The Yale Home Safe is ideal for locking away small items securely.
Features: LCD display. Override function with key, pre-drilled holes and fixing bolts for permanent mounting to walls or floors.
Dimensions: (H)200.0, (W)310.0, (D)200.0mm
Weight: 7.0kg
Colour: Black
Material: Steel
Weatherproof: No
Type of lock: Electronic
Top comments
delusion
23 Mar 1614#22
Glue all your pound coins to the floor, and hide a security camera to record the chaos
dar72
23 Mar 1611#44
Put a brick in it, leave it somewhere obvious. Thought you were getting gold? Enjoy your £18 safe that you probably destroyed in the process of getting it open.... Wish you'd grabbed the TV now? hahaha
Sid Harper
23 Mar 167#5
Yeah I was about to ask if it can be opened with a potato
Being Yale I'm confident this would be fairly decent.
big b0y to ribs1
23 Mar 161#26
If its attached to a wall (which it should be) it stops it being 'bounced'. Furthermore this stops rear entry (ohhh er) to attempt to access the reset switch.
Great safe for items that you want to keep 'safe' (see what I did there) such as tickets, passports etc. Wouldn't recommend for the crown jewels obvs but ideal for keeping kids hands off stuff etc etc.
Bargain.
mixtlupus to ribs1
23 Mar 161#28
Probably why you mount it to a floor or wall
JoeSpur to ribs1
23 Mar 16#33
This is why you have it screwed into the floor/table/wall...
Yeah I was about to ask if it can be opened with a potato
BlackCloud
23 Mar 161#6
The problem with many of these safes is that mostly they are not bolted in - or simply bolted to an MDF wardrobe shelf so 1) the safe can be opened by moving it and forcing it 2) the whole safe is stolen and opened later. They are not proper security safes but they can stop casual thieving from a household member or make it awkward for burglars. Best to bolt it in and make access to lever it out awkward - or buy a much better safe. safe should always be hidden too, behind clothing, a panel or whatever. If burgled, best not seen at all.
mazmad2k1 to BlackCloud
23 Mar 161#62
Thankyou for stating the obvious ! But this is about buying a safe at a decent price! No how to install a safe
mazmad2k1 to BlackCloud
23 Mar 161#63
Thankyou for stating the obvious ! But this is about buying a safe at a decent price! No how to install a safe
yozzman1234
23 Mar 161#7
Got slightly more expansive on from Costco . Bolted it down to 18 mm mdf , then to walk through the side and back and it was bedded on gripfill . Then boxed it in so you can only see the door .
As mentioned the professional thieves will get in , but the local riff raff won't . Also if you have a house alarm going off there in and out in minutes so they won't attempt to take unless easy to prize away
sofiasar to yozzman1234
23 Mar 16#15
whats bedded on gripfill mean ?
vanessaanne
23 Mar 161#8
Great find. But could not vote hot I will try again later x
JSmooth
23 Mar 16#9
Same price on Amazon, not if they price matched.
vkash2236
23 Mar 16#11
Cold, electronic safes are crap and easy to get into, see YouTube.
Alloneword to vkash2236
23 Mar 16#67
Yep got into mine in less then, well give it a wack and time it. It took that long, stick your cash under the floorboards just as safe as these so called safes.
All1
GCLA4
23 Mar 164#12
"Cold, electronic safes are crap and easy to get into, see YouTube."
Helps to save valuable documents (passports etc.) in the event of a fire though.
vkash2236 to GCLA4
23 Mar 16#19
If you had a house fire, the heat generated would burn any documents into a crisp anyway, just because they are in a steel box won't prevent that.
I bought a similar safe, but key only for around £25 from screw fix a year or two ago, I would suggest that to keep something safe from burglaries.
colin10086 to GCLA4
23 Mar 161#41
It isn't a fire safe.
moneysavingkitten to GCLA4
23 Mar 162#42
So does a filing cabinet and you can't open one of those with a potato.
oftm to GCLA4
23 Mar 16#56
I'll be glad of that as the flames engulf me.
bollybobinson to GCLA4
23 Mar 163#65
If you are buying this to be a "proper" safe you are the village idiot, however it is what it is, and I have a use for it stopping casual or opportunist thieves or as a "secure cupboard" ie for cash and medicine for the carers but will stop my alzheimers father from spending the cash in the pub or poisoning himself.
Not so crap for me.
thr0tt to GCLA4
24 Mar 16#79
Only if it fire graded, not all will be but good point and worth checking. Like all have said here if a thief wants in and thinks your stuff is valuable enough they will get not, this is just a delay mechanism and not bolting it down would just mean easy pickings for smashing at home later in their leisure...
snatch_master to GCLA4
24 Mar 16#84
Would you really care about your passport if your house burned to the ground?
Crumbz
23 Mar 161#13
lovely thanks
poolman
23 Mar 16#14
Just what we'll all be needing with NIRP on the way!!
Somewhere to put your british gold sovereigns (zero CGT :wink:)!!
lewisproctor1
23 Mar 162#16
gripfill is a builders adhesive applied with a silicone gun
lewisproctor1
23 Mar 16#17
can confirm these do open with a few good thumps on the top and a handle "giggle" bare in mind when purchasing
sofiasar
23 Mar 16#18
unfortunately out of stock. nearest is 15 miles away :/
Chiptivo
23 Mar 16#20
Everyone knows these can be opened with a potato. I tried it with mine (not a potato tho).
Handy for a place to put stuff, but the lockable aspect is pointless.
simonturner69
23 Mar 16#21
:confused:
delusion
23 Mar 1614#22
Glue all your pound coins to the floor, and hide a security camera to record the chaos
hoojie
23 Mar 16#24
If you are concerned, I believe there are ways you can to prevent 'potato bump' entry.
One way is to stretch the solenoid spring and another is to fit a small plate - Google it if you need instructions.
davej1710 to hoojie
23 Mar 164#47
benfisher1991
23 Mar 16#25
I have this safe bolted to another safe for ammunition. It does the job, although I need something a little bigger.
Sid Harper
23 Mar 16#27
Agree - I've never been drawn to slam a door on my crown jewels and lock it, but I can see how others might be.
Chiptivo
23 Mar 162#29
Being on a wall or floor does not stop it from being opened with a tap on the locking assembly.
Wow that's crazy! I'm not buying one anymore :laughing::disappointed:
melted to Chiptivo
23 Mar 16#45
Same basic technique works on cheap padlocks with sprung catches, although the spring will likely be stronger so they may need hitting a bit harder https://youtu.be/pU9MB5XPsp4?t=30
Put a brick in it, leave it somewhere obvious. Thought you were getting gold? Enjoy your £18 safe that you probably destroyed in the process of getting it open.... Wish you'd grabbed the TV now? hahaha
finsburyjames to dar72
24 Mar 16#90
Cant believe i keep falling for this. I got so many bricks now :-(
trojan34
23 Mar 16#46
nope
hoojie
23 Mar 16#48
LOL :-)
jokinjp
23 Mar 16#49
Bang the top of the safe and it opens. Love it. Read the reviews.
sotomonkey
23 Mar 162#50
If someone tried to break into my house and steal things and they found a safe, that would be the first thing on their list to steal.
sotomonkey
23 Mar 16#51
If you want to hide stuff, you could maybe modify a floor board so you could store stuff underneath that. No one is going to bother to check there.
enterprise
23 Mar 16#52
Thanks, just ordered mine :smiley:
antenna
23 Mar 162#53
I think then it is probably safer to hide your money in a hollowed out potato.
Sid Harper to antenna
23 Mar 163#64
No because it'll fall out when they grab it to try and open the safe
enzero
23 Mar 16#54
my mrs inadvertently managed to lock a similar style safe to this with my passport inside the day before a getaway.
battery went flat.
had angle grinders and jigsaws at the ready.
cut straight through the lock with a 2" holesaw in 3 seconds .. i wouldnt bother.
Derek_Duval to enzero
23 Mar 161#57
So she didn't lock her passport inside aswell? Very worrying! :wink:
Gozer
23 Mar 16#58
I reserved one but have changed my mind, so if anyone wants to pick mine up from Homebase Preston, then please free to use my reservation number.
Reserve and Collect number: 0007276312
Collect your reservation from Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 until the close of Thursday, 24 Mar 2016 at Preston Riversway
scubascuba3
23 Mar 16#59
Ordered thanks, i won't be keeping diamonds in there so i won't worry too much about potatoes
sp3345
23 Mar 16#60
Oos
kidrock123
23 Mar 16#61
ideal to hide all my playboys :smile:
thanks.
Chiptivo
23 Mar 16#66
It's not mate. Honestly. My trusty safe I have entrusted with everything opened with a tap when I tried after watching this video.
If you have one try it, or buy this piece of junk and try it. :smiley:
andrewcelliott
23 Mar 16#68
No - way too small for that. The internal dimensions aren't bad but the mechanism / back of keypad etc takes up some of the space when you close the door.
persianrug
23 Mar 162#69
This is great! If only it came with a note saying "it's your lucky day! pick me up, all of my valuables are in here!"
lehappymerchant
23 Mar 163#70
Not a bad purchase until you realise that the entire safe could be taken away
Toponeniceone
23 Mar 16#71
What if you mounted it beneath something so that the top couldn't be "whacked"? I've reserved one but can't decide whether to bother now!?
David23
24 Mar 16#72
It's much better to put valuables in something simpler (like a box with a padlock) which is extremely well hidden IMO.
This looks like a good item for the price. It would be fine if properly bolted to a concrete floor from the inside. I think I'll stick with my gun cabinet though :-)
Heat added.
So we were burgled a few weeks ago. They ran around the house with a metal detector looking for Jewellery and safes... everything I didn't put in the safe but in a plastic box was left behind as they took the safe thinking they had the jackpot.
So unless you plan on bolting safes to the floor (in which case you are probably invited them to come back better prepared in the future as they now know the layout of your house) - I'd stay clear of safes, unless its just to store stuff away from nosey house-mates
Gouyave_man to videogamefan
24 Mar 161#77
Mmmmmmm the whiff of BS in the morning :man:
callagc to videogamefan
24 Mar 162#89
do you live in columbia?
callagc
24 Mar 162#80
get the version with the key as the electronic ones can be opened with assorted vegetables
Your assuming this is a quality yale product and not just some cheaply made crap with the yale branding added after to try and sell it
ive got a small cheap safe that has a key lock on . have it bolted 4 ways into a bookcase hidden by a cabinet door with strips of wood protecting the mountings and edges so it cannot just be easily pried . Sure the most determined theif with some tools will be able to get it out and take it home to smash . but it is enough to keep the typical local numpty burgular out . Its only got a £500 worth of stuff in tops .This safe would be fine if locked in a cabinet and bolted down to protect it from being bumped open . Its not gonna be infalible but you would be stupid to buy a cheap safe of any type to keep thousands of pounds of stuff in .
j8ulia
24 Mar 16#83
can anyone recommend a good one then? not too expensive. ty
snatch_master
24 Mar 16#85
If anyone who knows you is short of £500 they now have a great head-start :smiley:
leachylee
24 Mar 16#86
I have 1 of these Yale safes and can recommend them to anyone who is thinking of going for this deal, I have bolted and no more nailed mine to a wall and there is no way it could be moved without a hell of a lot of work, and has for the youtube vids of how easy they are to break into I would love to see someone try this with my 3 Jack Russell's hanging of their legs :wink:.
antenna
24 Mar 16#87
1 safe available to collect from Hombase Merrilands Estate Dagenham.
Message me BEFORE 11am for the reservation number.
antenna
24 Mar 16#88
I will give you a further 30 minutes to contact me. Till 11.30am,
videogamefan
24 Mar 16#91
Why would anyone lie about being burgled and how it happened??! That was my experience - wish it wasn't but it was..
antenna
25 Mar 16#92
Homebase Dagenham are still holding my reservation for a £18 safe......anyone want one? message me b4 4pm for the reservation number
kzee
26 Mar 16#93
is it big enough (from inside) to keep A4 documents without folding?
Opening post
Features: LCD display. Override function with key, pre-drilled holes and fixing bolts for permanent mounting to walls or floors.
Dimensions: (H)200.0, (W)310.0, (D)200.0mm
Weight: 7.0kg
Colour: Black
Material: Steel
Weatherproof: No
Type of lock: Electronic
Top comments
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All comments (93)
http://lifehacker.com/5853610/crack-almost-any-electronic-safe-with-just-a-bounce
Being Yale I'm confident this would be fairly decent.
Great safe for items that you want to keep 'safe' (see what I did there) such as tickets, passports etc. Wouldn't recommend for the crown jewels obvs but ideal for keeping kids hands off stuff etc etc.
Bargain.
As mentioned the professional thieves will get in , but the local riff raff won't . Also if you have a house alarm going off there in and out in minutes so they won't attempt to take unless easy to prize away
All1
Helps to save valuable documents (passports etc.) in the event of a fire though.
I bought a similar safe, but key only for around £25 from screw fix a year or two ago, I would suggest that to keep something safe from burglaries.
Not so crap for me.
Somewhere to put your british gold sovereigns (zero CGT :wink:)!!
Handy for a place to put stuff, but the lockable aspect is pointless.
One way is to stretch the solenoid spring and another is to fit a small plate - Google it if you need instructions.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGhEIbZLUU
A good whack on the top and these things just pop open.
:- https://youtu.be/yGzLJlHAXIc?t=274
:smiley:
battery went flat.
had angle grinders and jigsaws at the ready.
cut straight through the lock with a 2" holesaw in 3 seconds .. i wouldnt bother.
Reserve and Collect number: 0007276312
Collect your reservation from Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016 until the close of Thursday, 24 Mar 2016 at Preston Riversway
thanks.
If you have one try it, or buy this piece of junk and try it. :smiley:
Heat added.
So unless you plan on bolting safes to the floor (in which case you are probably invited them to come back better prepared in the future as they now know the layout of your house) - I'd stay clear of safes, unless its just to store stuff away from nosey house-mates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGhEIbZLUU
ive got a small cheap safe that has a key lock on . have it bolted 4 ways into a bookcase hidden by a cabinet door with strips of wood protecting the mountings and edges so it cannot just be easily pried . Sure the most determined theif with some tools will be able to get it out and take it home to smash . but it is enough to keep the typical local numpty burgular out . Its only got a £500 worth of stuff in tops .This safe would be fine if locked in a cabinet and bolted down to protect it from being bumped open . Its not gonna be infalible but you would be stupid to buy a cheap safe of any type to keep thousands of pounds of stuff in .
Message me BEFORE 11am for the reservation number.