There must be some trick to getting the cord wrapped on this thing that I don't know. I simply could not figure out how to be able to extend the cord to the wall socket and to the attached device. If I left a long bit so I could reach the socket, I couldn't turn the wheel to roll up the rest of the cord(and while trying, cut myself on the cheap plastic). Instead, I had to secure the female end, which means I'll have to move the unit to my appliance and whenever I want to move the shop vac, or whatever, I'll have to move the cord reel too. I thought all these things were supposed to make the job easier, but I was wrong. The stand on my other cord wheel is open on one side, which allows one end of the cord to stick out through a hole in the reel and allows easy wrapping, plus it's far better quality and has no sharp edges. I'll probably end up throwing this thing away. I could only get 50' of yellow cord around it anyway. Wrestling with the cord would be easier for me than trying to use this thing. I recommend spending a bit more and getting a unit that isn't so flimsy and limited in design.

This is a cheapo plastic reel. Seems to be holding up. I drilled a hole in the plastic to feed the male end of the extension cord though. I can't imagine how you are supposed to use this without the hole. I have a 100 ft. 12 guage electrical cord, which fits just fine.

I am going to all electric lawn tools, which means plenty of extension cords. This little light weight reel is a happy solution to avoid tangled and hard to store cords. Came fully assembled and ready to go to work.

it does hold 100' of cord, but it would have been way more useful, if it could plug into an outlet and let you unroll the cord as it is plugged in.

This electrical cord storage wheel really solved a headache I was having every time I needed to use my 125' extension cord. What a tangled mess I would end up with. I dreaded the thought of having to rewind that cord mess. I usually end up deligating that task to my Brother, LOL... Now it sits neatly tucked away in the corner of my garage, ready for simplified use.....