Customer Reviews

Bayco SL-8904 Professional 15 Amp 50-Foot Retractable Cord Reel, 4 Outlets

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

we're setting up a woodworking shop on a budget so the quality for price needs to be good. the case, while plastic is thick and doesn't receive much abuse on the ceiling where we mounted ours (just the occasional wack from a long board). the plugs are good and tight and seem to be wearing well. the recoil was quite disappointing and the tail is short (2ft) so we cut 18ft off the cord which tightened up the spring and gave us material for a longer tail, allowing more flexibility in locating. something the manufacturer might consider. all in all much better quality than the 16g toys, ready for daily use and well under the 200$+ price tag of commercial units.

After several years, my Northern 40 foot, 12 gauge, reel failed. I wanted a better quality product, but there seems to be a large gap between the inexpensive and very pricey reels, with nothing in the middle. After reading reviews and being interested in the extra 10 feet of cord, I opted for this 50' model. Initial impressions: (1) the cord cover is much softer than the Northern reel and I won't expect it to hold up well on my exposed aggregate concrete; (2) the take-up device works ok, but seems to be rather crude and noisy - acceptable if it continues to function properly. So far, it does take up the cord with less hassle than the Northern model.

A week after I purchased this reel, the spring loaded mechanism broke, and the cord would no longer retract. Being handy, I was able to take apart the mechanism, get a stronger spring and fix the reel. It works great now, but I would not expect a "Professional" series cord reel to break so relatively easily in my home garage. I would definitely not recommend this to a friend.

I bought this product for my homeowner's garage/shop.
Electrical components great.
But... If if you're buying this extension cord for it's ability to rewind (I thought that was the purpose of a retractable reel cord)-
It just don't get it done. Period.

We use these reels at work; they are durable and meet the need of charging our utltity carts/golf carts. Would recommend

We purchased this for the garage and we needed a long cord to get outside for using with our air compressor. This reel delivers the goods! It is heavy duty, works well, and looks good, too. We saw the same reel at local home imporvement stores for much more.

The Bayco retractable reel is the best I have found. It is very smooth and durable.

I needed the full 50' so I purchased this product last winter. Just got around to installing it now. With a little care it does actually wind up the whole 50 feet. We'll see what it does this winter in my unheated pole barn. Why only 3 stars? Well the product comes with installation directions but nothing about how long it is supposed to work or a parts list. Bayco's website offers no clues, and now I see Amazon does not indicate it has any warranty either. Well, it didn't work out of the box because all the prongs on the ciruit breaker/plug (a neat idea) were bent over. I got the blades straightened but when I tried to do the ground prong it broke off. So into town for a new plug for the already short cord. Bayco double boxed the product for shipment to Amazon, and Amazon shipped it in yet another box, none of which were damaged, so I suspect some little Chinaman stepped on the plug long before it got initially boxed and left the homeland. But I'd buy the product again.

The quality of the case and cord are excellent. It does have a weak rewind and needs "help" in getting the cord re-wound, but the overall quality is professional grade.

A nice heavy duty constructin unit. Works quite well. 4-Tap plug out is a plus!