Don't ever buy a digital safe!!! Updated with fix in post 36

[batoncolle]

And if you do own a digital safe, call up the manufacturer right now and get them to send you a replacement digital keypad under warranty so you have it if you need it.

I knew better, but I wanted a safe with a longer fire rating, and the only safes in stock locally at the time were digital. Now my digital pad has apparently gone bad so I have to wait for the manufacturer to send me a replacement. Luckily I was still under warranty, or the keypad would have cost about $500.

Meanwhile this weekend is the opening of deer season, and my guns are locked up so I am going to have to pay a locksmith to come out twice (once to open the safe so I can hunt this weekend and then back next week to install the new keypad).

Of course my old dial safe I use for ammo which sits right next to the digital safe just keeps on working...

 

[chucklenut]

i dont trust electronics myself

 

[B. Byrd]

You aren't the first to post about this problem. I'm convinced.

 

[alleycat]

i dont trust electronics myself

Electronics is da debil....

 

[Jonboy140]

Man, that stinks. Out of curiosity, what brand safe and lock?

 

[BHJ]

Just FYI the fire rating on a safe is nothing but the amount of sheetrock inside the walls. More fire protection = more sheetrock.

 

[FbodTrek]

One Acronym, EMP.

 

[otherpapa1]

did you try a new Duracell battery Cannon told me that was the only battery strong enough to operate the lock but after i got tired of buying them i had my safe changed to a mechanical lock but you should be able to change the key pad yourself i changed mine but it did not help good luck

 

[sparked1]

Mine has a key backup lock. I don't understand why they would make such a safe with no manual backup in case of electronic failure. Is the lack of a key backup supposed to be some type of security feature? I'll pass.

 

[Omega]

One Acronym, EMP.
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thats right