Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5578 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Grizzly

Features

• Adjustable stop keeps cords within reach.
• Cord features ground wire conductors and has a three-plug female end and a 54" long male end. Cord/plug rating of 12AWG, 15A
• Keep messy cords off the floor by mounting this 40' retractable Extension Cord Reel above your workbench, car bay or anywhere power is needed
• Made of impact resistant polyethylene.
• Swivel mounting brackets attach to wall or ceiling

Customer Reviews

Terrific value in a 15 amp auto-rewind cord reel
Our garage has had a Grizzly H5695 Cord Reel, for several years.

Pros:

1. The cord pulls out easily and locks into place when you stop pulling. It never rewinds "by itself". Like all such reels, you have to pull the cord until the reel reaches a lockable place, every couple of feet or so. It's designed to be left plugged into a wall outlet at all times.

2. The cord has the ideal wire size (12/3; 12 gauge, 3 wire) if you might use a 15 amp tool, or might use 15 amps in total.

E.g., plug my 15-amp sliding compound saw into a 30-foot, 14 gauge extension cord, and the saw blade runs noticeably slower. This is because the reduced amperage capacity of 14 gauge wire can't provide enough juice for the saw's motor. (I'm not an electrical engineer, but I think it works like this: the saw's 15-amp draw caused a higher resistance, which in turn resulted in a voltage drop that slowed the saw's motor.)

3. ALL of the cord automatically retracts easily - just tug on the wire to get it started - very little giggling to get the last few feet into the case. The rewind spring has a just-right tension.

4. The reel swivels freely from side to side, based on from where its wire is being pulled.

5. Has three grounded outlets.

6. Amazing value for the money, considering other 12/3 cord reels cost MUCH more. For example, consider the Reelcraft L-4545-123-3 Electric Cord Reel with 45' of 12/3 cord - no doubt an outstanding unit, but it costs FIVE times as much. (When comparing prices on electric cord reels, note that 12 gauge wire costs more than 14 gauge, and 14 is more than 16.)

Cons:

1. Even though the cord itself is 12-AWG (American Wire Gauge), the short leader cord that plugs into a receptacle is only 14-AWG. That's a dumb way for Grizzly to save a buck or so.

2. One of my cord's three outlets has a too loose connection with some plugs.

Summary:

If I had a business where the cord reel would be used all day, every day, I'd probably get the Reelcraft or other professional unit. For occasional home use, the Grizzly is a terrific value, and it works as you'd expect.

Good Value
This is a good product that could benefit from more spring tension on the cord reel. For the price it is a steal.

Self contained cord reel
This is a built tough product of sturdy construction and hard to find 12 guage wire. High amperage rating, weather resistant with a strong mounting assembly. Good Buy! Great Price!