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How to open a safe is a question only thieves and locksmiths think about.It's a good idea for anyone looking at purchasing a safe to think about this question.You don't want the burglars to break into your safe, but you do want to keep them out.You can protect yourself and your belongings with a little knowledge.

In the movies, a safe is dinged open in a matter of seconds.This isn't very accurate and believable.Modern safes are designed with this old technique in mind, so they don't allow people to try this.

Years of training and experience are required to break into a safe.

Time's burglars often try to steal the safe from a secure location where they can take their time to open it.You can easily prevent this by bolting your safe to the floor or ground.Most safes have factory-installed anchor bolt holes for this purpose.

Even though they have been around for a long time, combination locks are still the number one method of securing a safe.Group II, Group I and Group IR are safe combination locks.Most safes today have a Group II combination lock.They have a three-number combination.Group I locks have a higher degree of protection.The locks have more wheels in the locking mechanism.It reduces the chance of a skilled professional cracking the safe.The use of portable x-ray devices is defeated by a Group IR lock with plastic tumblers.

Knowing or guessing the combination is the easiest way to open a safe.Don't use numbers like your date of birth, social security number or driver's license number when changing your combination.They are easy to get for criminals.It's important to make sure you don't keep the combination in your home or store it near a safe.To give a number to a friend or relative, memorize it and write it down on a piece of paper.If you have a safe deposit box, keep it there.It will not be stored out in the open for easy access.

The safe has to be destroyed when the combination doesn't work.They could try to get into the safe with a borescope.The lock's wheels spin while the dial is spun to open the safe.If the burglar has titanium drill bits, they could eventually get through the hardened steel plates.Time is not on the thief's side because of the hardened steel plate.An additional method is put in place to protect from drilling.When a lock is being drilled, glass is broken by the drill.There are auxiliary locking devices that lock out the safe completely.Once the re-locker is activated, the safe won't open.

Thin metal can make the safe door weak.A pry bar or crowbar is all that's needed to open a door.The thicker the door, the harder it will be to open it.If you want better resistance to break-ins, look for a safe with aRSC listing.

If you are storing anything over $50,000 in content value in your safe, you might want to look for a high security safe that has aUL rating.It means that it was tested for resistance to an attack using common hand tools, drills, punches, hammers, and pressure applying devices for 15 minutes.During the test, a few more tools are used and it was able to resist the attack for 30 minutes.You can read about the different ratings.

Since all metals burn at certain temperatures, torching devices or explosives can be used to get inside a safe.It would take a lot of time but it would be possible because of the heat and smoke from burning metal.The purpose of breaking into the safe was defeated because the contents inside could be damaged or destroyed.It is not very likely that a person will blow up your safe or that someone will cut a hole in it.An old fashioned safe was broken into using a blow torch.All of the safes you are looking for are not burglar proof, but they can be.

Most people shouldn't be in there.Bolting the safe to the floor will help keep it in your home.It's important to keep your safe safe if you don't store it near the safe or in your home.If a safe doesn't have a fire rating, the contents will be destroyed and anything inside will not be protected from fire.If you want the advantage of both ratings, you should purchase a Burglar Fire Safe.

The AMSEC CE1814 High Security Burglar Fire Safe has a 2-hour fire rating and is one of the best safes manufactured today.The added peace of mind is worth the extra money.You can call one of our safe experts.We can help you find the right safe for your needs.