Safe Repair and Maintenance

Have you been locked out of your safe? Or has your safe been damaged through forced entry or wear and tear? We have years of experience in opening safes, repairing safes and restoring them back to their original state.

Whether you are storing valuable documents, equipment, money or guns in your safe, with regular use over a period of years, it will require maintenance or repair. The more the safe is being used the more problems can occur.

Here are some of the issues our safe technicians can assist you with:

Repair of a broken lock
Repair of a damaged lock
Replacement of a digital lock
Replacement and duplication of keys
Changing the code on a digital combination lock
Safe opening when keys are lost or stolen, or a lost or forgotten combination

The Importance of Safe Maintenance and Servicing

In terms of safety and security, it is important to have a safe to secure your valuables, and ensure that it is the right safe for your specific needs. It is just as important to secure the space that your safe is in by fixing or bolting the safe in place. The other consideration is to ensure that your safe is kept well maintained to avoid any issues from arising and top minimise risk.

When a safe is in regular use and is opened and closed regularly, the mechanical parts or elements can suffer from wear and tear.

What does safe servicing involve?

Our maintenance service involves:

Removing old oils and greases from the doors and mechanisms that have accumulated over time
Servicing or replacing oils and greases to the doors and hinges
Servicing the locks or replacing the locks, as needed
Making necessary adjustments to hinges, bolts and any type of locking mechanism for re-alignment (combination, key locks and digital locks)

Once done, your safe will be left neat, clean and in good working order to further ensure the safety of your belongings.

How often should I service my safe?

Frequency of safe servicing depends largely on how often a safe is opened and closed. If it is being regularly used, and is opened daily or hourly, then annual servicing is recommended. For less frequently used safes, servicing can happen bi- annually, however, it is important to regularly check the safe to ensure that it is in good working order.

How do I know if my safe needs a service?

If the safe has been tampered with in a break-in. Even if there is no outward damage visible it is always advisable to have the safe checked for damages
If you are buying a second-hand safe
The safe is no longer opening or closing correctly
There is any difficulty or stiffness in opening the lock
The lock appears to be loosening or the key is no longer inserting easily into the lock
The door feels stiff when opening the safe door
Any issues with the combination locks
Any issues with the combination locks

All locks consist of moving parts and it is inevitable that at some stage these may need to be looked at. If unsure, please feel free to contact us for advice.