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PSA: tried a $6 pool noodle on my desk cords and now I feel silly about the $30 raceway kit
I sliced a pool noodle down the middle last weekend and shoved every cord behind my desk into it, the power strip, the monitor cables, the 4 chargers, all of it. Not only did it hide the mess, but when my cat chewed through a lamp cord last month and blew the breaker, I could actually pull one cord out at a time to check it. The $30 plastic raceway kit I bought in January is still in the closet, unopened, because the noodle does the same job for 6 bucks. The one catch is the cord colors show at both ends, so I taped the ends with black electrical tape. Has anyone tried the split loom stuff instead? Wondering if it looks any cleaner than my noodle.
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margaret_bennett35d ago
Honestly the pool noodle thing is kind of genius and I get the silly feeling. Spent way more than that on a cable sleeve that just collects dust now. Cat chewing through cords is a real fear too, so being able to pull one out at a time sounds like a win to me. The split loom does look a little nicer since it holds its shape better, but the colors still peek out at the ends just like your noodle. Whatever hides the mess and lets you get to a single cord is worth keeping around.
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