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

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.

Took a chance and YES it fits. I got the full 100 feet of 12/3 on it. You do have to fully extend the cord, take out the kinks and coils, and wrap the cord back and forth as you reel it up, but as you can see, it does work. The metal frame is nice. The footprint seems a little small when your trying to roll on so much cord, but hey, they didn't say to put 100 feet of 12/3 on there, so its my issue. For the price, I'm good!!

Assembly was very easy, with no tools required. After you snap together the two halves of the reel, make sure the black plastic nut that holds the halves together is secure.In my case, I had two 50’ heavy duty 12AWG extensions connected together - one bright yellow, the other bright red. As the picture shows, all 100’ fit on the reel, barely.A few observations:These extensions are much heavier than 14 or 16 AWG, Just one of the cords is pretty easy to handle, but with both, the reel gets pretty hard to turn, and it starts to feel flimsy, because the cord weighs more than the reel!Also, keep in mind that the connectors are not small, so connected extensions will take up reel capacity, that a single cord won’t.I’ll probably use this reel for a single 100’ 16AWG extension, which is currently just coiled up. For the 12AWG extensions, I’m going to have a separate reel for each of the 50’ cords.The only reason I bought 12AWG extensions was the fact that I have an electric de-thatcher, which pulls up to 13 amps.BOTTOM LINE: excellent choice for 14/16AWG extensions, particularly shorter lengths. Much sturdier than the “all plastic” ones.

I use a stationary oxygen concentrator at home with 50 ft. of tubing and a 7ft. cannula. It's often spread across the floor where it's in way for my family, me, and the dog. I purchased the item below on Amazon and it seems to be the solution. I can quickly wind or unwind the hose so it's out of the way when not needed.Price was reasonable and quality seems pretty good for plastic.Some tips on its use:- the interior of the wind up reel has two plastic hooks, one on each side of the reel. Mark the midpoint of your tubing with a piece of tape and loop the tube on the hook at the midpoint before winding. Since the two halves will now wind up simultaneously, guide them with your free hand while you wind. Doing this prevents the tubing from catching on the hook on the opposite side of the reel. The tubing only needs to be attached to the hook on one side to wind up.- since putting the midpoint of the tubing on the hook does cause it to kink, I do plan to buy a curved metal guide (often used for ropes) to prevent kinking at the midpoint. It provides a smooth kink-free path for the tubing and can be put around the plastic hook.- to unwind, hand pull out both halves the tubing together. I keep the half that connects to the concentrator plugged in, and the cannula end hanging on a hook I put on the concentrator.

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.

This plastic reel accommodates a 100 foot long 12 guage extension cord. As seen in the picture, its a perfect fit for my extension cord. If you take your time and roll up the cord neatly, it will fit with no problems. The reel turns effortlessly. The nob to turn the reel is a bit on the small side but works fine. Time will show the durability of this product.