First Alert 2072F Anti-Theft Safe with Digital Lock, 1.00 Cubic Foot, Gray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of First Alert 2072F Anti-Theft Safe with Digital Lock, 1.00 Cubic Foot, Gray
Customer Review: MOUNTING IS DECEPTIVE WITH NEWER MODELS
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased a 2072 safe over a year ago and it could be mounted to a wall (four holes in the back of the unit) or shelf or the floor (four more holes in the bottom of the unit) securely with a nut and bolt system. I just purchased a new 2072 unit and found that the newer unit only had four holes in the BOTTOM of the safe. Further the mounting system is such that you can only mount to a shelf (so no floor or no wall mounting, which contradicts how this safe is advertised on Amazon and on [...] ) with the screws provided. And the kicker is, if you don't put your torque wrench in the safe, all someone would have to do is unbolt your safe from your shelf to walk away with all your valuables. Also, the door of this safe is not as heavy or secure feeling as my old safe.
The bottom line, I would no longer recommend this safe to anyone, ESPECIALLY if you planned on mounting it to a wall. But even if you mounted it to a shelf I don't feel the design is that secure. The older model was WAY better. This unit seems way cheaper and not worth the money.
Buyer beware.
Customer Review: Nice Little Safe
Summary: 3 Stars
I was looking for a little safe for my daughters apartment in PHL. Most of the ones I looked at were over $100 so when I found this one I thought what a deal. It is, however, if you are looking for fireproof safe then this is not the one for you. That is why it was so much cheaper than the others I was looking at. I did not realize it when I purchased it, but when I got it home, my husband pointed that out immediately. Otherwise I would recommend this safe, just be aware its not fireproof.Customer Review: Nice Safe
Summary: 5 Stars
My purposes were just for keeping the kids out, and it works well. Nice and easy for us to get into at the same time. I might one day mount it somewhere, I've looked it over and it seems like it would be easy enough to do, but till then it's just sitting in an out-of-the-way place. Feels strong and sturdy enough to protect valuables, at least make life pretty difficult for someone to steal from you.
Update: I've had for about 1 & 1/2 years now, no problems and haven't had any battery issues I've seen others mention. One thing I've noticed is that price is quite a bit higher than what I paid ($75 vs current $109). I liked it for former price but if I needed another I don't think I'd pay current price for this one.
Customer Review: Not bad for the money. But quality just "okay"
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this safe for my daughter to keep her valuable items safe at college. However, I don't think I will by anymore Honeywell products. I was disappointed with both the sloppy packaging that Honeywell did with their product and the actual assembly and poor quality assurance testing.
Poor Packaging: The batteries, battery cover, keys and hardware was allowed to tumble around the inside of the safe rather than using even a simple cardboard insert to secure those items.
Poor assembly: The wiring pin connectors were put together so poorly that one of the leads came out of the connector (at the time of assembly) that prevented the new owner from ever being able to reset the combination to something different from the factory default. Had I not had the experience of being able to diagnose and repair electronic equipment, we would have missed the deadline of getting this to my daughter's school 1500 miles away.
Poor Quality assurance: To verify that the safe was operating properly, it would have been extremely simple for Honeywell have a person push the reset button to verify that the safe was operating properly. It was painfully obvious that the safe was slapped together and never completely tested. Something as simple as even the mat that covers the bottom of the safe doesn't even fit properly.
Conclusions: Given the discount and sale price, it was not a complete loss. I was able to open up the internal electronic lock system and repair it to make the safe usable, but Honeywell has forever lost this customer and possibly others who might otherwise have considered buying a Honeywell safe because it carries the "Honeywell" name. Don't be fooled, the name mean nothing.
The best part of this experience was the great service from Amazon. I got the safe much earlier than expected even with using their super saver shipping. I had a narrow window of time to get the safe in time before my daughter's departure half way across the country and amazon's great service made sure I got the safe in a timely manner.
Customer Review: OK
Summary: 4 Stars
Its an ok safe, the electronic lock is excellent. However, the safe is really made to be screw into something. There are four holes in the back and at the bottom.