A "Neat" Way to Wrap an Extension Cord

[@kevinss9705]

This is by far the best way I have seen on KZbin on how to wrap a cord!! Thank you so much!!!

[@terilachonce280]

One extra thing I do. Half way through I wrap a piece of Velcro around what I have in my hand. I don’t always need the full length unwrapped. Then continue folding. this method is great because you aren’t doubling it up first which means you have to unwrapped the entire thing to use it. This video is very helpful. Thank you.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Hey, that's an excellent tip! Thanks for sharing!

[@LaleP]

You are an angel Terry! I've been looking for proper but fast methods of storing extension cords & vacuum cleaner cords. I own a very small commercial janitorial business & twisted, tangled vaccum cords are the bane of my existence! Obviously, I have to edit your method w/ the extension cords for vaccum cords but I also would like to mention for anyone else sick of twisted & tangled vaccum cords to NEVER store the properly wound cords in the hooks attached on the vaccum cleaners. Instead, store them by gently laying them over the top of the vaccum handle. Thank you so much Terry!!🤗

[@theinternetelectrician]

Elysian Dreams thanks for the comment, and great tip on the vacuum cords!

[@xAvi-PR]

Great video but if he zoomed out a bit I wouldn’t have to keep rewinding and take 15 mins to get it. But this is def game changing !! Thank you sir !

[@ernieyribe2211]

Thank you Terry, I've used several different methods and found your method a bit easier and with little to no tangle and easy to toss out straight. Thank you again for your help and making life a bit easier. Ernie

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks Ernie!

[@mattrmcintosh72]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! After years of battling with twisted/knotted leads I’ll be given this a go.

[@jennifersmithson3557]

Thanks so much! Finally after several videos and several *attempts* at different methods, finally one I did on the first try, AND I didn't immediately lose the ability to do it when I wasn't following along with the video. I actually repeated it a few times and it's worked flawlessly on every type of cord, rope and cable I did. Even on my extra long phone charging cable! I shall now go and fold every cable and string in my house! Lol😊

[@keppy1476]

What a great idea! Can’t wait to try it. Spent a good 45 minutes untangling a cord today. Thanks so much!

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks so much for watching, and for the nice comment!

[@KenSerpico5450]

This method is by far, the easiest, fastest and best way to coil an extension cord, hands down.

[@DjKoraima]

Never knew I'd end up searching ideas on organizing/storing ideas to extensions cords, but here I am. And to be honest I'm glad I found this video because this will help with the many extension cords I have and use every weekend. Thanks so much for this. Will most definitely try this later for work. :)

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for watching, and for taking the time to comment! Much appreciated!

[@iamironhead1]

Back the camera up, so we can see better

[@theinternetelectrician]

Yeah, was trying to give you a closeup of what was going on, but you're correct. Shudda, cudda, wudda done it differently. I need a camera crew!!!

[@Scottocaster6668]

@@theinternetelectrician It was fine, we get the gist. Some need it fully explained. Thanks, it works great 👍

[@peterbarlow8912]

Ditto! Btw Everything is going cordless. My rule of thumb is for longer cords use larger loops. FYI most of my cords are only 25’. There’s to much work handling longer cords. The molded plug ends fail pretty quickly so most of my cords get aftermarket repair ends soon.

[@BKAlday]

was thinking the same thing

[@jLjtremblay]

Conseils experts d'un Canadien! Merci monsieur !

[@alanhedrick4517]

Happy Turkey Day! Can’t tell you how awesome this video is brother. I’m a student of your game. And have to return often to get a refresher course. But it’ll sink in at some point. Love your ways. Thanks man.

[@theinternetelectrician]

And you my friend, you just made my day, month, and maybe even the year! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well. We are Canadian, but are down in Costa Rica amongst many American friends, and we are invited annually to a feast at their place today. We had them here on Canadian TG in October, but had to serve chicken as turkey isn't available until closer to US TG! Have a great day!

[@elissamurphy9964]

Thank you for a precise, easy to follow Video. Your method is very similar to what my son showed me, but easier yet. This will be my new go to method for wrestling down my 100ft extention cord.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks! Happy to help out!

[@annikabuttram8398]

Thank you so much, it works absolutely fantastic I was so sick of my cord's tangling up, your way is just amazing

[@emmalinetaste8519]

Thank you for your help, I will be trying this with a new cord, everytime I tried to use my old cord it's a mess.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks Emmaline! I hope that you gave it a 'like', and that you subscribed to my channel and clicked on the notifications bell?

[@elainegraves581]

Thank you sooooo much! First video where I could see that I'm suppose to end up with TWO loops... one on left and one on right! So clear and easy...in the layman's terms I needed!!!

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks Elaine!

[@dawnclements6847]

What a wonderful idea! To better convey what you are teaching - place your camera 3 or 4 feet further away so we can actually see what you are doing with the cord.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Duly noted!

[@tomcrean4980]

Truth.

[@sarinajuarez7529]

Thank you fuck!

[@ronharp9967]

Thanks Terry. I'm looking at better ways to store and I believe this is the easiest, less troublesome way I've seen.

[@Nash432]

That's the one & they hang nice in the van too. Perfectly executed Instructive explanation 👍

[@bjjthaiboxing]

I like this variation. "Roll 'em up" on most construction sites... means they expect you to lay it out so it's not twisted, connect the male with female end, then loop it in a chain like series of loops.

[@anthonyalles1833]

Awesome! Thank you, this has been driving me nuts for years!

[@theinternetelectrician]

I think it works great! Just remember to keep the ends out of the loops when you go to unfurl it!

[@doradean3097]

I like this way much better than the chain method, thanks for your upload!

[@josephtucciarone6878]

Much faster than the regular way. Thank you.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for watching! I use this method now for garden hoses, rope, string, etc. Works great!

[@jerryf2426]

PA LAWN GUY> Like the blue spruce behind you; beautiful. Also like the fold method. Personally I like the 180 and 180 coil back then repeating as is common with electronics multi axle cords so as not to damage the braided conductors.

[@MrRene1968]

Awesome, I fight with cable quite a lot. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to post.

[@angrygamingsloth9650]

MrRene1968 sum bitch

[@mikefox2379]

I have been putting off finding the best way to do my extension cords. That daisy chain method is not what I want to learn so I never spent anytime with that mess. Who wants a big long mess of daisy chains? Not me. Your method works! Thanks Terry.

[@ronscott2343]

I'm sure this method works but I'm a visual learner. Any chance you have a version that isn't shot close up?

[@storungz]

Omg!!! You just made my life 500 times better!!!! Thank you thank you!!

[@daehr9399]

Thank you, my dad was a maintenance guy and taught me once but I'd long since forgotten, and hate messy work spaces. Super helpful, thank you!

[@dustinbarbee]

What the freaking heck!!???! Such a simple solution! Thank you so much!

[@ndowroccus4168]

I was looking for this, I haven’t properly coiled my cords in so long forgot how to do it. This is a waaay better version than I was taught (same drape method, but different end wrap).

[@1gioherba]

Thank a lot for your video, I´m watching you from Bogotá, Colombia.

[@SirJasonPaterson]

I like the coiling but I feel like the tighter wrap (to tie up the bundle) at the end of the process will damage the cords over time.

[@outlawjodiewales9295]

I agree with you. Just coil it and clamp it. I run a back pack vacuum for a living. Coiling is the best method not this crap. You coil it and when you need to run something, you drop it and it will uncoil as you walk.

[@SirJasonPaterson]

@@outlawjodiewales9295 Yeah, what's depicted here is a rope wrapping method. Coiling is still the best for cords.

[@mike7gerald]

Hey, at's a Jim Dandy way, especially when you throw the cord to unwind it.

[@whitetiger8652]

Looks like a better way than what I have always done. Thanks Terry!

[@Ann-ne3jt]

Thank you Terry! I needed to practice quite a few times but that's not your fault! I don't think I have it perfected yet but I am happy enough with what I have. I do agree it would be better to be able to say the entire cord at all times but I think you already got the message :) Thanks again! PS I also saved your video and plan to reference it the next time I need to manage a cord. I'll get there yet!

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks Ann! Yes, I got the point about the camera too close! My thought process there was that it was best to see how I'm just laying it back and forth over the palm of my hand. I thought with the verbal explanation, it would be obvious as to how that was done when you watch the entire video, but the more visual the better! Thanks for watching.

[@edwardharrington9688]

I wana see y'all try that with a 100' 50amp cord

[@theinternetelectrician]

I would have a hard time just to carry 100', 50A cord across the yard even if it was all wrapped up!

[@2.7petabytes]

I prefer the loop coil method. It shortens the length and makes it easy to pull apart and to re-coil

[@tenspeedspins]

This was great! Thank you!

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for watching Tipton!

[@maegankaley5981]

Isn't it silly...? Such a basic task! Yet I've watched my father do many times- ironically, when the time comes to test my knowledge, I'm like " Wrap over this way on my hand and always go straight to the old ELBOW! Then fiddle with it trying to remember where the 8 comes in.......? Then, it leads me to KZbin. Thanks sir! Wish me luck!

[@michaelcollins8316]

Great tip I was fighting a 100 ft cord yesterday

[@Mixwell1983]

This the roadie rope method. I like the chain stiche for longer ropes but some short cordage this might do in the pinch

[@jolly7728]

Cool! It does take a little bit of practice to get the cord nice and neat.

[@mjones2431]

Cool method. What's it called? And can you do it a little faster so I can see it better?

[@shellcrackerlover5889]

Thank you!!! Bout time I learned this!

[@SammytheBammy1]

Thanks. (BTW, I love the pronunciation of "proh-cess" and "aboot". :) Go Cannucks!

[@theinternetelectrician]

I’ll give you “prob-cess”, but,…….I DON’T SAY ABOOT! That’s a stereotype that is a false narrative! (At least for a western Canadian 😀)

[@bigperm005]

Best video on YT

[@theinternetelectrician]

Wow, much thanks!!!

[@MrMtr999]

This is the best way for me to store electrical cord or rope ! Been twisting knotting all these years, no more !Thank you so much Terry Peterman excellent video 👍👍👍

[@rayban5737]

Seen 20 bloody ways to do this all ineffective this seems a good idea.i will do next time I use my lead

[@mikeyboy2154]

Great! Like all your videos. Thx

[@adelejkruger2415]

Need to see a wider angle please

[@theinternetelectrician]

It's too late! I screwed up! My thoughts were to explain exactly how I'm folding it back and forth, then thought it was more important to see how it gets "folded" back and forth across my hand. You're no the first one to complain about my camera shots here, but thanks for watching! Don't forget to like and subscribe please. I do try to learn from my mistakes!

[@jimbola77]

good stuff man!!!! thank you for sharing.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for the nice comment(s)! Thanks for watching!

[@WheresJeanninePacifica]

can't see what you are doing

[@parlenkow]

Interesting I all the time suffer tray to dismount the knots that. Form the extension cord. Thanks a lot friend!!!!!

[@gintonic5770]

Isn't this method not better suited for rope? I can imagine that it could damage the wires inside the cable, if it is stored for a prolonged time like this.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Yeah, but no. I promise.

[@hedwardrodriguez2538]

Just wish you were standing a bit further from the camera so we can see clearly what you’re doing.

[@payro3690]

What's the name of this method??? Beside "neat"

[@theinternetelectrician]

Folding would be the best "neat" way to label it.

[@stephenrosenfeld833]

Don't laugh, but I have a log cottage where the ends of the logs stick out a foot and I use them to coil my garden hose. It always has twists, which are more annoying than the ones in an electrical cord since they shut off the supply of water. I'm going to use your pattern now to store my hose!

[@theinternetelectrician]

All good with me! I do the same with my garden hoses! Works great!

[@Nick_Tippett]

Thanks Terry. Great video!

[@robertbrandywine]

Isn't this basically the same as laying the cord on the ground in a figure 8 stack and then picking it up at the center of the 8? I've read that a figure 8 keeps the twisting of the cord from happening.

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

Looks easy with a new cord. I've got one 100' long, partially frozen and been coiled too many times over the years. Rubberized cord won't lay flat.

[@izbavynasotlukavago]

With 100' , esp 10g, it's best to coil on the ground.

[@geezerhull]

I'm 73 and didn't know that. THANK YOU!

[@derrickbarksdalebarksdale7456]

Dave I’m 53 and I still don’t know... he had the camera so close I could count his nose hairs! You can’t see what the hell was going on with the cord out of frame! This is the video equivalent of using “than” when “then” is appropriate.

[@manopacas6233]

You're 74 now ...

[@8kigana]

I am 51 and I saw the whole thing (not that it matters my age just being smart ass 😆), try and focus on what he says and just do what he did the first half of the screen (he didn't do anything on the bottom, just wire hanging from his arm).

[@8kigana]

@@manopacas6233 no he is almost 75 now as of '21 😏.

[@geezerhull]

@@8kigana agree.

[@antony10calix2]

best idea, helps alot, thank you

[@theinternetelectrician]

Here's another video that shows this method a little better at the end. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWXOoXSaYrqlZq8

[@Nehmo]

I've only been coiling the cord the wrong way for 60 years.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Never to late to learn a new trick! Thanks for watching!

[@phildavis8501]

Interesting. Have you ever heard of the figure 8 method? I've done for decades. You can throw without tangles most of the time. It's a similar principal of the way a parachute is folded.

[@geo.cgeier3435]

Yes ! Back up a little!

[@theinternetelectrician]

I know! I've been beat up about that quite a bit. I did another video where I did a better job of showing that. Go to my channel and search "extension cords" and you'll find it.

[@cbarden3048]

Thank you! For my tired arms and for my now much neater 50 foot cord!

[@iraqdream2007]

Really Professional

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thank-you Walid! Nice of you to take the time to comment!

[@WanderingKnapps]

New friend here. Great info. We have tons of wire and cords.

[@leonardorojas1781]

Hey man, Thank you! Quick question: What do I have to look for in a 120v to 220v adapter/converter? I'm planning to buy some tools (corded and cordless circular saw, etc) from the USA to Peru. Here our voltage is 220v I don't want to burn my tools! I hope you can help me. Thank you.

[@rainbowfoxmagicgrrrl]

Thanks Terry!

[@milesaway3699]

I just did this. A few things I'd like to add. First, it is a bear to use any method to coil a 100 footer. Second, when you've spent years coiling it the wrong way it's got years of twists and probably always will. Third, trying to coil a cord in cooler weather is harder. And Fourth, why did I buy 100 footers🤔 Thanks for the video. Hopefully doing it this way from now on will whip it back into shape.

[@terilachonce280]

“Why did I buy 100’s” 🤣🤣🤣

[@eugsoh81]

That was great, real simples 👍👍

[@revolution_9]

Thanks for sharing ! 👍

[@representing50plus]

I don't know what you did. Please make another video.

[@KitchenerLeslie2]

Wouldn’t this ruin the cord over time by twisting the internal wires unnaturally? When I coil my cord I feel the twist of the wires and if your loops are perfect it stays perfect. I also always start with the female end in my hand. That way in unfamiliar areas you find your outlet, plug in and walk to where you’re walking extending your cord as you walk and that keeps it from knotting.

[@anonemous1046]

Thanks! What a nice guy.

[@jamesmcbeth4463]

Doesn't work as well on a cord that already has a " memory "

[@theinternetelectrician]

Correct! It will need some persuasive "re-training". Thanks for watching!

[@joejoe-lb6bw]

Question: Isn't that cord wound too tight? It would put a permanent kink in the cord?

[@g41thomas]

Now I like that , very helpful

[@Chris_GSD]

Many thanks 🙏

[@theinternetelectrician]

Thanks for watching!

[@christinagarrett5815]

Wish I could see what you’re doing better.

[@theinternetelectrician]

Check this out. I did a better job of showing how this is done. You'll have to go towards the end of this video I think? Check it out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWXOoXSaYrqlZq8si=OHe9calpeOP3z9jh

[@mariaalbarran9490]

Muchas felicidades. buen trabajo mí amigo. Aprendí otra forma diferente. Muchas gracias

[@ALSmith-zz4yy]

Looks like a good method but I think you need to stand a little further from the camera so we have a better view of your technique. Also I think sailors call it flaking a line, not folding.

[@meinolffranke5725]

Can you do t h is with a 60 meter cord?

[@whitechris720]

I will be trying this thanks

[@charlesmcdonald8375]

I like that. I will do that tomorrow.

[@paramedic79ca]

And this is why KZbin is awesome

[@leehewitt9559]

Great that Terry. Question, is there two phases brought into the home in the USA to give you 240V between phases and 120V between one phase and earth (ground). Here in the U.K. We have 240V between phase and Neutral/Earth and 415V between phases. Thanks

[@theinternetelectrician]

Yes, you are correct Lee. You have a 3 phase system there. Our 3 phase systems are typically used in commercial buildings or in multi-family apartments or condos. These would be 120/208V with 208 between phases and 120V each phase to neutral or ground (earth). For industrial we go to 277/480 or 347/600.

[@oliverstreet7704]

Someone should make it clear that in the USA, residential power is single phase. 240v is two 120v ground referenced lines 180 degrees apart. 208v is found in commercial service and is wye or delta connected. if wye connected there are three 120v lines 120 degrees apart. If delta connected, there are three lines 120 degrees apart but the ground reference may be where a neutral would occur or any of the three lines. The difference is the voltage to ground may be much more than expected.

[@josephbyrd_staff-enloehs7235]

This method is still not great for the end of your cord because you are putting alot of stress on the parts of the cable that you are twisting. Look up the Under over method for coiling and use Velcro or a piece of rope at the end to keep your coil in tact.

[@theinternetelectrician]

That's a good method as well, but there is no "twisting" with this as you mention here.

[@srinivasanthankasali6201]

very useful tip

[@williambowden1509]

Thanks for the info.

[@brookew900]

Very helpful!!

[@thomaskeeney5796]

It does not work on long, heavy extension cords. There is not enough room in your one hand to wrap as well as the cord getting very heavy for one hand to hold.

[@theinternetelectrician]

True dat! More difficult for sure, but drape it over something to do it cause if you can make it work, it's even better when dealing with long and heavy cords to keep them from getting all tangled and twisted up!

[@desertmulehunter]

Good idea but you need to zoom out a little so we can see what you are doing. 3/4's of the frame is your face

[@theinternetelectrician]

Sorry,....

[@rebeccaburton3375]

Oh thank you. Needed this info

[@daisymaefrench4041]

Thank you. I like this better than the daisy chain I saw other people making on other videos. I have a 100' that I use with a leaf blower and it's a pain to wrap. I'll try this tomorrow since it's leaf season in Rhode Island.

[@cathc-nf6xu]

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