How to Easily Tie up a Long Extension Cord Without a Reel, Clip, or Strap (Using Daisy Chain Knot)
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2024
- I tie up a 100’ extension cord so that it is less than 7’ long. I use a quick-release knot so that when you are ready to use the cord, it is ready to use quickly. Thanks for watching! C2CW
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I have watched three video's on this, but your presentation was the very best. The others did a good job, but yours was very clear and easy to follow. Thanks!
wow - your kind comment made my day!!! Happy cord organizing!
Your just saying that because shes a female...
It's kinda how you all tell each other how beautiful your profile pics are on FB lol
@@Vera-xu3xw im male and this is the easiest of all the presentations I've watched to follow.
I watched seven similar UA-cam’s today. Six were men. One by this woman.....I learned better from this woman than the other six men.
wow. Thank you for for huge compliment!!
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Just linked up a 50 ft cord ten minutes ago. I'm going to mark the middle in the morning. Thanks for the tip.
Thank you for the fantastic demo - made it easy-peasy the first time watching you carefully illustrate the "pull-through" method! I was very proud of the job... at least until I put away the chained extension cord in the closet - YIKES, what a big mess or am I missing something? 🙄 Previously I folded the cord in fourths like you, then folded the end back about 18 inches going back and forth until I could finally wrap the remainder over the folds and snug the final wrap under a previous wrap. That way takes up hardly any space, looks very neat and is easy to unwind with just a tad of care. Anyway, glad I learned your method for instances to hang up a long chain if I can find a place to use it.
Your way sounds great too. The way I do it makes it perfect for hanging on a garage hook vs sitting on a shelf inside of a home. It is also perfect for throwing into the back of a utility van because it doesn't come apart until you pull through the first loop. Thanks for watching!
Cheryl, thanks for the video. The tips you pointed out at the end were great.
+Matt Merfeld Glad you found them helpful! If the middle has been marked and you've just used the cord, (and it's lying on the ground with no tangles), you can just grab the middle and start the process!
Now that's the correct and best way..Thats the way I was taught by a contractor during my apprenticeship....wouldn't do it any other way...Thanks!
Cheryl you have the most Beautiful smile!!!😘😘
If you only double it and start from the loop at the center point,
you finish on the plug and outlet end.
This allows you the next time to undue only as much as you need to use,
leaving the remaining bundle at the center to be redone when finished.
Great tip! Thanks!
Very, very GOOD work, dear Lady. Thanks for your time!!!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks, Cheryl!
Cheryl is one of many reasons why Mom's rule ... : )
Absolutely! The only thing different my mom would do is put the cord in a space bag, vacuum out the air, label and date it with a sharpie then put that in a tote, label and date the lid, shelve it and update the info on her "storage location" map of the house, garage and shed/attic, which of course is then alphabetically filed away in the office cabinet. We used to think she was nuts but if anyone ever asks where something is she'll say something along the lines of, "Oh, hmm, I have no clue. . . Oh wait a minute, Yes I do. Look in the filing cabinet in your dads office". 😂
ba ha ha ha . hilarious!!!
Yep, years worth of poking fun at her. She also saves tin foil and labels the trash and recycle before discarding it lol. Reminds me of Phil Hartman when he did the anal retentive chef bit on Saturday Night Live.
Excellent tips!
Thanks! Glad you found it helpful!
Thanks for the tips Cheryl.
Brilliant! Thank you!
That's pretty cool
so to use the cord, even for a short distance, the entire cord needs to be unraveled?
Technically - this is the correct answer: "Be aware that a coiled extension cord can overheat due to the wires being too close together to effectively dissipate heat." Thanks for watching!
how are you securing your wall cabinets? mine is on the floor, but want to get them off the floor, oh thanks for the cord information, always wondered how they did it.
garagestoragecabinets.com is the website. We LOVE our cabinets! They are delivered with instructions and my builder installed them.
Love it! Ty!
So glad!
brilliant! It pays to know crochet! Thanks
yes! 👍🏼😂
My dad has been doing this for over 30 years this is exactly how he ties his
It has stood the test of time!
Nice demonstration for a cord, but I can't help but wonder, when you were a kid, why or how would you tie up a boat using this knot? I'm puzzled.
When a cleat was not available, we would use this knot around a dock pole. We would also use this knot to tie the boat cover to the dock poles. We would also use this knot to tie the inner-tube rope to the dock poles. When a rope has been wet and dries in the shape of a knot, knots are really hard to untie. This knot, however, allows you to PULL hard and the knot comes un-done easily.
Cheryl's 2 Cents' Worth thanks cheryl, I understand now. Going to try that next time.
I prefer this method without doubling the wire. A 100 ft cord becomes 20 ft and you can pull from the one end to extend it.
Thanks for pointing out that it doesn't have to be doubled. If ~ 20' works for you, it's a great option.
Yes and you dont have to undo it all. It can be a 24ft or a 32 ft or up to 100
thanks for sharing.
Thanks a million. What a wonderful way to save my derriere.
very helpful - thanks!
good technique for rope - I used to use it as arborist but does it bend the copper - I prefer the 'over under' technique
Yes, it works GREAT with rope! I don't know about copper, sorry.
Equality of the sexes at it's very best!! I'm proud of you cougar momma! and thanks!
steve b true! darn, i hate when i do that!
steve b He has it right
You started from the wrong end of the cord....if you start from the other end you can undo only the amount of cord you need to use and not have to undo the whole cord everytime
Although that's a really good idea, the fire safety experts say to not use an extension cord while it is "coiled up". This is because, "If the temperature gets too high the insulation on the cable softens and eventually melts." (I err on being too cautious and my family calls me the "safety nazi".) Maybe also having a 25' or 50' extension cord would be the answer. Thank you for your comment.
Cheryl's 2 Cents' Worth -👍Better to be safe a thousand times than what may result from being sorry once Cheryl !
Brad, that is the way I tie up my extension cords! The cord shouldnt be getting hot in the first place! If it's getting hot for the application you're using it for, then you have the wrong size cord for the application at hand.
Yep, that's the way I do it too; guess I'm living dangerously, but I always use a thick guage of cord, so I'll probably be fine -- anyway, good video
Crochet loosely
It looks like are knitting to me, but still good to know.
Tf which circle ?????
IMHO: this is terrible advice for storing cords (one word: REEL)
or under over as it should be
Exactly,
ppl simply doNt understand electrical cords and the engineering and physics behind them.... I have a $25-100ft cord on a $5 reel which was purchased 10yrs ago, cord has been used extensively...still works like a dream (...the reel is all busted up tho :/ still spools :P )
I hesitated to do this to my cord which I think is 100 ft because of all the comments I have read about how it is not good for the cord but then wondered how much worse could this be then the tangled mess that it has been in most of the time for 20 years. This has got to be better then that, right??? I'm hoping to be able to manage how long it is by cinching it off at different points if that is possible?
The reel sounds good but I want it to be easily portable.
The echo in this audio file to this video is just terrible it's very difficult to understand.
I'm sorry you had trouble. I haven't heard this complaint before.
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TWO WORDS that will make this video usless (cordless tools) 😎
HA HA - TRUE!! ... but what about holiday lights and electric leaf blowers and electric weed eaters and dog clippers and... ?
That's not the only reason extension cords are used.
Do you pull it up? Lol jk.
Ruins your cord...too many tight bends.
Gemini70 Seenager not true at all. It is in fact better for your cord because it greatly reduced twist.