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Key Safe, are they safe?
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northwest1965
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We're looking into this. Are they really safe? It wouldn't be fitted anywhere near a door and not facing a road or pathway.
There is only one on the market that I can see that is police approved.
There is only one on the market that I can see that is police approved.
Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!
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If you search for Keysafe on the forum, you'll find at least a couple of past threads. I wouldn't have one.0
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If you search for Keysafe on the forum, you'll find at least a couple of past threads. I wouldn't have one.
I did that and they seem old threads. I would assume newer products have come on the market like
https://keysafe.co.uk/product/93/c500-keysafe#
If you are having carers come into your home, what choice do you have?Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!0 -
if you need carers coming in then you don't have a choice - they need access and cannot cope with extra keys getting cut as they are very easy to get lost.
I would strongly recommend getting one with push button access. With the dial type someone can follow whoever is putting the code in and take a quick picture of the code, thereby gaining access later on when they know there is no one there.0 -
I would strongly recommend getting one with push button access. With the dial type someone can follow whoever is putting the code in and take a quick picture of the code, thereby gaining access later on when they know there is no one there.
Great point thanks:)Loved our trip to the West Coast USA. Death Valley is the place to go!0 -
Don't set the code to date of birth, or 1945.A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0
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We've had one fitted at work for a number of years in a fairly dodgy area without any issues.
The one we have has a dial, and it is quite fiddly to use: you have to get the numbers precisely lined up, so that would be another vote for a push-button one ...Signature removed for peace of mind0 -
having removed a couple I can confirm it would be ten times easier to break in the house than to force a key safe. I'm surprised we don't all have remote control alarms and locks on our homes, we do on cars and can't imagine going back to a key.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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northwest1965 wrote: »I did that and they seem old threads. I would assume newer products have come on the market
There may, as you say, be little choice. But bear in mind what they say and do choose a code between 5 and 7 digits in length. Absolutely avoid 4 digits, as that is what a burglar would try first (bearing in mind PINs etc).0 -
northwest1965 wrote: »Great point thanks:)
also bizzarly enough, a light dusting of finger print powder reveals the buttons pressed, whereas a dial is more difficult.
regards LLTHE CHAINS OF HABIT ARE TOO WEAK TO BE FELT UNTIL THEY ARE TOO STRONG TO BE BROKEN... :A0 -
A solution would be to change the code, periodically.0
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