Info You Need on the Topic of Fireproof Safes

Posted byPaola Nadeau on Oct 2020 in Security Systems & Services | 0 comments

If you think that you are going to be able to go your whole life without ever having to purchase a safe, you are crazy. You might was well purchase one now and get it over with. You’ll be surprised by how much more relaxed and secure you feel after you have the safe installed and all of your important paperwork and valuables tucked away inside.

Even though they cost a little bit more, you should plan on purchasing a fireproof safe. The odds are pretty good that you will never need to take advantage of the fireproofing, but it is always better to be safe than sorry.

Even though you have purchased a fireproof safe, you should be aware that the term fireproof is a tad misleading. There is no such thing as a completely fireproof safe. What the term means is that for a limited amount of time the safe will resist the effects of the fire and protect the belongings that are inside the safe. Even the fireproof safes that pawn shops and jewelry stores use are only guaranteed to resist a fire for about 60 minutes. There are some fireproof safes which have a fireproof ranking that guarantees that they can sustain a fire for at least four hours, but this kind of safe is generally intended for government agencies, branches of the military, and some commercial business, not for residential homes. What the safe manufactures hope is that the safe will last long enough for the fire department to put out the fire.

Once your safe has gone through a fire you should plan on purchasing a new one. Fireproof safes shouldn’t be exposed to multiple fires. The odds of them protecting your belongings for two fires are slim.

Just because you have put something in your fireproof safes it doesn’t mean that it will make it through a fire in one piece. Even though the safe is resisting the fire, the inside of the safe is still getting very hot. Some people have been very upset to find that while their jewelry and important papers that they put in the safe were fine after a house fire, the dvd’s and electronic devices that were in the same safe were ruined. Most electronics simply aren’t designed to handle the intense heat.

When you are looking at fireproof safes you want to keep in mind that you are making a long term investment. Don’t simply think about the things that you want to keep in the safe right now, but also the things you are going to want to protect in the future. It is in your best interest to purchase a safe that is at least one size larger than you actually think you are going to need.

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