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: Very good
Summary: 4 Stars
It is spacious, I like the shelf and hooks, and it fits well in the closet. My only issue is that it's kind of difficult to open. I've never used a more difficult combination! On the bright side, I'd like to see someone try and break into it...Customer Review: Good, but the instruction...
Summary: 4 Stars
Looks good, haven't had chances to test it.
was confused of the instruction, such a
hard time to use the combination lock.
however, after spent two hours to
figure out, and it works fine.
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.
Customer Review: Spinning back and forth
Summary: 3 Stars
The sticker that was attached to the front of the unit gave opening instructions that didn't match the instruction in the manual. That was confusing. Turned out that the sticker instructions were for the first opening and the manual instructions were for subsequent openings... go figure. I would probably buy a digital one if I were to do it over. There are too many spins back and forth to track.