Found a 1.23 cu. ft. safe for $180. Looking to store a decent amount of cash incase of a natural disaster, etc. Think this would do fine? I read that the safe should be opened every 2 weeks and be allowed to vent. So I would like your suggestions please!
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is it air tight? I would just drop a piece of dry ice in there and seal it up.
Air tight. However, they advised that the fire-proof material traps moisture inside the unit so they say to air it out every-so often.
My personal opinion on purchasing a safe is to look at the one you think is big enough, then buy one twice as big. You will find many more things you want in there. I have dessicant in mine to handle the humidity.
Nick1994
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Unless you can bolt and lock it down I wouldn't recommend it, in the event of a robbery someone will find it and carry it out. A couple whacks with a sledge hammer and they whack right open.
Its 93 pounds and I would have it bolted in my bedroom. Its fire rated to 1700 degrees Fahrenheit. If someone truly has enough time to, A.) Get through my homes initial security, alarm, locked closet, and then spend the ump-teen time trying to get once-on bolts off, then they can have it lol You have a valid point.
Sentry "not so" safe... Look around for an old Diebold or like safe from long ago.
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
Sentry is consumer grade. Try a safe store and shop for brands like Diebold or Mielink. You might spend five times as much but you can buy parts for the better ones for years. They are heavier as well. Many people will say pay cash for a safe and do not register it with the company in the event an employee accessing info they shouldn't. You can buy high end safes at an office supply store, but when you get to that range, a safe store is price competitive. If you are more concerned with fire protection, a sentry should do fine. Most safes are one time use when it comes to theft resistance or fire.
Nick1994
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It would probably be a smart idea to talk to your home owners insurance about the amount of cash you'll be storing to insure it. If it's insured and raises your rates by $1 a month then not a big deal, your homeowners insurance probably already currently covers you for up to $500 worth of cash destroyed in a fire or by burglary.
Really? I will talk to them about that. Thanks brother
Floor safes in a concrete slab are what most businesses use to store cash.
Sentry safes are junk, IMO. I have ( had ) one in my warehouse of junk, and in a break in, the thieves had no trouble prying it open, completely ruining it in the process.
Of course it was empty, because it would be crazy to put anything of value in it. Would have loved to have seen their faces - I always get a chuckle when I think about it. They didn't even bother with any of the really valuable stuff there, or were just after cheap safe type stuff. I still keep it there to let any other thieves know they were too late.
I guess you could get it for a bait safe, and put a real one in your slab.
Sentry safes are junk, IMO. I have ( had ) one in my warehouse of junk, and in a break in, the thieves had no trouble prying it open, completely ruining it in the process.
Of course it was empty, because it would be crazy to put anything of value in it. Would have loved to have seen their faces - I always get a chuckle when I think about it. They didn't even bother with any of the really valuable stuff there, or were just after cheap safe type stuff. I still keep it there to let any other thieves know they were too late.
I guess you could get it for a bait safe, and put a real one in your slab.
Originally Posted By: kozanoglu
I would wait this to come down in price...
I wonder what one of those safes must cost to build and install? It must weight a hundred tones or more!
I would wait this to come down in price...
I wonder what one of those safes must cost to build and install? It must weight a hundred tones or more!
Originally Posted By: kozanoglu
It says it weighs 22.5 tons. Even a small village bank has one. Maybe a few hundred thousand?
I wonder if they are nuclear proof. There was a Twilight episode about this...
22.5 tones, thats all? Seeing the thickness of the opening I would have guessed way more.I would assume it must be hardened steel. That door must be 22.5 tones just by itself.
It says it weighs 22.5 tons. Even a small village bank has one. Maybe a few hundred thousand?
I wonder if they are nuclear proof. There was a Twilight episode about this...
22.5 tones, thats all? Seeing the thickness of the opening I would have guessed way more.I would assume it must be hardened steel. That door must be 22.5 tones just by itself.
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twouvakind
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"Insulation", PACM in your home perhaps.
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Sentry "not so" safe... Look around for an old Diebold or like safe from long ago.
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Sentry "not so" safe... Look around for an old Diebold or like safe from long ago.
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
Originally Posted By: twouvakind
"Insulation", PACM in your home perhaps.
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Sentry "not so" safe... Look around for an old Diebold or like safe from long ago.
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
It could well be, but I'm not worried about it because it's inside the walls of the safe and not floating about freely in the air where we can breath it. That's where asbestos's real danger is.
"Insulation", PACM in your home perhaps.
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
Sentry "not so" safe... Look around for an old Diebold or like safe from long ago.
What you're currently looking at is a "Fire Safe" and not a very good one at that. They don't do much for security purposes. An actual "Security safe" isn't meant to protect against fire. Some safes will offer both- but at a cost. The bolts in fire safes are low grade cast aluminum, sometimes resembling "pot metal" and wouldn't stop anyone with more than a passing interest in your safe's contents.
I have one from 1896 that is slightly smaller on the inside than the one you're looking at, but weighs in around 700lbs. The door is 6" thick and the sides have some kind of insulation, which should give a decent fire protection too.
Start by talking to your local locksmith(s). They'll know where the safes are at and who's looking to sell or upgrade. I found mine because my area locksmith knew I was searching, when a fellow contacted him about removal of one...
It could well be, but I'm not worried about it because it's inside the walls of the safe and not floating about freely in the air where we can breath it. That's where asbestos's real danger is.
I prefer a Safety Deposit box at my local bank.
Originally Posted By: lawman1909
Air tight. However, they advised that the fire-proof material traps moisture inside the unit so they say to air it out every-so often.
Order some desiccant packets online so you don't have to think about it. They can be "regenerated" by placing them in a low temp (150-200) oven now and then.
Air tight. However, they advised that the fire-proof material traps moisture inside the unit so they say to air it out every-so often.
Order some desiccant packets online so you don't have to think about it. They can be "regenerated" by placing them in a low temp (150-200) oven now and then.
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