Fireproof Home Safe - Electronic Lockbox with Keypad, 2 Keys, and Interior Shelf - Protects Cash, Jewelry, Documents, and More by Paragon Safes (Gray)

This safe is perfect for small, valuable items. It is listed as being fire resistant, not fire proof. There is a difference between the two! We keep all of our car titles and important papers in this safe but they are safely tucked away inside of fire proof bags that we also purchased on Amazon.It is not going to be water tight either. There are holes in the bottom so the safe can be bolted to the floor, which for me is a plus.The main reasons I love this safe are:- It is perfectly sized for home use and can be easily hidden out of sight.- There is an adjustable shelf on the inside which allows you to put more things in there without having to pile everything on top of each other.- You can bolt it to the floor or to a wall.- It has BOTH key and touchpad opening.We looked at safes for a few weeks before deciding on this one. It is heavy but doesn't require two buffed out grown men to carry it. That was also important to us because when it was delivered, WE had to carry it in the house and put it into place.It's perfect for what we needed and I'm very glad we bought it because it gives me peace of mind that my valuable items in my home are under lock and key.

The degree of fire protection described [no pun intended] is the major reason I purchased this item, primarily for wills [copies] and associated documents, and closing documents for 5 home purchases. The interior is more spacious than I had visualized, so there will be room to store recent tax returns and other items not previously protected. Our small safe deposit box will be better utilized, as several items will be moved back home.I like the idea of another reviewer in adding additional weight with barbells. Having access via key or by combination is reassuring, and two different combinations are allowed. The stated degree of fire protection sounds adequate, but I hope to never have it put to the test.The Amazon price of $169 I paid is an excellent value.

If I could give this less than one star I would! Purchased this about 4 months ago, was opened less than a dozen times, and a bolt sheared off inside, so can't open properly. Contacted them and was told that it is our responsibility to pay shipping, which is not cheap, to send it back to be repaired or replaced, as it was more than 30 days since purchase, and that is the warranty, policy can't be changed. I have spent my life in customer service, and know that policy can always be changed. Asked for a supervisor, and told there is no supervisor. Absolutely shoddy workmanship, or would not have broken with less than a dozen times being opened! Would not recommend to anyone...horrible experience.

The safe is sturdy and simple to use. The previous reviews that this safe was excellent for the price, weight and quality were accurate. The only problem was the instructions on how to use the safe were stuck in the door and we could not open the door until a lock smith who was repairing a another lock for us, was brave enough to pull it out without leaving fragments in the door so it could be opened. We are very happy with it so, we give it full marks with the caveat that the manufacturer should place the instructions in the box.

I've seen some reviews where people complained that the door lock is no longer easy to open. Ours started having this problem after three or four years. I opened up the lock mechanism inside the door, and was able to fix the problem with ours. If you have the same problem, the attached photo may help.First, you'll need to remove the four screws on the back of the door that hold its inner cover in place. Those screws attach to the four holes that I have numbered near the corners of this photo.Continue supporting the cover after the screws are removed. It has a small red control switch on one side, and there are two wires that run to a small plug on the circuit board. You can unplug it there and set the door cover aside.The small circuit board is attached directly above the metal slide that moves to the left to release the door bolts. In our safe, the circuit board had cracked under the mounting screw, and that corner had broken off. The board still worked, but since it was no longer held in place it dropped down and forward.I suspect that the screw had been over-tightened and caused the board to crack.This caused the door slide to bump against the plastic on the edge of the small buzzer attached to the board. So the slide had to push the board out of the way for the lock to release.As you can see in the photo, I added some plastic washers under the screw so that it could trap the board in place again. This board is very cheaply mounted, held in place by only the single screw plus a weak plastic retainer on the opposite corner.I also added a tiny amount of oil to the slide retaining washers, and the pivot where the release knob rotates. You can test the door release by pressing the solenoid plunger down, there's no need to keep entering the combination.That took care of the problem with our safe. Yours may not be identical, but the mechanism is pretty simple to work with if you have decent tech skills.