First Alert 2087F Waterproof 1 Hour Fire Safe with Combination Lock, 0.94 Cubic Foot, Gray
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of First Alert 2087F Waterproof 1 Hour Fire Safe with Combination Lock, 0.94 Cubic Foot, Gray
Customer Review: Great Safe.... - Now Bolted to the Floor....
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this safe and decided to do a custom modification. I was able to successfully bolt this safe to the ground. It is on the lower floor of my home in my office. I put the safe in the closet, so there was carpeting, underlay for the carpet, and then the cement. Doing this says it would Void the Warranty in the Owners Manual, so please be aware before proceeding with this. I decided to since the Safe was affordable ($108).
I bought the following to get the job done:
- Drill
- 3/8" Drill Bit
- 5/8" Masonry (Cement Drill Bit)
- 3/8" x 5" Lag Bolts with 5/8" metal jackets to go into cement(if your not sure, ask at the hardware store)
- 4ea 3/8" Washers
1. 3/8in Drill bit to drill approx 4-1/4" from the top and 4-1/4" from the side in each corner of the safe. This allowed enough for a drill. Be sure to measure based on your tools!!! I then drilled from the bottom into the safe the 4 holes, 1 in each corner.
2. With the 4 holes drilled, I then went and drilled through each hole into the carpet so that I would have my markings correct.
3. I then drilled using a 5/8" Masonry Bit for cement till the 5" bolt was about 1.5" above the floor, then inserted the expandable metal jackets in each hole and pounded them snug into the hole with a hammer and screwdriver, put the safe over top and tightened the bolts w/washer into the floor with a socket set and/or wrench. Note: watch that the bolts are snug against the plastic, as to not crack the plastic.
- Each Lag Bolt was good for 500 lbs, no one is going to move the safe now, that is 2000lbs a thief would have to work with.
- The bolts were tightly secured against the plastic, ensuring no fire or water would enter.
Customer Review: Great fire-waterproof safe
Summary: 5 Stars
The safe arrived promptly, in perfect condition, combination lock works fine, have not used the keys yet.Customer Review: Honeywell safe
Summary: 3 Stars
The safe is very heavy and a good size for the money. My only complaint has to do with the combination. The orginal combination was unreadable and hand written. (Typed would have been nice.) It is easier to use the key than to do the combination. Overall the safe is good compared to the cost.Customer Review: OK, but would buy something else next time...
Summary: 3 Stars
I was fortunate to get the unit undamaged (unlike many other reviewers). However, there are two significant issues with this safe.
First, it should NOT be advertised as "anti-theft". It can not be bolted to a floor like most other brands, meaning that the thief simply has to pick it up and walk away with it. Yes, it's heavy, but the UPS man lifted it out of his truck, I carried it in the house, etc.
Secondly, the combination instructions are (as many users have pointed out) quite confusing, and different in the book and on the sticker. I did get it after a couple of tries, but now use only the key to open it.
One other observation. I had stored some papers in the safe without opening it for a number of months. When I opened the safe, the documents were actually damp and starting to mildew. I don't see how any humidity in the air when I closed it could have done that. Perhaps the "water proof" aspects of this safe cause an issue with trapping any moisture that happens to be present. Anyway, I collected some silica gel packets and placed them in the safe... hopefully that will prevent a repeat problem.
Customer Review: Packaging remains an issue
Summary: 3 Stars
I blame the packaging issue on Honeywell, not on the carrier. There isn't any packaging to protect the extremely heavy unit! What are they thinking?!?! They are wasting their money in all the returns and claims on the new units.
My unit came with the packaging half ripped. There are two small dents in the upper corner due to the poor packaging but the unit seems workable (just hoping that it remains waterproof should any thing actually occur).
I am glad I took the advice to get the digital unit as opposed to the combo lock as the combo lock combination cannot be changed (whereas the digital lock ID can be changed and also has an override key).
I would rate this 5 stars if Honeywell replaced their current Packaging Deptartment with competent packaging engineers. This complaint isn't new.