We received an emergency call to open this Sentry CSW4747 fire safe in Warrington. The owner was due to take a flight today and his passport was inside the safe which refused to open with the key and correct combination. We attended the job and had it open within the hour.
Author: Mark Doyle
Chubb TDR Safe With Combination Lock
The owners of this Chubb TDR at a supermarket in Burnley were unable to open their safe. We attended site within the hour of the call and with a bit of lateral thinking had it open within five minutes.
Secure Safes (Coventry) Under Floor Safe
This Secure Safes (Coventry) safe was found by the new owners of a property in Golborne Warrington. They had a locksmith out prior to us who only managed to break the handle off. They then called us to open it as they wanted to check if there was anything in it prior to screeding over it with concrete. It took us a lot longer than expected but as always we stick to our fixed price opening quote, we were grateful for the tip though and we were able to keep the lid for our collection of spare parts.
Electronic Digital Safe Opening
We were asked to open this digital safe at a residence in Liverpool as the keypad stopped responding and the over-ride keys could not be found. We were told that the batteries had been changed recently so we suspected that the cover may not have been fitted correctly and they had fallen out. We picked the lock open to discover that the batteries had been inserted the wrong way around.
A useful tip when changing any sort of combination or batteries on a safe is to check the operation at least three times with the door open. If something does go wrong then it is always easier to resolve the issue with the door open.
We completed this job by changing the lock and providing two new keys so that the owner can get into the safe should the batteries fail in the future.
Sistec Safe Lost Keys
The keys to this Sistec safe at a pub in Warrington had been lost. We picked the safe open and re-keyed it providing the owner with two new keys.
Fort Knox Maghull Liverpool
This Fort Knox under floor safe was discovered by the new owners of a commercial premise in Chorley, Lancashire. Unfortunately the previous owners hadn’t left the keys so we were asked to open it and put it back in to service. We have opened a lot of these safes and this was the second one this week. We picked the lock open and provided two new keys as requested.
Fort Knox Key Stuck In Safe
We were asked to open this Fort Knox safe after a key had been forced and snapped in the lock at a private residence near Richmond in North Yorkshire. Having removed the offending key we identified that it was a five lever mortice lock key and not the correct key for this safe. With the offending key removed we picked the safe open to reveal it’s contents for the owner.
Fort Knox Safe Withy Grove Stores
We were asked to open and supply new keys to this Fort Knox underfloor safe in Oldham, Manchester. Upon arrival we identified that the safe lock was open but the lid would not move. There are a number of things that can cause this but after further discussion with the owner we found out that the safe hadn’t been used for fifteen years. The mostly likely cause then judging by the visible rust was that it had seized up. After much persuasion we got the lid out and was able to replace the lock and put the safe back in to service.
This particular safe was supplied by Withy Grove Stores in Manchester which we often see on safes that we open and previous research showed that they were established way back in 1850 and were still trading. Quite by chance yesterday whilst returning from another opening we passed their store for the first time and saw their impressive large display of safes in the window. We must drop by and have a proper look one day.
Chubb Commerce EDR Lost Keys
The keys had been lost for this Chubb Commerce EDR Isolator safe at a hotel in Warrington. We picked the lock open and supplied two new keys.
Secure Safes (Coventry) Combination
This under floor safe was discovered by the builder hired by the new owners of a property in East Yorkshire. The safe had been concealed further with a layer of laminate flooring and carpet so it was obvious that it had not been used for a good number of years. We had hoped to manipulate the combination lock but the years had not been kind and the dial was too stiff to give accurate readings. With a single small hole into the lock case we were able to observe the combination wheels and open it to reveal the contents and satisfy the owners curiosity.










