How do I get in my locked Sentry Safe?

Question

When I closed it, both of my keys were inside, and I didn't realize that it would lock by itself. The Sentry safe is fire proof and water proof. The key is tubular. The lock is also made to resist expert lock picking and attacking of the lock. I have $300 worth of giftcards in my safe, so I really need to open it. I also left the paper that had all my information like my serial nuber and model number of my safe, so I don't have the proper information to provide to get my keys replaced. What do I do. Would a lock smith be able to open it, or make a new tubular key for it.

Answer 1

How much did the safe cost new and how old is it, how big is it? Is it a Sentry brand? If so, what model? That might help us determine how secure it really is. If it opens only with a key, it is probably not too secure. If it cost under $150 or so, and weighs under 200 pounds, a it is not too secure. Those are meant to hold very low value items.

I will guarantee that it is is NOT fire proof NOR water proof. No safe is. They use those words as marketing hype because they define what the term means to them. It is fire resistant at best, not fire proof. For these purposes, the difference is not important though. Just to let people know that they need to read the fine print to know what protection they really have.

It will fill with water if you submurge it for long enough or if you spray a lot of water, as in a fire hose hitting it. It is totally impossible for a home safe to be water proof.

If it is the low priced one that I think it is, the statements about picking and attacking are more marketing hype than anything else. A good safe weights many hundreds of pounds, if not thousands. It also takes more than a key to open it.

If it is an inexpensive home unit, under $150 and under 200 pounds weight, you can probably drill the lock. Once you have done that, it remains to be seen how to open it. It might be apparent, it might not. Another option would be to take a hammer and chisel to it, better yet, an air chisel.

Personally, I would get estimates from a locksmith and take it in. Obviously, if it weights over a couple hundred pounds, they will have to come out.

Answer 2

You can order a new set of Sentry Safe Keys if you have lost or misplaced yours. You need to reference the actual key lock, where the key is inserted, for small saves and chests and not the actual serial number. Serial numbers are needed for the larger safes.

Key ordering Link: http://www.sentrysafeshop.com/Keys-Sentry-Safe-Replacement-Keys-p/keys.htm

For Small Chests or Files: (Model numbers will begin with 0500, 1100, 1110, 1150, 1160, 1170, 1310, 1380, 1710, 1900, 1950, 1970, 1200, 1210, 1250, 2100, 2180, 2275, 2460, 6000, 6720, 7150, A3750, A5781, A5865, F2300, F3300, H2100, H2300, H3100, H2300, H3300, H4000, H4100, H4300, HD2100, HD4100, KDS-1, KS2100, KS4100, U2101, WD2, WD4, ESB-3, etc... ): A lock reference number is required. It will be a letter, a number, a letter and number, or "blank" (no letter or number), engraved/located on the silver cylinder of the lock (right around the hole where the key goes in at).

For Personal, Home and Home/Office Safes: (Model numbers will begin with: S0 (S0310, S0400, S0407, S0408, S0409, S0410), S3 (S3300, S3310, S3401, S3410, S3417, S3421, S3460, S3467, S3470, S3710, S3807, S3870, S3877, S3910), S4, S5; I0, I3, I4, I5; A3, A4, A5; J3, J4, J5; L0, L3, CS, CSW (CSW3460), DA (DA3831, DA3930), DS (DS3410, DS3431, DSW5781), KSW, MS, MSW, OA (OA3810, OA3821, OA5848), OS (OS0407, OS0410, OS0810, OS3407, OS3421, OS3470), SC, and X (X031, X075, X105, X125)): Indicate your model number and the safe serial number found on the front right-hand side of the door, between the hinges.

Answer 3

Sentry 1170

Answer 4

LOL

I have done that. Yes, a lock smith will be able to get it open.

Where I live, they wanted me to just leave it behind and come back and pick it up. I didn't want to do this as I knew I had cash and jewelry in mine. I bought a new one. It opened quite easily with a pry bar and a hammer.

Good Luck

Answer 5

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The batteries should be replaceable from the outside. Try messing with the housing that holds the keypad. It should twist off to reveal a spot for batteries.