A sudden failure of a safe lock is one of the signs of an unauthorized attempt to open it. Whether the safe was opened or the lock was just damaged cannot be determined by external inspection. Please take this into account and take the necessary measures.
The safe cannot be opened with the key.
Take your time and do not use much effort. Do not use pliers, levers, etc. Do not rush to call for help from “strong men” and “experts” - most often they are the ones who break keys.
Check if the key is mixed up.
Make sure that the lock is closed, especially if there is more than one. People often try to open an unlocked lock.
Carefully inspect the key and the well to see if there are any foreign objects, the key is bent, or there are cracks on it.
Make sure the key is inserted all the way. A correctly inserted key should turn a slight angle and not be pinched.
Smoothly turn the key left and right, while pressing it away from you.
If you cannot open the safe, call a technician. A broken key will greatly complicate the situation.
Code safe does not open
Check the correctness of the code and dialing order. No matter how sure you are, the rule is “Don’t trust yourself, you’ll be deceived!!!” no one has canceled yet.
FOR MECHANICAL LOCKS
Locks require precise dialing. Carefully and smoothly dial the code according to the instructions. Pay attention to the direction of dialing.
Often problems with limbal locks occur in people with poor vision, poor coordination, tremors, the elderly and intoxicated people. In this case, ask someone you trust to help.
The numbers may be misperceived due to wear or contamination of the scale. So, 45 is read as 15, 80 as 60.
FOR ELECTRONIC LOCKS
Check the condition and contact of the batteries.
Dial the code, paying attention to the blinking and sound of the indicator. Sometimes one of the buttons gives a skip or double entry.
Check for stuck or stuck buttons.
Use the emergency key (if it is not lost).
The lock may be temporarily blocked. Do not touch it for 15-20 minutes, then try again.
If you changed the code, try entering the old one. Perhaps the change did not occur.
On inexpensive Chinese safes, a round push (pump) lock is used as an emergency lock. It is fragile and can be easily broken with a screwdriver or a light blow of a hammer. Do not do that. The safe will not open, and the parts will fall out and make opening difficult.
Call a specialist. In most cases, the safe can be opened and restored without damage.
Modern safes, as a rule, are made of high-quality steel and are protected by locks of varying degrees of complexity, which only professionals can handle.
Different life situations sometimes made more than one person wonder how they could open a safe without a key without damaging it. But do not forget that manufacturers are constantly improving their products and, therefore, opening the safe is simply not possible. First, you need to determine the safe model using the product passport, warranty card or instructions. This information will be useful both to you and to the autopsy specialist in the event that everything does not work out for you. If the documents for the product are lost, you can contact the store where the safe was purchased, perhaps consultants and managers there will help identify the model of your safe.
How to open a safe without a key? There are several ways to open a safe without using a key. You can use handy tools such as a paper clip, wire, hairpin, grinder, etc. You can also try to drill out the lock, or press the safe door with a crowbar, which will naturally cause damage to the safe cabinet itself. A more modern way is to use professional safe equipment, such as licensed master keys, kits for creating duplicate keys and much more. One of the surest methods of opening a safe lock is to contact people who are professionally involved in this type of activity, which will reduce the loss of time with a high-quality result.
Types of castles
There are several types of safe locks:
- Electronic
- Mechanical
- Code
- Key
To open safe locks, it is necessary to use special tools in order to prevent mechanical damage.
In some cases, it is enough to enter a combination of six zeros, but this method is not a 100% guarantee of opening the lock. Managers of the store where the product was purchased will be happy to share how to open a device with a combination lock. By registering your safe on the website, you can easily find out the code in your personal account. If for some reason it is impossible to find out the code through the website, you will have to contact specialists to open the lock.
Why didn't the lock work?
There are a number of reasons why a safe's locking device may not work. Before taking any serious measures, there are some things you need to check.
Several reasons for a safe lock to fail:
Locking the lock. May occur if the code is entered incorrectly multiple times. In this case, you need to wait a few minutes to unlock and enter the code again. The unlocking time varies depending on the type of safe.
Batteries need to be replaced. Due to the low charge, there may not be enough power to open the lock. In this case, the batteries simply need to be replaced. Manufacturers recommend using original batteries, as they last many times longer. The wedge of the bolt in the lock can also become an obstacle to opening the lock. Damage and disconnection of wires. To check, you need to disconnect the keyboard and remove the batteries.
How to open a safe with an electronic lock
Such locks are installed on high-class safes, as they are considered more complex devices with an enhanced degree of protection.
Not every person can cope with this difficult task. It will help to study the configuration of safe cabinets and have instructions for opening them.
The lock can be opened in two ways:
Use the special key included with the device. The key must be inserted into a special compartment, usually located under the emblem. Enter the zero six-digit code. This method does not always work. If none of the options help, you should contact a specialist.
How to open a safe with a twist handle
Such safes are equipped with open and closed type dial locks.
The design of an open type limb lock is simpler than a closed one. Although visually they are very similar, the principle of their operation is different.
An open-type dial lock works on the following principle: code disks are located on the same axis of rotation with the dial handle. The first disk is the driving one, it is fixed on the axis. The rest (two or three disks) rotate only due to the leading first disk. The disks interact with each other sequentially.
The first with the second, the second with the third, the third with the fourth. The contact of the discs is made through the protrusions and is accompanied by a characteristic click. If the code slots on all four disks are lined up correctly, nothing can interfere with the door opening. There are rules for opening such a lock:
- When dialing the first digit, you need to scroll the pen counterclockwise
- When dialing the second digit, the knob rotates to the left
- Third digit to the right
If an error was made when entering the code, only a specialist who understands locks of this type can come to the rescue.
How to open a safe with a combination lock
There are two types of combination locks:
- Mechanical lock
- Electric lock
There are two types of mechanical locks, with replaceable and non-replaceable codes. If the code cannot be changed, the safe is additionally equipped with a key lock. The mechanism with a replaceable code can be used with or without a key. When opening a mechanical lock, entering the code programmed when installing the lock on the safe will come to the rescue.
The code is individual for each device. The electric lock design allows you to avoid making unnecessary holes, which makes the safe more reliable. The electronic lock is also protected from code guessing. If the code is entered incorrectly, the lock will be blocked for several minutes. If you dial incorrectly again, the blocking time increases.
And so on until the maximum possible, 15-16 minutes. Therefore, it is impossible to open the safe by selecting the code without knowing the combination.
How to open a safe from the times of the USSR
There are still people using safe-type devices from the last century. If you need to urgently get the contents of a safe cabinet, you will have to resort to emergency breaking-in.
But the best option to open a safe lock without a key is to contact specialists who can quickly and efficiently open the lock without causing damage to the things stored in the safe.
Professional emergency opening services.
If the above methods do not help, you will have to contact a specialist. Opening a safe, of course, should be entrusted to an organization with a good reputation. You will need to show the service employee your passport for the safe, or provide the brand, model and type of lock. Professionals from such services are able to open the safe without damage and fully restore the functionality of the lock.
How to do it better? The choice is yours. In any case, no matter what the safe lock is, the presence of a burglary resistance certificate indicates that breaking into this safe is no easier than breaking through its thick metal walls.
Not everyone can do this, and sometimes you have to seek qualified help. You can easily find detailed information on the Internet. For example, on this page you have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with prices for opening safes http://zamok36.ru/nashiuslugi/vault.html or on another resource of your choice.
How to open a safe?
When purchasing a new safe or using one in a hotel room, every person counts on the reliability and safety of their belongings. But what to do if it happens that you forgot the code to the safe? The best way to solve the problem is to get help from the hotel manager or call a special service if the safe was purchased by you.
However, there are other ways to open a safe. Let's take a closer look at them.
How to open an electronic safe
- To open the lock of a safe with an electronic code entry method, you can use a special key. This usually comes with the safe, or you can ask a member of staff at the hotel you're staying at.
- The port for entering the electronic key is usually located under a special emblem attached to screws. Remove the emblem and insert the key into the port. This way you will be able to remove the password from the safe and open it.
- For the case when you don’t have time to ask for help, try entering a combination of zeros: many safes with an electronic password entry method, especially those made in China, have a standard service code combination of six zeros. This combination can open a safe. Note that you can change this combination by pressing the * button. Holding it down for 5 seconds will take you to the software menu where you will need to enter the service code, after which you will need to enter a new code and repeat it. Thus, the service code will change.
Combination safe with mechanical lock
To open mechanically encrypted types of safes, the best method is to call a safe opening service. In this case, you will have to provide your documents for the safe and passport. It is almost impossible to open safes with mechanical encryptors using ordinary brute force. It is also impossible to open them without a key.
In films, we can often see how a character uses a statoscope to open a safe, but in fact this is impossible, since the encoder device is so complex that the cracker will have to come up with an incredible number of combinations before the safe opens. The treasured clicking sound that the character supposedly heard can only happen if the lock tongue hits the encoder wheel, and this will only happen when the combination is entered correctly.
If the company from which the safe was ordered has its own website, then they must provide their client with a login and password under which he can register on the site and enter a special catalog where his model code should be.
If you need to open a large safe, you will inevitably have to call specialists to your home if you were unable to open the safe using other methods. A small safe can be easily transported to the service department - this way you can save money on visiting specialists.
A special feature of a safe with a mechanical encoder is the immutability of the code. The code is assigned by the manufacturer and does not change during operation of the safe. A cipher lock is more secure than an electronic one; however, if you forget the code, it will be more difficult to unlock such a safe. It is worth noting that despite the fact that the code numbers may be individual for different safes, the dialing pattern for them will still be the same.
As for the scheme for opening a mechanical safe, you can try the standard code for many mechanical safes, namely:
- turn right four times clockwise with the first digit 0 on the red mark;
- three turns counterclockwise with the number 30 set at the mark;
- twice to the right at the number 59;
- turn left once and stop at 0.
Please note that this combination is suitable for older safes of pre-2000 models.
A safe is a safe so that no one else can open it. Yes, this is a reliable storage for valuables, and the most reliable thing about a safe is not even its walls, but the lock. It just happens that the reliability of the lock becomes a significant drawback - in cases where the safe is locked and even the owner cannot open it.
Yes, this happens, and with all safes, both with electronic and mechanical locks. For what reasons can the mechanism become blocked?
The most common option is that the owner forgot the code to the lock. This happens if the safe is rarely used - no wonder the code can simply fly out of your head. And if it has not yet been written down anywhere (for reliability), then the problem becomes significant.
The second, no less common case is that the key to the lock is lost. And the spare key is in the safe (this happens) or there is no spare key at all.
For safes with an electronic lock, the locking may be caused by a regular battery - the lock is powered by it, and if the battery dies, the lock naturally will not open. It must be said that the lock warns in advance that the battery is running low and needs to be replaced, but in many cases the battery is not replaced in a timely manner.
The safe is locked, what should I do?
So, your safe is locked, what should you do? Regardless of what brand the safe is, Valberg, Aiko, or another, or maybe even old, from “those times” - call a specialist. Because only a specialist, a master with experience and the necessary tools, will be able to unlock the safe without damaging the lock.
What not to do? Try to open the safe yourself. No, if you have a few hours left and want to buy a new safe, you can try to open its wall using some tools. The safe will be hopelessly damaged, a lot of time and effort will be spent, and the risk of damage to the contents of the safe is very high.
You can also turn to a “master” who does not have sufficient experience in this area. At a minimum, the safe will not be opened. Maximum - the safe will be damaged.
If you want to keep the safe, contact ZAMOK-SOS. Our technicians are truly experienced; they know how to carefully and competently unlock any safe, be it Bordogna, Diplomat or a safe from another manufacturer. Electronic or mechanical (limb) lock - it doesn’t matter, our specialists can handle any. To do this, they not only have experience and knowledge, but also the necessary equipment, modern, for professionals.
So, the safe is locked, how to open it? Everything is very simple. Call ZAMOK-SOS, describe the problem, indicate the urgency (yes, we will unlock the safe urgently if necessary), and wait for a technician who will do everything quickly and accurately.
If necessary, the technician will carry out other operations - recode the lock, if technically possible, replace the dead battery in the electronic lock, or the lock itself. You can count on all services in this area and not worry about the result - it will be positive in any case.
Situations where a safe with an electronic combination lock is locked are not that rare. As a rule, manufacturers in such cases advise using an angle grinder, which will lead to the need to go to the store for a new purchase. Meanwhile, if your Aiko or Bordogna, Diplomat or Safetronics safe is blocked, there is no need to despair. ZAMOK-SOS specialists will be able to unlock them without loss of functionality. Browning safe locked? Does your BTV safe not respond to key combinations? This is not a problem - our experienced and qualified technicians, using extensive knowledge and special equipment, will be able to unlock them in a matter of minutes.
They will also help if the Format, Meilink, Ira Stark safe is blocked. These models are well known in the West, but in our country they were supplied in limited quantities, so not every workshop will undertake to open them. One of our most popular brands of safes remains the products of the Ripost company. Accordingly, if the Ripost safe is blocked, many rush to open it themselves, having read advice on the Internet.
It should be noted that the cost of our services is quite affordable; we work around the clock, including emergency opening of safes. So if a problem arises - a Gardall, Onix, Indel B, Paks Safe, Juwel, Topaz, Technomax, Valberg or any other domestic or foreign brand safe is blocked - feel free to call our dispatchers with a description of the problem - this will help us perform the opening as quickly as possible, without causing not the slightest damage to either the lock itself or the safe's surface.
Now let's look at the combination lock from an open-type safe. It has become much more widespread. There is a safe with such a lock in almost every office in the city.
In terms of design and security properties, an open limb lock is simpler than a closed one, despite the fact that they are very similar in appearance. But their operating principle and code set are fundamentally different.
The main task of a limb lock is to limit the movement of the bolt. If the combination lock is dialed, nothing will prevent you from opening the safe door by pressing the handle or turning the key. If the code is not entered, the bolt will not move - it will rest against the code discs. An open type dial lock does not have a deadbolt. The locking elements here will be the code discs themselves, that is, the code elements of the lock.
The operating principle of an open type dial lock is as follows.
The dial knob and code disks have the same axis of rotation. The first disk is the leading one. It is rigidly secured to the axle with a cotter pin. The other three (sometimes two) are slaves; they can only spin from the master disk. In this case, the leading disk directly interacts only with the second, the second disk transfers the torque to the third, and the third - to the fourth. Always and only this way, “connecting” the disks when rotating in one direction occurs in this sequence and gradually. The discs come into contact with each other through protrusions. The moment of contact of one disk with another can be heard by a characteristic metallic click.
Each code disc of an open dial lock has a code groove.
When the code is entered correctly, the code grooves on all four disks line up into a single code groove. Now nothing will interfere with the entry of the safe door bolt and it will freely “fall” into the common groove when you turn the key or handle.
So, you most likely have a four-digit code (you may even have just learned it while I'm standing next to you trying to teach you how to use it), but you have no idea how to dial it into your safe. Follow the instructions below and you will succeed.
Operating instructions for a combination mechanical lock (open dial).
The index ring of an open type dial lock has only one mark (usually red). It is located at the highest point of the index ring.
The code digit is dialed by setting the number just opposite this working mark when turning the dial knob.
In order to enter the code, you must:
1) Turn the dial knob clockwise three times, skipping first code number past the mark on the index ring. We'll exhibit first code number just opposite the index ring mark for the fourth match.
2) Turn the dial knob counterclockwise. We'll exhibit second the code digit exactly opposite the index ring mark for the third match.
3) Rotate the dial knob clockwise. We'll exhibit third the code digit exactly opposite the index ring mark for the second match.
4) When rotating the dial knob counterclockwise, we stop when fourth the number of your code will be exactly opposite the index ring mark.
The code has been dialed. Turn the key and/or handle of the safe in the opening direction and open the door.
ATTENTION!!! When typing the code “return” and “fine-tuning” unacceptable. If, when typing the code, you make a mistake in the number, “skipping” the desired one, the code dialing begins again from the first point.
The code seems to be entered correctly, but the door does not open, the key does not turn? This could be because the combination lock on your safe is broken, or maybe you're simply trying to enter the wrong code. In any case, you need the services of a qualified specialist, who is carried out
