot of power, don't do this. If in doubt, put your hand to the stacked-up cord after your setup has run for a while. If it has warmed up noticeably, beware.

Perfect! My old plastic version literally fell apart. I like the solid metal design, handle grip, and open design so the cord doesn’t get doesn’t tangled while wrapping up. It’s not heavy and holds a heavy duty 100 ft cord with plenty of space left. It’s also a great value at $25. I looked in Home Depot and Lowe’s and nothing comes close.

I use this for long cables that may not need to be completely unrolled when in use. Simply pull 10 feet of cable through the side of the reel and use cable ties to attach the coiled cable to the outside of the reel . Then coil; the remaining cable on the spool. You unroll what you need and have a 10 foot "leader" for connect the other end to your equipment. I use this for ethercon cable.

So - you've decided to get rid of the gas powered mowers and blowers and trimmers, but don't like the environmental impact or poor functionality - or expense - of battery operated equipment. So - go plug-in electric! And get a good method for dispensing and rolling the long cord back into position.This is not the device for that job. First of all - you have to lead a fairly long lead (3 ft or so) to get to the plug on your wall. THis means you've got a long cord flapping around when you reel the cord in after your job is complete. Terrible.If you want to pull the cord off the reel as you need it - this is not the device for you. It will fall over. It is very lightweight. So you have to pull the cord off and guess how much you'll need.There is no easy way to distribute the cord across the length of the reel so you don't get too much on one side or the other. You actually seriously need THREE HANDS to use this thing.For yard work, this is a horrible choice. Keep looking;

We have a couple of long electric cords in the garage. Invariable they end up in a tangled heap in the corner and then I get frustrated trying to unwind them when I need them. The design for this is simple. Plastic holder with metal base. Holes to clip the cord ends in to. Just wind and unwind. So quick, so easy. And the cables take up so much less space now, and you can just carry them anywhere. I ended up getting two more for the other cables I had lying around. Not particularly cheap but not unreasonable either. So happy I bought this.