Bayco SL-800 30-Foot Cord Reel

by Bayco

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Professional series triple-tap extension cord on a 30-foot retractable reel, thermoplastic cord insulation with triple NEMA 5-15R molded receptacles. The steel reel enclosure comes with a NEMA 5-15P molded plug, brackets for mounting or wall hanging, and an LED power status light.

Product Description

Bayco Products Sl800 30 16/3 3-Tap Extension Cord

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22 x 14 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000256R9G
• Item model number: SL-800
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,163 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #6 in Home Improvement > Electrical > Cord Reels

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for any shop!, December 8, 2005

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Scott Pointon "Former Marine, Librarian, Wood... (Crest Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Last year I moved into a new house and my woodshop now exists in a nice one car garage. The only downside to my new shop (other than its small size) is that the previous owners did not install many outlets. Before I had the time to do so myself, I came across this retractable cord reel. I hung it from the ceiling, dead center just next to the garage door opener (they can thus share the same outlet), and the 30' length easily reaches every corner of my shop. I am sure this length would do equally well in a two car garage too. I especially love the fact that since my main bench and tablesaw are directly below this reel I can quickly run power to either of those without having any cords tripping me at floor level.
I have found the construction of this reel to be top notch - the steel housing will last forever and the winding/retracting mechanism inside is very robust. I predict this to be a lifetime tool, never to need replacing.

I highly recommend this item, especially to those whose workshops started out life as a garage!

21 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as pictured, May 14, 2008

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J. Peterson (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bayco SL-800 30-Foot Cord Reel (Tools & Home Improvement)

First of all, since I planned on hanging this reel, I purchased this item based on the fact that it looked like it had a nice sturdy ring to hang the cord reel from (I made the mistake of ASSUMING that the black ring depicted was ATTACHED to the bracket that held the reel. WRONG!!!!! It didn't have a ring...unless the cheap, wire item that resembled the wire rings car repair people use to attach your key and a ticket number to was supposed to be used for. I tried to "make it work" and after several attempts, and a broken nail (it's girl thing LOL) I just thought "forget about it" and jerry rigged something so I could at least be fair and try it out.

When an item is advertised to be 30 feet, well...call me picky, but I EXPECT it to be 30 feet! When I pulled the cord completely out, I thought it looked short, so I grabbed a tape measure and had my son hold the reel and one end of the tape measure, and sure enough, it was 25 feet. If you include the reel and the bit of cord on the other side, it was 28 feet. Five feet doesn't sound like much, but I really needed thirty feet, and I didn't want to lug a 50' reel (hmmm, the 50' reel might have ended up being 42', so maybe I should have considered that LOL)

All in all, I was very disappointed with the product and returned it immediately.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE for garage or shop but consider a heavy duty cousin..., November 12, 2009

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Y. R. Wu "The will to win is nothing without ... (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bayco SL-800 30-Foot Cord Reel (Tools & Home Improvement)

Mounted to a a roof joist, you'll wonder how you ever survived without one. Mine plugs into the same outlet as my garage door opener and is used all the time for the electric leaf blower, handheld saws, drills, etc. etc. etc.

Very good design and function - I'd rank it as FIVE Stars but after a couple of years one of the three outlets got flaky. I have to really make sure that the plug is inserted firmly, and even then sometimes the power cuts out. I write it up to iffy quality, although it's probably been run over at least once.

I then knock it down another star because with 16 gauge wire it's really only suited to medium / lighter weight applications (10A) Running a shop vac and table saw simultaneously on this is not a good idea - you notice a definite drop in current and the wire does get warm enough to notice. I'm sure this is higher than the 10A it's rated for, however, so it's not something you should be doing anyways.

There are a couple of alternatives which are 12 gauge wire which gives you 15A capacity. Some of these are even longer. I'm planning to get the Grizzly, which is a little more but also 10' longer and 12AWG/15A...

Update: I now have the Grizzly 12 GA which I use for a light duty table saw, router, etc. I still use this for light duty items, again noting that the 10A recommendation means you shouldn't use this for more than 1250 watt items.