I use this method for my long cords. But I cringed when you made the real tight knot in the middle. Doing that you run the real risk of breaking strands inside and that will cause excess heat when current goes through it. Like a garden hose, avoid kinks and sharp turns. The cord will work better and last longer.
I have to say that you are the best teacher that I met int the youtube. There must be the person who know the better but you know how to transfer the knowledges to the public. I promise that I would watch other lessons which might be useful!!!!
I was a grip in the film industry and we treated our cables really well. We coiled them in loops the size of a dinner plate and then tied them with sash cord. We could keep about 10 cables in a milk crate.
ua-cam.com/video/B2SUoAvGxVs/v-deo.html is this what you are referring to? I'm seeking solutions for my recently established film/sound business in Beijing. I'm constantly having problems with my cables. I hope to read your reply. Thanks!
At last I have found this method again. I first met it many years ago in water safety where it used to be used to tie a lifeline to a lifebelt. One end of the line was tied to the belt and the other to a post. In a emergency the lifebelt can be removed from the post thrown to the casualty, and line would unravel quickly and without tangling. These days, vandals would mess about with it or even steal the lifebelt and / or the lifeline.
Agreed some of those cord ideas are really great once you get the hand of it. Also, if the average person/mechanic/construction type were to buy typical 100' extension cords they should also pay great attention to the gauge of the wire they are looking at or being sold. With a longer cord, the more the job will need a larger gauge wire to carry the load efficiently. Most applications with 100' cords should be limited to 12 gauge rather than 14 or even 16 if you find one that long with that small a gauge. We've seen 16 gauge extension cords melt when using power tools on the long cords and about the same with 14 gauge. Spend the extra and get a 12 gauge cord, especially if you want a 100'.
There is also the issue of decreasing voltage. If you are carrying a heavy load for a long distance, the voltage can decrease and cause damage to the device, especially if it is a motor (drill, saw, etc.). For carrying a heavy load over distance, use as thick a cord as possible. I have 100' 10 gauge just to be safe.
OMG I did it,, now I can do anything. Thank you oh mighty shop warrior for sharing one of the secrets of the universe!!!! What is next,, mmmm oh man the possibilities....
Get a roll of velcro cable wrap (the 1 inch wide roll costs a little more but is much easier to deal with. That will tie up extension cords much better than Jeremy's macrame. The stuff is used in pro audio where you have a lot more cables to keep track of than just extension cords.
Daisy chain your 100ft cord, throw it in your truck when it's freezing cold, unroll it and your have the best tripping hazard ever invented! And it will stay under 70ft long until next summer.
Loop your 100ft cord, throw it in your truck when it's freezing, try to untangle it in the freezing cold, get frustrated and just throw it on the ground creating the best tripping hazard ever invented. And it'll never get longer than about 20ft until you throw it away and buy a new one next summer.
Lmao this got me cracking up I daisy chain my 100 ft be 10 below and works fine for me little stiff but not bad just make loops bigger when it start getting cold. Butt hurt ass
Thanks a lot, jerome. I'd seen the end results before, but not HOW to do it. Now, I can use the technique to better store my cords. I have one extension cord I made with 12/2 romex that I'll try this with, too.
Thank you I did daisy chain 2x10 metres long tidy them up very quick. 😍😍 One question, twisting the wire making the chain will it damage the cord inside? Thanks
Thanks for showing one method to coil an extension cable. However it has a disadvantage because the cable will uncoil with kinks especially in cold conditions. Over time, the internal conductors are stressed by the tight loops. A better method is an "Over/Under" coil snibbed with a velcro tie. The structure of the cable is not stressed and will uncoil without twists, kinks or tangles. You can coil up at at any point of the cable to tidy up excess length even when still plugged in at both ends. It needs little effort and little joint stress with a natural rhythmic action and is fast. A single coil of cable is easier to handle than a plaited chain.
Thanks, Bleepin. Gonna straighten out the bad guys in my garage that more twisted up than Hogan's goat. (one of my New England grandfather's chestnuts)
Learned that method on a job site. They called it an "Electrician's Wrap." and I've done it every since. People trip out on it. I even do it to rope at times. Once we made an improvised tow strap by doing that with tie down cord.
@@TheHillcityhobo agreed this method is literally the worst thing you could do to electrical cord. Electricians wrap is call the over under method not the daisy chain
This one’s cool but I think it’s not as organizable or quick to put around as this other method I just saw in YT shorts where you wrap it around your elbow back and forth. You can easily make it look like it was organized from the store the way I’m talking about, it gets wrapped tightly and neatly at the end and has a small “sling” of cable to hang it up from. The only effective pro to Daisy chaining it is the ability to only use as much cord as possible but I just tried it with a heavier 100 foot extension cord and that took a lot more energy and time. It’s more effective for shorter 25 to 50 feet cable but at the same time if you’re going to stick to shorter lengths, you might as well just use the elbow method cause that method gets even easier and faster as well than trying to do wait with a 75+ foot cord.
That is my question. How to do this and avoid stressing the wires inside and thereby shortening the lifespan of the wire? I do sound at live concerts/events and I need a solution to my cable woes. I hope to read your reply! Thanks.
@@ianmcmath92 Use this method for longer cords. It will not damage them. Just don't make the coils too tight. Use the French-Coil method, that MEDIOCRE refers to as "over under" for shorter cords. Most of the non-extension cords you work with are much more delicate and do not have issues like extension cords do so even long ones will be great with the French Coil Method. You would probably use it more than the Chain Method.
The electrician's wrap... learned it about 18 years ago. The real trick is teaching the wife and kids to master it! Now show the world the over/under hose wrap technique.
Better to train your cable and wrap it in a basketball sized loop, like a musicians cable. I’m an gaffer and electrician on film and video sets and this would be a big no no. This works great for dealing with excess strap when ratchet strapping things down though.
I've doing that to tie up the boat or canoe then just pull and she comes free but pull from the boat end and it holds. Never thought to do it with extension cord.
Hey Jeremy, you have to undo the knot. Otherwise you are choking off the maximum amount of power.........🤣🤣 I use that method, but I dont use a knot like that, just start looping from the center
oldredcoonhound I agree with you. But I just got to the point where I just looked on the ground and found the knot and started there. But you can easily do that with electrical tape or something as well.
Hey, put strong magnets on the back of a long peice of wood on one side and then hooks on the other side, then you can put the board on your wall and wa-la, storage for your cords.
I've done mine this way for years. I will caution folks not to do those small loops, your cord will hold the memory of those small loops and kink up when you undo it. I personally do med/large looser loops.
10x longer then looping it properly into a long loose circle. It also leaves the cord kinked and twisted so that it cant be looped properly again. Also, notes in cords are bad mmkay.
Nope, way easier than *properly* (as in putting in the proper twist as the cable is coiled) "looping" into a loose circle. With the added benefit of not becoming a huge birds nest.
My dad was an electrician and this is the only way he did his cords. The only thing I hate is when you pull it the wrong way when trying to pull it out lol
I recently had to unravel about 250' of tangled 50 and 100 foot cords in subfreezing weather. What a nightmare. As soon as the sun can warm the cords so I can untwist them I'll be using this method with the small loops. 👍
I got to say this is the first time that I’ve seen your UA-cam and I love it! The only suggestion I would make is maybe go a little slower because people like me are sitting in their garage watching this and trying to stay up on what you’re saying while also having a 6th or 7th beer. LOL Something tells me that you fully understand. I gave you a thumbs up and subscribed. I will be watching your back vids.
Or just train the cord by rolling it like an instrument cable every time and then always hang it. A lot faster roll out and wrap up. Here's the saying that goes with it. you have you ho (female plug) and your bro (male end) When you're trying to get somewhere or something done, grab your bro, throw your ho, other way around and all she gonna do is take forever to get anywhere. This somewhere happens to be the club. When you're ready to go home, grab your ho, and your bro will get back to you every time, cuz that's what bros do. Follow the analogy and your cords will always roll up easily and last longer and not twist underneath the casing. You're welcome.
"Male" and "female" terms are being replaced by "pin" and "socket". You may find this helpful when giving electrical presentations to mixed audiences. I certainly have.
I use this method for my long cords. But I cringed when you made the real tight knot in the middle. Doing that you run the real risk of breaking strands inside and that will cause excess heat when current goes through it. Like a garden hose, avoid kinks and sharp turns. The cord will work better and last longer.
agreed... use tape or markers...... I also use different colors to make it easy to tell how much I have taken out of the chain.
Learned what a Daisy Chain was back becoming an Electrician. Didn't persue electrician, but it's cool to learn handy things throughout life.
I really like the "Tip of the Day" thingie!
I feel that anyone can learn something from everyone!
Thank you :)
I"ve never seen anyone bring such joy to storing an extension cord. Thanks for posting.
Late adopter of all this fandangled interwebz university. You’ve got a great channel here ol son.
I have to say that you are the best teacher that I met int the youtube. There must be the person who know the better but you know how to transfer the knowledges to the public. I promise that I would watch other lessons which might be useful!!!!
I was a grip in the film industry and we treated our cables really well. We coiled them in loops the size of a dinner plate and then tied them with sash cord. We could keep about 10 cables in a milk crate.
ua-cam.com/video/B2SUoAvGxVs/v-deo.html is this what you are referring to? I'm seeking solutions for my recently established film/sound business in Beijing. I'm constantly having problems with my cables. I hope to read your reply. Thanks!
Thanks Jeremy, I had fun watching the video and learned a lot. I hope you and your family is healthy and happy.
You are the Boss Hoss!!... just worked today with my 100footer after doing this and man o man what a great idea!!
At last I have found this method again.
I first met it many years ago in water safety where it used to be used to tie a lifeline to a lifebelt. One end of the line was tied to the belt and the other to a post. In a emergency the lifebelt can be removed from the post thrown to the casualty, and line would unravel quickly and without tangling.
These days, vandals would mess about with it or even steal the lifebelt and / or the lifeline.
Agreed some of those cord ideas are really great once you get the hand of it. Also, if the average person/mechanic/construction type were to buy typical 100' extension cords they should also pay great attention to the gauge of the wire they are looking at or being sold. With a longer cord, the more the job will need a larger gauge wire to carry the load efficiently. Most applications with 100' cords should be limited to 12 gauge rather than 14 or even 16 if you find one that long with that small a gauge. We've seen 16 gauge extension cords melt when using power tools on the long cords and about the same with 14 gauge. Spend the extra and get a 12 gauge cord, especially if you want a 100'.
There is also the issue of decreasing voltage. If you are carrying a heavy load for a long distance, the voltage can decrease and cause damage to the device, especially if it is a motor (drill, saw, etc.). For carrying a heavy load over distance, use as thick a cord as possible. I have 100' 10 gauge just to be safe.
Ah yes bleepin jeep..one of the most helpful youtube channels known to man
Once again another great video from Jeremy and a very handy tip! They should have him on more often !
OMG I did it,, now I can do anything. Thank you oh mighty shop warrior for sharing one of the secrets of the universe!!!! What is next,, mmmm oh man the possibilities....
Always wondered how to do this but never looked it up. Thanks for the info. I’m going to daisy chain everything.
Get a roll of velcro cable wrap (the 1 inch wide roll costs a little more but is much easier to deal with. That will tie up extension cords much better than Jeremy's macrame. The stuff is used in pro audio where you have a lot more cables to keep track of than just extension cords.
You deserve the Nobel Prize for saving my sanity. This is the coolest trick I've ever seen. Thank you thank you thank you!!
You're welcome!
Daisy chain your 100ft cord, throw it in your truck when it's freezing cold, unroll it and your have the best tripping hazard ever invented! And it will stay under 70ft long until next summer.
Loop your 100ft cord, throw it in your truck when it's freezing, try to untangle it in the freezing cold, get frustrated and just throw it on the ground creating the best tripping hazard ever invented. And it'll never get longer than about 20ft until you throw it away and buy a new one next summer.
@@Azathoth43 Butthurt?
Daisy chain your extention cords so you get new ones every year. Lol
Lmao this got me cracking up I daisy chain my 100 ft be 10 below and works fine for me little stiff but not bad just make loops bigger when it start getting cold. Butt hurt ass
Thanks a lot, jerome. I'd seen the end results before, but not HOW to do it. Now, I can use the technique to better store my cords. I have one extension cord I made with 12/2 romex that I'll try this with, too.
I have been doing that for years. It's just crocheting. LOL
Yes! It's called a chain stitch in crocheting.
I prefer the term Daisy chain :) Sounds so IT :)
I was a first mate on a tug boat. I used this method for storing our extension cords but never put a not in it. Thanks for sharing
I’m a knitter, and this is basically knitting with your hands :)
Thank you I did daisy chain 2x10 metres long tidy them up very quick. 😍😍
One question, twisting the wire making the chain will it damage the cord inside?
Thanks
Thanks for showing one method to coil an extension cable.
However it has a disadvantage because the cable will uncoil with kinks especially in cold conditions.
Over time, the internal conductors are stressed by the tight loops.
A better method is an "Over/Under" coil snibbed with a velcro tie.
The structure of the cable is not stressed and will uncoil without twists, kinks or tangles.
You can coil up at at any point of the cable to tidy up excess length even when still plugged in at both ends.
It needs little effort and little joint stress with a natural rhythmic action and is fast.
A single coil of cable is easier to handle than a plaited chain.
Jeremy is the Man...
That initial knot seems tight for wire. Great video and funny too. Thanks.
A 100 foot cord takes about half the length of this video and the benefits are AMAZEBALLS!
Seriously friggin AMAZING ✌🏻🤪
Thanks, Bleepin. Gonna straighten out the bad guys in my garage that more twisted up than Hogan's goat. (one of my New England grandfather's chestnuts)
I do the exact same thing with the extra cord when strapping stuff down. Great technic.
Yessir, daisy chain is the way to go!
Learned that method on a job site. They called it an "Electrician's Wrap." and I've done it every since. People trip out on it. I even do it to rope at times. Once we made an improvised tow strap by doing that with tie down cord.
I used to be a high rise window cleaner and we sometimes wrapped our ropes like this.
Any REAL electrician will tell you that this is a terrible way to treat your drop cord. I see carpenters do this all the time.
@@TheHillcityhobo agreed this method is literally the worst thing you could do to electrical cord. Electricians wrap is call the over under method not the daisy chain
This one’s cool but I think it’s not as organizable or quick to put around as this other method I just saw in YT shorts where you wrap it around your elbow back and forth. You can easily make it look like it was organized from the store the way I’m talking about, it gets wrapped tightly and neatly at the end and has a small “sling” of cable to hang it up from. The only effective pro to Daisy chaining it is the ability to only use as much cord as possible but I just tried it with a heavier 100 foot extension cord and that took a lot more energy and time. It’s more effective for shorter 25 to 50 feet cable but at the same time if you’re going to stick to shorter lengths, you might as well just use the elbow method cause that method gets even easier and faster as well than trying to do wait with a 75+ foot cord.
I’d stick this in the party trick section as cool as it is haha.
This is how my grandpa always stored his extension chords, it is truly the best way to store them,
Daisy chains can lead to breaks in the wire. If you roll it in an over under method, you can plug it in and just pull out the length you need
That is my question. How to do this and avoid stressing the wires inside and thereby shortening the lifespan of the wire? I do sound at live concerts/events and I need a solution to my cable woes. I hope to read your reply! Thanks.
@@ianmcmath92 Use this method for longer cords. It will not damage them. Just don't make the coils too tight. Use the French-Coil method, that MEDIOCRE refers to as "over under" for shorter cords.
Most of the non-extension cords you work with are much more delicate and do not have issues like extension cords do so even long ones will be great with the French Coil Method. You would probably use it more than the Chain Method.
The crochet channel for guys 😀
The electrician's wrap... learned it about 18 years ago. The real trick is teaching the wife and kids to master it! Now show the world the over/under hose wrap technique.
"I'm a great teacher" Jeremy modest as ever lol
The real time savings is when you unravel it and don't have loops and knots to deal with.
Better to train your cable and wrap it in a basketball sized loop, like a musicians cable. I’m an gaffer and electrician on film and video sets and this would be a big no no. This works great for dealing with excess strap when ratchet strapping things down though.
No gaffes around here: ua-cam.com/video/LBGH7IZ5sL0/v-deo.html
Dude, You are the Man.Thx guys
Once I got through to 1:54 ish this video got really cool! Thanks!
OH MY GAWD I LOVE listening to you. happy, fun, surprising inflictions, southern accent - Yahtzee - let's see if I can do this!?
jeremy is the best
I've doing that to tie up the boat or canoe then just pull and she comes free but pull from the boat end and it holds. Never thought to do it with extension cord.
I'm just a wife that wants an organized garage but married a disorganized husband hahaha. I can't wait to do this with our messy cords. Thank you!
Nice one guys.
great lesson and with humor lol, it was great learning something new and it will be easier for me to work with.
Dang! What a great tip. Thanks very much.
Excellent teaching technique. Pro demonstrates, novice follows through. ‘If I the dummy can do it so can you’- you betcha :)
I love this!!
You are a great teacher! Thanks!
Awesome method !! Thanks man
Hey Jeremy, you have to undo the knot. Otherwise you are choking off the maximum amount of power.........🤣🤣
I use that method, but I dont use a knot like that, just start looping from the center
oldredcoonhound I agree with you. But I just got to the point where I just looked on the ground and found the knot and started there. But you can easily do that with electrical tape or something as well.
@@jeremyrose7541 I used a Sharpie to mark the halfway point. And it's permanent!
That is a work of art!
Tying a knot in the cord can concentrate this heat and cause overheating. This trapped heat can damage the cord and lead to a fire.
Hey, put strong magnets on the back of a long peice of wood on one side and then hooks on the other side, then you can put the board on your wall and wa-la, storage for your cords.
What in the hell.. do some of you Americans genuinely think it's "wa-la"?!?
It's "voila" dude. It's a french word meaning "behold".
I've done mine this way for years. I will caution folks not to do those small loops, your cord will hold the memory of those small loops and kink up when you undo it. I personally do med/large looser loops.
I was just looking for this becaise I have 3 100 footers to coil up. Thanks!
Great job. Thanks! I got it on the first try!
I'm a carpenter and my dad had showed me how do this in early 90s. It's only way I'll roll a cord 👍
I prefer the back-coiling method and tie strap / velcro tie
Best life hack ever!!!!
Your buddies will untie this every single time. 😁
Thankx guys
Very useful tip
Neat idea.....I'll never use it but neat idea.
Nice! Thank you!
Is this hard to uncoil? I use my cord often as a caretaker. I need fast unravel and fast clean storage
10x longer then looping it properly into a long loose circle. It also leaves the cord kinked and twisted so that it cant be looped properly again. Also, notes in cords are bad mmkay.
Nope, way easier than *properly* (as in putting in the proper twist as the cable is coiled) "looping" into a loose circle. With the added benefit of not becoming a huge birds nest.
@@Azathoth43 it's good for people that use dropcords all the time in a day, but for most the regular wrap works just fine
My dad was an electrician and this is the only way he did his cords. The only thing I hate is when you pull it the wrong way when trying to pull it out lol
LOL, y'all are great
I've used this since I was 9 and never used a knot in the middle. I'm not sure if that is necessary?
the knot is just to find the center quickly when its all undone on the floor.
Makes sense. Thanks for that idea!
I’ve been doing that since I was 12. My dad taught me this in 1969
It is also called a crocheting knot
Ill do this for sure!! If someone trips over it they need to watch where their going . I work alone so it'll me my dumbass tripping!
i like the figure 8, but this is good too
I recently had to unravel about 250' of tangled 50 and 100 foot cords in subfreezing weather. What a nightmare. As soon as the sun can warm the cords so I can untwist them I'll be using this method with the small loops. 👍
Holy shit! My dad has done this for years since he was working for a sign company many years ago.
Perfect, except having fight with your partner about a knot. USE ELECTRICIANS TAPE. When the knot is finished, plug the ends together!
Awesome!
How is this comment from 2 days ago. Lol. It was just posted.
I got to say this is the first time that I’ve seen your UA-cam and I love it! The only suggestion I would make is maybe go a little slower because people like me are sitting in their garage watching this and trying to stay up on what you’re saying while also having a 6th or 7th beer. LOL Something tells me that you fully understand. I gave you a thumbs up and subscribed. I will be watching your back vids.
Good luck, we have 1000 😄
I do this with all my extension cords in my plumbing van at work
Perfect! thnx
Thought Matt was going to untie the little knot at first.
My dad showed me how to do this when I was a kid.
This is a trade secret
👍 best way
Yeah but the cord won't lay flat and it trips everyone walking near it. I hate that "trick".
I'm looking for a way to undo fix cords that have been rolled up like this
Cool!
Freaking magic!
That initial knot is not required. Just put a electrical tape or use a marker to indicate the approximate center.
I would be nervous about running power though a "Made in China" cord wrapped up in your technique. But for storage it looks like a great idea.
Everyone know you must unknot any cord, otherwise how will the electricity get to the other end!
That’s OK till you have to use after soaking in a 15 degree truck overnight. Can you say slinky! Longer cords bigger loops. Most of mine 25’ 12 ga.
My momma does that when she crochets! Did I spell crochet right? You got the idea! That's woman work
Only you should never put the knot in it. It causes internal breakdown in the insulation and damages the wire.
That's what I call a purty necklace young mon!
Or just train the cord by rolling it like an instrument cable every time and then always hang it. A lot faster roll out and wrap up. Here's the saying that goes with it.
you have you ho (female plug) and your bro (male end)
When you're trying to get somewhere or something done, grab your bro, throw your ho, other way around and all she gonna do is take forever to get anywhere.
This somewhere happens to be the club. When you're ready to go home, grab your ho, and your bro will get back to you every time, cuz that's what bros do.
Follow the analogy and your cords will always roll up easily and last longer and not twist underneath the casing.
You're welcome.
"Male" and "female" terms are being replaced by "pin" and "socket". You may find this helpful when giving electrical presentations to mixed audiences. I certainly have.
@@CEGBrevival yeah, not nearly as funny....
I took my dad's almost 200ft of extension cord down to like 12ft with easier storage using this method