How to Wrap an Electrical Cord Like a Pro

You know how those long electrical cords are always the ones that get tangled up when you want to use them? Want to know the secret method the construction pros use to make wrapping and unwrapping these easy and fast? Read on...

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A long extension cord.
• Something to hang it on.

1. The main thing here is to keep the loop on top. This works best when you have a long cord, at least 15' to 50'. Start by putting the ends together, basically folding the cord in half. Repeat this so the cord is folded again, and then hold the ends with the folded loop, so there are four cords together.
2. the loop only has to be large enough to reach your hand through... Hold the cords in your left hand and loop about a foot of cords over the part in your left hand. Secure this with your left thumb, keeping a loop big enough to reach your hand through. Guess what?
3. Pull one loop through the first one. Reach your hand through. Grab a section and pull a loop up through the first loop, about the same size. Now you have two loops.
4. Keep the loops the same size. repeat the same action - reach though and pull up a loop, until you have two loops the same.
5. Repeat this until the entire cord is used up, and when you reach the last section, pull the entire section through, to make a final loop. Now hang it up.
6. To use the cord, pull the last part BACK through the loop, and just pull - each loop will pull right out...for long cords you can use a friend to hold one end while you walk the cord out straight!

Tips & Warnings

• To use this cord, just pull the last loop out and have a friend grab the end and pull. All the loops will unravel and there should be no tangles or kinks.
• This will allow you to use and wrap the cord in a matter of seconds each time.
• Check the pictures carefully and follow the steps. Patience pays off.