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25' GoGreen Power 16/3 Heavy Duty Outdoor Extension Cord (Black; 13A/1625W)
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Home Depot has 25' GoGreen Power 16/3 Heavy Duty Outdoor Extension Cord (Black, GG-13725BK) on sale for $8.25. Shipping is free or choose store pickup where stock permits.
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- 16/3 25' kink-free extension cord for indoor/outdoor use
- SJTW-rated jacket resists moisture, grease, abrasion
- ETL listed and approved for 300V hard-service use
- One-outlet design for powering tools and equipment
- Backed by 1-year manufacturer defect warranty
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- This offer is priced slightly more ($0.24) than our recent and extremely popular front page deal from November 2025 which earned over 150 thumbs up.
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars at Home Depot based on over 130 customer reviews.
- Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.
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Home Depot has 25' GoGreen Power 16/3 Heavy Duty Outdoor Extension Cord (Black, GG-13725BK) on sale for $8.25. Shipping is free or choose store pickup where stock permits.
About this product:
- Note: Availability for pickup may vary by location.
About this product:
- 16/3 25' kink-free extension cord for indoor/outdoor use
- SJTW-rated jacket resists moisture, grease, abrasion
- ETL listed and approved for 300V hard-service use
- One-outlet design for powering tools and equipment
- Backed by 1-year manufacturer defect warranty
Editor's Notes
Written by Discombobulated | Staff- About this Store:
- You can view Home Depot's Return Policy here.
- Additional Information:
- This offer is priced slightly more ($0.24) than our recent and extremely popular front page deal from November 2025 which earned over 150 thumbs up.
- Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars at Home Depot based on over 130 customer reviews.
- Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.
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This 25 foot 16 3 extension cord is best suited for lights, Christmas decorations, and other low draw household use. The 1625 watt rating is at 125 volts, so real world home voltage leaves a bit less headroom, and the cord is described as light duty rather than heavy duty. It can handle some smaller tools, but higher draw equipment like mowers, snowblowers, pressure washers, and saws is better matched to 14 gauge or 12 gauge cord. For longer or more demanding runs, a thicker cord is the safer, more practical choice.
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The main concern with extension cord gauge is voltage drop. NOT SAFETY.
Extension cords are not intended for permanent installations. Meaning, they are for temporary use. Usage, which, presumably, is accompanied by a USER who has sense enough to monitor any overheating which might occur. And, who just might be savvy enough to comprehend that powering twenty 100 watt devices from a 1300 watt source is unwise. YMMV.
Plus, now that the great majority of Christmas (and other outdoor) lighting is LED, current requirements have dropped precipitously.
But, sure, just as fire departments don't use 1/2" garden hoses to fight major fires, using inappropriately sized extension cords, for large electrical loads, is poor practice.
Getting back to voltage drop . . . At 10 Amps, this 25 foot cord would have a voltage drop of about 2 volts. Likely not even perceptible. Yes, the cord would warm as a result if the 10 Amp load was continuous. However, based on its rating, that warming, due to voltage drop, is built into the equation. So, "safe" is built-in.
(My rule of thumb is that going from 16 gauge to 13 gauge will, generally, halve the resistance and the associated voltage drop. So, going to 14 gauge from 16 gauge, will reduce both by about a third. In this case to, maybe, 1.33 volts. A difference of 0.67 volts. Just over half a percent. Big deal.)
Power loss due to cable warming is a real thing. I'm thinking, in the above example, using 14 gauge conductors might amount to a reduction of 10 x 0.67 = 6.7 watts. On the other hand, if you're powering a heater, heat is heat.
My point is there's nothing "unsafe" about a 16 gauge extension cord compared to a 14 or 12 gauge one anymore than there is with number 8 screws as compared to number 10 or 12 screws. It's all about sizing for the load! And, after all, a man's gotta know his (wire's) limitations!
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You know there will be a deal on a 12 gauge extension cord sooner or later... why by CHEAP? YOU KNOW BETTER.
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