E Lock or dial safe

[Twofst2c]

I’m having a hard time deciding on a dial lock or e-lock safe. Shopping in the price range of Liberty/Cannon. Opinions please!

[Phreddie30.06]

Dial. Some elocks can be deleted with a magnet

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[Twofst2c]

My main concern is that the key pad dies on me and I can’t get in the safe if there’s no back up key.

[yobuck]

I suppose problems can happen with either type. That said, in about 20 years ive never had any issues with my manually dialed safes, but have several friends who have with the electronic type. No doubt however that pushing buttons is faster and easier.
Many safes are simply branded names and actually made by other companies.
Combinations on manually controlled locks can be changed pretty easily and for very little cost.
It might require a company approved technition however in order not to violate a warranty.
As a rule, the key that unlocks the dial on the manually operated ones is a master type key that will fit every safe built by that company. So losing that key is no big deal. Its also not really necessary to lock the dial, but it does offer another layer of security.

[Balljoint]

Have had a Liberty manual keyed dialed for over 20 yrs. and NO problems.

[PhilC]

Liberty is made by Liberty, happened to be one of the three brands I narrowed my selection to. Discussed lock options with local seller and the biggest pro for electrical vs mechanical lock was quick entry, valueless feature for me so chose the S&G keyed dial.

[ninner]

I bought a cannon safe with an e-lock but it seemed every time I needed to get in it the battery was dead. I bought a dial lock and installed it myself for $45.


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[Whynot]

It's pretty easy to switch between dial and electronic locks. The local lock shop will switch from dial to E-lock for $200 (and supply the new lock). I prefer the old dial style... and if you are willing to do some reading up on it- it is not hard to switch them to a combination that is easier for you to remember. They are much slower- so I would recommend some type of a rapid release system for storing at least one.

[PhilC]

That brings up an interesting question, how quickly would you need to access what's in your safe?

With stopwatch feature on my phone, and using the same hand to push start/stop button and turn dial, it took 19.6secs to open my safe.

[Robinhood]

That brings up an interesting question, how quickly would you need to access what's in your safe?

With stopwatch feature on my phone, and using the same hand to push start/stop button and turn dial, it took 19.6secs to open my safe.

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

[PhilC]

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

For sure.

[Orezona]

Great reason to keep a self defense weapon out of the safe when at home.

Am I the only person that carries while at home? Or at least one with in reach while working in the garage and such.

[SirMike]

I bought a cannon safe with an e-lock but it seemed every time I needed to get in it the battery was dead. I bought a dial lock and installed it myself for $45.


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I didn't know this was possible. May I ask where you obtained the dial lock?


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[Dave Hoback]

I didn't know this was possible. May I ask where you obtained the dial lock?


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They are available at many places. Here’s a no frills S&G 6730.
https://www.amazon.com/Sargent-Green.../dp/B002EDF466

And there are several step by step videos on YouTube showing how to replace it quickly & painlessly.

[dpr64]

Are the dial locks available for the Liberty line of safes? Curious..

[PhilC]

All but the lowest level safes have the option for e-lock or dial. Go to their website for more info.