See picture 4. Rather than the sides of the safe being welded to the back wall, the back wall is attached the side walls at a 90 degree angle with tight connection, where the back wall curves on top of the side walls. This creates visible seams, which can be pried open. Overall, this 'safe' isn't really a safe at all. Download a copy of your SentrySafe product manual.

Cheechonline says: I’ll never buy one of these crap Sentry safes again. Thought I forgot my combination (possible but not likely) so I did the $20 combo recovery from Sentry. Turns out I had the combo correct but the safe wouldn’t open. While on a tech support ph call the darn dial AND the entire round-to-square shaft came out in my hand. The safe is 8 years old, the warranty is 1 year. The rep told me I was out of luck and I’d need a locksmith to open it. $50 and and 20 min later I had the contents of my safe.

$150 for what is now a destroyed safe, a short drive to a locksmith, $50 and another $70 for a small fireproof box. Do yourself a favor and buy a better product. Armando Martinez says: Hey I have an equally safe as yours. But I have a problem. I was so happy the day when I buy the safe opened it immediately, And I closed the same way. And I am one hundred percent sure that I did not remove the shipping screw.

And after reading these instructions I’m confused I do not understand what it says: pass three times zero continue turning until it reaches the first number of your combination. I’ve done this process many times and I’m tired because I can not open the damn safe. Robert Mitchum says: This safe is good only for fire protection. As for security, you’d better off burying your valuables in the ground. I bought one of these so called safes and the locking mechanism is made of plastic. The handle is plastic, the tumblers are plastic, even the wedge to keep the safe locked is plastic. As for those 4 steel bolts, there made of cheap cast metal and will snap with a decent impact.

If you want a burglary rated safe, buy a burglary rated safe, this thing ain’t it. It’s a poor excuse for a safe at best.

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to dial open a combination safe lock. Begin by turning the lock 4 times to the left. Then turn the lock 3 times to the right. Now turn the lock 2 times to the left and finish by turning it one more time to the right. Users should hear and feel a click when they finish turning the lock. When locking the safe, turn the lock 4 or more times to the left. To ensure security.

This video will benefit those viewers who have a safe lock and would like to learn how to dial it open because they forgot the combination.