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Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
High-quality impact-resistant polypropylene case holds a 75ft., 12/3 cord for tangle free, easy winding as well as for protection during storage. Length (ft.): 75, Cord Size: 12/3 SJTW, Automatic Rewind: Spring retractable with latch, Lead-in Cord Length (ft.): 60 in, Mount Type: Wall or ceiling, Outlets (qty.): 3, Plug Type: Three prong Adjustable cordstop 2-roller nonsnag cord guide 60in. lead-in cord with circuit protector
Average Customer Rating:
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14 of 23(61%)would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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reassured,
July 20, 2009
By muskie32
from Lexington, SC
"I read some of the 'marginal' reviews on this item but decided to purchase one anyway because of the extremely reasonable price and the features were exactly what I was looking for. I mounted it vertically to a stud in the wall of my garage to use mainly with an electric edger and hand held blower for cleanup. The cord reel performed as advertised. I had no trouble with retraction even after unspooling the cord to its entire 75' several times. I am, however, keeping my fingers crossed that in the future I won't encoounter the kind of problems that some of your other customers have experienced. So far, so good.
PS. Purchasing over the internet for in-store pickup was a dream."
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Review 2 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Great reel,
July 20, 2009
By Brantley
from Central Wisconsin
"I liked my first one so much I bought three more. Two for the garage and one for the shop. I have owned these for three years now and they keep winding up as if they were brand new."
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Review 3 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Cord Reel, 12/3, 75',
July 20, 2009
By MDS1
from Colorado
"The most perplexing issue w/ this unit was the extremely difficult mounting process. The unit’s axle was not removable for installation purposes. Given the unit’s weight, installation would have gone much smother if the bracket could have been mounted separately. Additionally, I would prefer the unit to have more cord stop positions."
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Review 4 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Retractable Cord Reel,
July 16, 2009
By 2DALOO
from Townsend, MT
"The first unit didn't work for me. I sent it back and received a second reel. I use it 6 times a week. Helps make it hande for portable power and ease in putting the cord away when done. I've want this tool for a long time. Thanks for offering a reasonable priced unit."
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Review 5 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Gerat extra length retractable cord,
March 16, 2009
By garage24
from New Hampshire
"After searching all the local tool houses and DIY stores I found this item at Northern. The cobmination of the heavy duty features and the length of cord I was looking for made it the best value by far. It has already filled the needs I havd in mind and virtually eliminated several extension cords from daily use. The only issue keeping it from a 5 star rating is a few extra dead spots in the reel causes you to find a new spot for the retraction. Otherwise perfect."
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Review 6 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Junk,
August 13, 2008
By shopgm218
from NJ
"I purchased this item to get things off floor. I mounted it on our overhead beam. Drilled holes to mount it real nice. After the first day it would not even retract off the floor. After a week we could not even use it because it failed to produce electric. We tested it and its unrepairable. I will never purchase another one.
absolute junk."
absolute junk."
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Review 7 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Nice Cord, Terrible Rewind,
April 22, 2008
By GlassWizard
from Mountain Home, Arkansas
"I bought this cord reel to replace a 30' unit that I often found too short to reach the area I was working in. The case is heavy-duty as well as the cord and plug, so that part is fine. The chink in the armour is as others have stated- the rewind mechanism spring is sorely underpowered!! As shipped, if the cord is pulled all the way out then the last ten feet of cord to be retracted has to be tediously hand fed (read PUSHED) back into the reel. I was able to take the unit apart and put four extra winds on the spring to get the unit to retract correctly, but then the spring "bottoms out" with three winds (approx 6') of cord still on the reel. I can live with that for the price. If you don't want to mess with re-engineering the unit like I did, then get a COX reel. Otherwise live with the deficiency for $100 less."
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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75 ft 12/3 RETRACTABLE CORD REEL,
April 21, 2008
By DANNYBOYZ
from SHELBY TWP MICH
"WORKS LIKE A CHARM COULDNT BE MORE HAPPIER WITH EVERY THING ABOUT THIS REEL WELL CONSTRUCTED HEAVY DUTY -NOW I CAN GET A POWER CORD TO ANYWHERE I WANT. GREAT AAA++++ I LIKE ALOT!"
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Review 9 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Cord reel,
April 15, 2008
By cranemanjerry
from Holt ,Missouri
"The quality of this thing is great and the price was reasonable,I can't say enough for how handy it is to have a cord that's always plugged in and all it takes to get it out and put it away is a pull."
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Review 10 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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owner,
April 15, 2008
By cwieland1
from Illinois
"Poor quality material. retracting assembly hardly even works, cord material too stiff, probably part of reason for retractor problem. very disatisfied overal. would not reccomend."
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Review 11 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Good value for money,
April 14, 2008
By steveMechanic
from Florida
"Works well, heavy duty cord. Very convenient, already bought two."
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Review 12 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Terrible Product - Do not buy.,
April 14, 2008
By binkoman
from Merriam, KS
"Unless they have changed the design on this product I certainly wouldn't recommend it. I bought two of these and they both had the same problem.... bad design."
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Review 13 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Retractable cord,
April 14, 2008
By ybdull
from Rockport,Tx
"I use this cord on a mobile service truck. It provides ample power and ease of use. The built in circuit breaker is a real plus."
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Review 14 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Cord reel,
April 14, 2008
By knot4rent
from south Florida Rental Store owner
"Very easy to install and came with everything to make the install easy. Tends to trip the built in circut breaker,but thats for all our safety ,as to not to overload it. Have been using the reel for almost three month and us it every day .Works well."
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Review 15 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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dud,
April 14, 2008
By drick
from midwest
"I plugged it in and couldn't get anything through it. Apparently there is a broken wire or the circuit breaker is bad, or one of the plugs is bad. Very disappointing. I guess I'll have to break it all apart to find the bad connection."
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Review 16 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Drop Cord Reel,
March 16, 2008
By Johnsora
from Auberry, California
"The 75' 12 gage multiple outlet cord reel was easy to install and operated great electrically. Pulling from a height of 15' should have produced sufficient preload tension to retract the cord? Unfortunately, the reel failed to retract the cord (to the designated stop position) upon the first operation. The User manual does not mention anything about the possibility of adding more load to the spring, to allow for full retraction of the cord. I will be dismantling the unit to try and effect the necessary repairs to a new item! Had I read the reviews prior to purchase, I would not have purchased this particular cord reel."
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Review 17 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Drop Cord,
January 21, 2008
By kayjan
from Flagler,Colorado
"Great overall product works well from ceiling supports like that it has 75 feet of cord."
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Review 18 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Good Product,
January 14, 2008
By Optimize2020
from Mulberry, IN
"The retractable real is a great heavy duty extension cord for our shop. Durable and easy to install."
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Review 19 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Retractable cord,
December 23, 2007
By BadNews
from Rockford, IL
"I left this unit fully extended over night and the inner spindle has a hex shaft in plastic which expanded and allowed the spring shaft to spin. I had to take it apart and drill a hole through the shaft and housing and insert a 9 gauge wire in the hole as a pin to prevent it from spinning anymore. then I had to guess how much tension to put back on the spring.. after fixing some educated idiots engineering design it worked ok.."
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Northern Industrial Retractable Cord Reel — 75ft., 12/3 SJTW
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Cord Reel,
July 23, 2007
By harley345
from Madison Wi
"In warm weather (over 75 degrees) the real works fairly well but when it get colder the spring will not retract the cord. I have get a step ladder and climb up to push the cord back into the reel. It has a nice heavy cord and its just the reel that doesn't work."
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