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Q: QuestionIs this safe fireproof, in case of a house fire?
Asked by Kee.
- A:Answer All the information provided indicates this is likely NOT going to protect valuables, especially paper money, in a house fire. If your abode is set alight, and firefighters happen to make it in time to preserve the room in which this box is kept, you might possibly protect your valuable and cash money from loss, but it is not a given. Regarding "fireproof," apparently that applies only to the "extra money bag," Paper may combust around 424°F(204°C), and since the details and specifications make no mention to the temperatures from which your valuables may be protected, it is entirely possible the box may survive, and when you open it, you will find the "fireproof bag" intact, and filled with ashes of any paper it previously held. I deem this may be effective protection against investigatory sticky-fingers, but considering its small size and high portability, attaching it to drywall via the provided bolts may be necessary. It will likely protect only from the most casual and amateur of sticky fingers. It would be vulnerable to any highly motivated thief with moderate experience. Since I have seen melted glass in the ruins of housefires (it is likely accelerants were used in creating the fire; for regular soda-lime glass, softening usually starts around 2867°F (1575°C)), it would be foolish to purchase this, expecting protection from a house fire, with the dearth of information providing regarding the composition and temperature tolerances of the product. Whilst the melting point of steel is 2600-2800°F(1425-1540°C), and the box is reported as "steel alloy," which means other, likely cheaper metals, are used, it is highly likely this would have been a melted blob of metal in the fire remains I observed. Another thing to consider is the use of AA batteries as a required component of the touchpad lock. AA batteries may explode at temperatures as low as 104°F/40°C, and have been known to start housefires, themselves. Generally, poorly handled and poorly maintained batteries pose the bulk of a fire risk, but the risk exists, regardless the quality or manufactureer of said batteries. Chemistry and physics. It's good stuff to know. All that said, I am purchasing it as a BB Deal of the Day, as I think, as an example, a 20% expenditure to protect $120 is reasonable and worth it. I do not live with a real and present threat of theft or fire, but this is a better method of protection than typical, quickly improvised methods, such as merely stowed away in a drawer or between mattress and box spring. Again, mind that the small size and portability means stowing in a drawer may merely result in the box, itself, being taken. Also, folk of a thieving nature may be more inclined to lift an obvious container of valuables. For me, all things considered, as a Deal of the Day, it's worth it. If I had any genuine articles of real value, this would definitely, in any event, not be a solution.
Answered by alearningexperience
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