I am 71 and a recent widow. I have been upset with so many things around the house that I don't know how to do. I was so "over" with dealing with the extension cords! It took me several viewings to make headway, but after watching your video three times, I finally did it! Thank you so much for your helpful video! I have saved your website as I am sure there are others things coming!
With the cord doubled back the magnetic fields on each half of the cord cancel each other out. The same way you can’t get a reading with a clamp on amp meter if you clamp over all the conductors in a cord. There is no problem of impedance as with a coiled up cord.
This is the best method for residential remodeling. Here's counter arguments to the "cons" 1. Resistance - 50 ft of 10/3 wire will cover 99% of applications. Will all the sharp bends increase resistance? Yes. But 50ft of 10/3 half coiled is still safer than 50/ft of 12/3. The thing you're plugging it into is most likely 12/3 or 14-16/3 anyways. Also, there's ether 14/2 16/2 or (if it's a newer house) 12/2 on a 15/20amp circuit anyways, so the amount of amperage you would need to create a fire hazard from keeping your daisy chain half coiled would cause the breaker to trip, or the receptacle to fail long before the extension cord is an issue. 2. Fall hazards -This can easily be avoided by only taking exactly what you need from the chain, and routing it smartly, ether around the floor along the walls with enough cord, or using something like a 3rd hand, or temporary support in entry ways, ect to keep it elevated. -This can also be avoided by using longer loops, the smaller the loops in your chain, the worse the resistance and the greater the fall hazard, so a couple big hoops > A bunch of tiny ones. Over/Under makes sense for audio/visual people because it fits their workflow, it will get tangled in a toolbox, back of the pickup truck, inside a job site gang box, ect. I use it for my compressor and airless sprayer hoses, but it doesn't make sense for most extension cords in general construction applications
Your first video showing this method is the reason I became a subscriber in the first place. Love this for longer cords. Thanks Jay!
Awesome! Thank you!
Same. Saw the previous video and subscribed. Like the short concise how-to videos. Thanks.
I am 71 and a recent widow. I have been upset with so many things around the house that I don't know how to do. I was so "over" with dealing with the extension cords! It took me several viewings to make headway, but after watching your video three times, I finally did it! Thank you so much for your helpful video! I have saved your website as I am sure there are others things coming!
You go, girl!
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Good afternoon!
I’ve done my cords this way for years. My method is slightly different though.
Nice!
Thanks!
With the cord doubled back the magnetic fields on each half of the cord cancel each other out. The same way you can’t get a reading with a clamp on amp meter if you clamp over all the conductors in a cord. There is no problem of impedance as with a coiled up cord.
This is the best method for residential remodeling. Here's counter arguments to the "cons"
1. Resistance
- 50 ft of 10/3 wire will cover 99% of applications. Will all the sharp bends increase resistance? Yes. But 50ft of 10/3 half coiled is still safer than 50/ft of 12/3. The thing you're plugging it into is most likely 12/3 or 14-16/3 anyways. Also, there's ether 14/2 16/2 or (if it's a newer house) 12/2 on a 15/20amp circuit anyways, so the amount of amperage you would need to create a fire hazard from keeping your daisy chain half coiled would cause the breaker to trip, or the receptacle to fail long before the extension cord is an issue.
2. Fall hazards
-This can easily be avoided by only taking exactly what you need from the chain, and routing it smartly, ether around the floor along the walls with enough cord, or using something like a 3rd hand, or temporary support in entry ways, ect to keep it elevated.
-This can also be avoided by using longer loops, the smaller the loops in your chain, the worse the resistance and the greater the fall hazard, so a couple big hoops > A bunch of tiny ones.
Over/Under makes sense for audio/visual people because it fits their workflow, it will get tangled in a toolbox, back of the pickup truck, inside a job site gang box, ect. I use it for my compressor and airless sprayer hoses, but it doesn't make sense for most extension cords in general construction applications
Why does the cord sinch down on itself when I try to get it undone? Almost like it's backwards
If it's pulled from left to right when u wind it, then pull it out the opposite direction. I've used this method 26 years. It works.
@@joshm5816 I believe you. I figured it had to be me screwing it up.