Is a USED Safe OK?
It depends on the safe, and the purpose you intend to use it for. For burglary protection, if the safe has a good quality combination lock on it, door hinges are good, and even if it has been previously penetrated and properly repaired it is hard to go wrong. Very good values exist in UL rated safes that have had the door penetrated, and properly repaired (UL labels must be removed). If the purpose is for Fire Protection do NOT consider any old safes as they used a concrete material as the heat retardate material. This works fine on new concrete, but as the concrete ages it dries out, losing its fire resistance. This type of concrete material has a tendency to crack and crumble; you will never know of the concrete condition inside the iron casing. This type of undesirable safe can easily be identified by the stair step design of the door edges. Although many of these old safes are very beautiful they have more of a nostalgic value than a fire protection value. Tips Find a reputable dea
