#1 Way to Store an Extension Cord

What is the #1 way to store an extension cord? The Daisy Chain! Jeremy shows you how to set it up and use this fool proof method of winding and storing an extension cord so that it never gets tangled up in a knot again! This tip and trick of the day will save you time EVERY TIME as you will never have to untangle an extension cord again plus it will save storage space and headache as well.
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[@bdarveaux]

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.

[@gw10758]

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.

[@Vexumy]

Learned what a Daisy Chain was back becoming an Electrician. Didn't persue electrician, but it's cool to learn handy things throughout life.

[@ArcticBlues1]

I really like the "Tip of the Day" thingie! I feel that anyone can learn something from everyone! Thank you :)

[@daven1719]

I"ve never seen anyone bring such joy to storing an extension cord. Thanks for posting.

[@OysterPir8]

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.

[@ianmcmath92]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGO2hqJ3q6yrjNU 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!

[@rationalrose99]

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!!!!

[@govtfunded]

Late adopter of all this fandangled interwebz university. You’ve got a great channel here ol son.

[@joeytarner2911]

Thanks Jeremy, I had fun watching the video and learned a lot. I hope you and your family is healthy and happy.

[@whatisthis1188]

You are the Boss Hoss!!... just worked today with my 100footer after doing this and man o man what a great idea!!

[@rabblepeasant2676]

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.

[@Azathoth43]

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.

[@Doomzdayxx]

@@Azathoth43 Butthurt?

[@supporterofeverythingyouli6255]

Daisy chain your extention cords so you get new ones every year. Lol

[@skoalpimpin7575]

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

[@RJTheBikeGuy]

I have been doing that for years. It's just crocheting. LOL

[@Azathoth43]

Yes! It's called a chain stitch in crocheting.

[@exxfry]

I prefer the term Daisy chain :) Sounds so IT :)

[@patrickmurphy2590]

Once again another great video from Jeremy and a very handy tip! They should have him on more often !

[@master6676]

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....

[@danhambrick6331]

Jeremy is the Man...

[@jm_lamp6998]

Ah yes bleepin jeep..one of the most helpful youtube channels known to man

[@reddreadintuitive4405]

A 100 foot cord takes about half the length of this video and the benefits are AMAZEBALLS! Seriously friggin AMAZING ✌🏻🤪

[@burgboyzllc]

Best life hack ever!!!!

[@janicecaravan1]

The crochet channel for guys 😀

[@losmarcon]

Awesome method !! Thanks man

[@wyattoneable]

Nice one guys.

[@Garth2011]

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'.

[@bdarveaux]

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.

[@oldredcoonhound2182]

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

[@jeremyrose7541]

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.

[@Lilliputian63]

@@jeremyrose7541 I used a Sharpie to mark the halfway point. And it's permanent!

[@DerisedEgami]

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.

[@CEGBrevival]

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.

[@1655zz]

I’m a knitter, and this is basically knitting with your hands :)

[@greynolds17]

jeremy is the best

[@proflores4258]

Always wondered how to do this but never looked it up. Thanks for the info. I’m going to daisy chain everything.

[@nazcalito]

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.

[@bingham1234567]

"I'm a great teacher" Jeremy modest as ever lol

[@diyjeepguy7713]

This is how my grandpa always stored his extension chords, it is truly the best way to store them,

[@RickConley]

The real time savings is when you unravel it and don't have loops and knots to deal with.

[@geofftaylor9186]

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.

[@donaguirre4381]

You deserve the Nobel Prize for saving my sanity. This is the coolest trick I've ever seen. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[@bleepinjeep]

You're welcome!

[@MrLessgov]

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

[@acerpalmatum6446]

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!

[@dcamnc1]

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.

[@SavageCatPhoto]

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.

[@bleepinjeep]

No gaffes around here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnOqeWp_j5qmgpI

[@richterman3962]

Thankx guys

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

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.

[@TheMillionDollarDropout]

I’d stick this in the party trick section as cool as it is haha.

[@P1983sche]

Yessir, daisy chain is the way to go!

[@donsmith7979]

Dude, You are the Man.Thx guys

[@mediocremechanic3647]

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

[@ianmcmath92]

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.

[@judsonkr]

@@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.

[@JimzAuto]

Excellent teaching technique. Pro demonstrates, novice follows through. ‘If I the dummy can do it so can you’- you betcha :)

[@BootstrapLil]

OH MY GAWD I LOVE listening to you. happy, fun, surprising inflictions, southern accent - Yahtzee - let's see if I can do this!?

[@NoBrakes23]

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.

[@muznick]

I used to be a high rise window cleaner and we sometimes wrapped our ropes like this.

[@TheHillcityhobo]

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.

[@jonb3196]

@@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

[@librealbedrio367]

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)

[@bigshortstack2929]

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.

[@MSTrishRN]

Nice! Thank you!

[@mikethrapp]

I do the exact same thing with the extra cord when strapping stuff down. Great technic.

[@rodneysrepurposingrecyclin3821]

Very useful tip

[@hollywood5703]

That initial knot seems tight for wire. Great video and funny too. Thanks.

[@tarajones-legros3661]

Your buddies will untie this every single time. 😁

[@jamesblevins2702]

That is a work of art!

[@carlosvelez3523]

great lesson and with humor lol, it was great learning something new and it will be easier for me to work with.

[@rubenzamora8764]

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.

[@boatsandjeeps780]

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 👍

[@Sand_man_]

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.

[@alibobble]

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".

[@youme77324]

Once I got through to 1:54 ish this video got really cool! Thanks!

[@bbdlvrs]

You are a great teacher! Thanks!

[@lesliegulyas148]

Dang! What a great tip. Thanks very much.

[@amberlindsey7112]

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

[@dleighton5741]

Neat idea.....I'll never use it but neat idea.

[@dubCanuck1]

I was just looking for this becaise I have 3 100 footers to coil up. Thanks!

[@Anchorhillhartley]

I prefer the back-coiling method and tie strap / velcro tie

[@kingjr8030]

Great job. Thanks! I got it on the first try!

[@phil9022]

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.

[@dher1000]

Perfect, except having fight with your partner about a knot. USE ELECTRICIANS TAPE. When the knot is finished, plug the ends together!

[@TacticalCastle]

LOL, y'all are great

[@fckfracking6409]

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!

[@djantix1200]

Perfect! thnx

[@daplincoln]

👍 best way

[@LoneWoIfPack19]

i like the figure 8, but this is good too

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*And knowing is half the battle.*

[@ateamoffroad1179]

My dad showed me how to do this when I was a kid.

[@stevenwhittington6365]

I do this with all my extension cords in my plumbing van at work

[@wowantonlavey]

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.

[@Azathoth43]

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.

[@RagedContinuum]

@@Azathoth43 it's good for people that use dropcords all the time in a day, but for most the regular wrap works just fine

[@jamesvanhoose3132]

Awesome!

[@mikethrapp]

How is this comment from 2 days ago. Lol. It was just posted.

[@timetable620]

It is also called a crocheting knot

[@taisaelensminde7261]

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

[@pay9011]

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. 👍

[@blackf350]

Thought Matt was going to untie the little knot at first.

[@richtyler1353]

I’ve been doing that since I was 12. My dad taught me this in 1969

[@donewhiskey]

I've used this since I was 9 and never used a knot in the middle. I'm not sure if that is necessary?

[@bleepinjeep]

the knot is just to find the center quickly when its all undone on the floor.

[@donewhiskey]

Makes sense. Thanks for that idea!

[@talon0863]

Yeah but the cord won't lay flat and it trips everyone walking near it. I hate that "trick".

[@cibolocreekoutfit]

As a pro this has to be the most ridiculous thing I see guys do. When you unroll them they don’t lay flat and create a trip hazard.

[@covid-20lit41]

This is a trade secret

[@RingZero]

That initial knot is not required. Just put a electrical tape or use a marker to indicate the approximate center.

[@maxst2]

Freaking magic!

[@utamo11]

Is this hard to uncoil? I use my cord often as a caretaker. I need fast unravel and fast clean storage

[@stephenbamford]

That's what I call a purty necklace young mon!

[@richtyler1353]

Only you should never put the knot in it. It causes internal breakdown in the insulation and damages the wire.

[@bdr5150]

Holy shit! My dad has done this for years since he was working for a sign company many years ago.

[@snagemntagem7827]

Always called it an electricians wrap in the industry

[@kc9656]

I got to say this is the first time that I’ve seen your KZbin 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.

[@bleepinjeep]

Good luck, we have 1000 😄

[@totoroben]

Use over/under method using long arm motions and store cords in a flat tote. Respect your cords. Learn how to properly roll a cord from stage hands/ set workers. These people are slinging cords all day.

[@StrainingDingelberry]

Wonder if my jw would get pissed if I tied his cords like this.

[@peterbarlow8912]

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.

[@Bill_Woo]

Favorited!

[@billyraybar]

Wow

[@rcmike09]

Everyone know you must unknot any cord, otherwise how will the electricity get to the other end!