Very excellent safe
|
| Review Date: December 29, 2008 |
| Reviewer: RadianChalant, Northwest of Pittsburgh, PA |
| This safe is mainly made of plastic, but the combination lock, 4 locking bolts and the internal gears (sounds like) are heavy-duty metal. There is a generous amount of room inside, unless you have a fantastic deal of papers and other valuables to protect. I tried following the directions to open the safe door via the dial, but I could not until I found some better directions further back in the manual. I was able to open the safe. I memorized the combination, then practiced over and over again. After 1 day, I was able to open the safe every time, by memory. I can get into the safe, using the dial, in about 20 seconds. Read the directions. I would only use the keys in an emergency. If you do not learn how to use the combination and you should lose the keys, you will be locked out. Learn the combination and place the keys in a safe place away from the safe, not in the safe by any means. I recommend this safe; it is well-built. |
Fantastic fire-waterproof safe
|
| Review Date: April 14, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mr. Ronald J. Large, Redondo Beach, CA |
| The safe arrived promptly, in perfect condition, combination lock works fine, have not used the keys yet. |
Safe
|
| Review Date: December 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Dorothy Muench, |
| We were very pleased with the safe and the price was fantastic! It came in a very small time and we were delighted that shipping was free! |
Beware upon receipt of item
|
| Review Date: September 12, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Sandy, Northern Virginia |
| This safe would not open using either the combination lock or the key. We called Honeywell to problem solve. We were told to use a "butter knife" to break the seal. It didn't work. I ordered a replacement and five days after receiving the original item it finally opened. I was thankfully able to cancel the delivery of the new safe. Since that time the safe opens easily. Another issue is the strong chemical smell in the safe. It is necessary to air it out for at least a week to minimize the odor. |
Seems fine, no major issues
|
| Review Date: October 16, 2008 |
| Reviewer: P. Nash, Bellevue, WA USA |
This safe arrived in excellent condition with a large amount of packing foam around it, and it opened just fine. I left it open to air out for a couple weeks to let all the plastic fumes and stuff die down (I'm storing some photo negatives).
The instructions are slightly inconsistent with regards to how many "turns" for each number, and whether the first turn counts or whether it means full rotations, and in one case an insert to the instruction manual had different counts than the combination sticker that came on the safe. I did what the sticker said and it works. On a scale of "terrible manuals for China-made products" I'd give this a 7, 10 being "excellent" and 1 being "makes no sense at all."
I'm not about to light my house on fire to test this, so cross your fingers. The seal seems solid enough. Here's hoping I never find out. |
|