Fire and Water Resistant Safes

Fire Water Resistant Safes

Fire and Water resistant safes are good for either commercial or residential use. Besides protection from burglary, they also offer significant protection from fire and water damages. Some fire & water resistant safes can provide twice more fire resistance than ordinary home safes. As a rule, such units come for sale with really thick walls and door. Fireproof water-resistant safe has airtight construction. It helps prevent water from getting inside in case of fire when a fireman’s hose or sprinklers are used. Depending on size, exterior design and included features, the price for the safe varies from a couple of hundreds to a few thousands.

Size

Safes with such characteristics vary in size. It means that a future safe owner can buy a safe with the dimensions they need. However, a small water resistant and fire-resistant home safe is quite a popular model. An example of such a model features 12 1/8" (H) x 16 1/2" (W) x 14" (D) exterior dimensions. Big fire and water resistant safes are also available for sale in a wide variety.

Fire rating

Almost all safes of this kind offer ultimate fire protection. As a rule, a fire resistant storage can have a 2 Hour for 1700°F fire rating. 2 hour fire safe & water resistant safe means that the content of the storage can remain undamaged up to 2 hours in case of fire.

Are fire and water resistant safes waterproof?

Water resistant is absolutely different from waterproof. Waterproof means that the water will never get inside the safe even being immersed into water fully. Fire and water resistant safes are not waterproof but they can protect content from some amount of water (fire sprinklers, for example) for a limited period of time.

Locking mechanism

Fire and water resistant safes should also provide a high level of protection from burglars. It is possible only in case a safe is built from strong steel and equipped with a sophisticated locking mechanism. The best fire and water resistant and anti theft home safe is the one that comes with a lock from dedicated brands such as S&G Electronic or DialLock and several locking bolts for more security.

Water and fire resistant safe manufacturers

Speaking about water and fire resistant safe manufacturers, it is important to admit that there are not so many brands building safes with such features. Moreover, some brands offer cheap poor quality safes promoting them as fire and water resistant ones. We don`t know about others but we are 100% sure that Hollon brand offers impeccable quality safes of the kind.