Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Racor PHL-1R Pro HeavyLift 4-by-4-Foot Cable-Lifted Storage Rack
Customer Review: Under engineered for 250#
Summary: 2 Stars
I really like the idea and it will work for LIGHT loads. I just finished installing this product and found it to be under engineered to lift 250# as advertised. It seems to work reasonably well if the load is kept under 200#. The ceiling arms, cable, and platform seem to be okay, but the roller mechanism, particularly the roller gearbox and support are too light weight and try to twist with a full load. The gearbox ratio is such that it would be extremely difficult to crank it up with anything other than a very light load. I used a 1/2 drill as mentioned in the instructions, but you had to be very careful that the hook didn't ride up and bind. When this happened the lightweight rod used for the crank bent and I had to straighten it out (three times) and was lucky that I didn't sprain my wrist. If you use a drill, make sure you pull down on it while winding it up to keep the hook in place and do it in short bursts (not continuous) to keep it from riding up and binding.Customer Review: Nice product with horrible instructions
Summary: 4 Stars
The product is fine once installed, and does what it is intended to do. However, and this is a BIG however, the instructions are terrible. Absolutely no quality control or professional review was done on the instructions. Critical steps are either missing or out of sequence, many small details are missing - this being a major problem since getting a small detail wrong on a project like this can lead to an hour or more of rework. The drawings are primitive and, in some cases, inaccurate. Heck, even the online "how to install" video is worse than worthless. The video is clearly designed to sell the item, not help people install it. You can't zoom in or pause, and it skips over many details, leading to a net waste of valuable Saturday time. Seriously, the instructions resulted in this project literally taking three times longer to install than it could have taken. Customer Review: TOUGH TO HANG, EASY TO USE
Summary: 5 Stars
IT DOES EVERYTHING IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO, EASY TO RAISE AND LOWER, HOLDS LOTS OF STUFF. TAKES TWO PEOPLE TO HANG IT. I PAID MY HANDYMAN $100 TO HELP ME GET IT UP. ONCE UP, IT IS GREAT.Customer Review: Great product but installation requires some thought
Summary: 5 Stars
The unit is absolutely great although, as others have pointed out, the installation lag screws are substandard....buy new ones before you start.
The spacing of the brackets on ceiling joists is critical and worthy of much planning...particulary if there is a sheetrock ceiling covering the joists. An idea might be to make a layout template with exact screw hole locations, then tape it into place once the joists have been located with a stud finder.
Customer Review: Garage Storage
Summary: 5 Stars
This product is great if you have extra high ceilings that will enable you to store things overhead.