Master Lock Set Your Own combination Wall Mount Lock Box, 5 Key capacity, Black 5401EC

Although I've grown up around those who hide their spare keys around their home, I've never really been one to do it myself. Call me a skeptic/cautious, but leaving a key around for someone else to find is just asking for trouble. While I don't mind doing it on a temporary basis (for a day or two), long term never really sat well with me. My wife on the other hand, is a big believer in leaving a spare key somewhere. I suppose the most recent event where she was out of town and I was supposed to be home later that day (but didn't arrive until after midnight because my flight was delayed) got her worried. You see, we have 2 dogs and in that incident, they were home alone, in a crate, in the dark for over 18 hours. I've ran through various scenarios and one of the solutions would be to give our neighbor a spare key. But with that, we don't know our neighbors very well (moved in just a few months ago). Plus having to rely on them to gain access to my home for whatever reason is just one additional obstacle. What if they aren't home or on vacation when we or someone else actually needs the key? My wife suggested to just hide it under a rock or doormat, but that was just a terrible idea. If one were to hide their key for emergency purposes, you wouldn't want to put it in a place that's obvious, but not so difficult where it would be hard to get. Let's be honest here, if a burglar really wants in your house, they'll break in. But if they so happen to just search for one and find it easily, that gives them easy entry. That's when I decided maybe I should invest in a lock box. Looking all over the web, most of the ones I found were the push button kind like this: GE AccessPoint 001015 KeySafe Original 5-Key Permanent, Pushbutton, Titanium Gray or real estate kind that hangs on your door like this: KeyGuard SL-500 Punch Button Lockbox The problem with the push button locks are that they are 1) expensive, 2) the reviews are hit & miss, and specific to the GE ones, 3) the "access code" is not order-specific, meaning if your code is 5231, someone could press any of those numbers in any order to open the box. The problem with the door hanging type is that it is 1) unsightly and 2) typically not as secure/strong as the wall mount kind unless you get a heavy duty lock (which is typically more expensive). That's when I found this Master Lock key storage box. With 226 reviews and a 4-star rating, it seemed perfect for what I wanted. This thing is heavy duty strong. Every aspect of the body is made of metal and if someone wanted to break into it, they would need more than a sledge hammer to break it open. It comes with 4 mounting screws about 1" in length so no additional hardware is needed (unless of course you want to mount it to a brick/stone wall). Also the instructions are in depth and easy to follow. By default the passcode is 0000 but it can be reprogrammed to 4 digit any combination on the fly. As for mounting it, I swapped out the 1" screws with 1.5" decking screws. The mounting holes are in a diamond pattern and I will say that if you use a power drill like I did, you won't be able to drill the screw into the bottom hole because the drill's bulk prevents you from getting the screw in straight unless you have a really long bit (or bit extender). I had to use a standard screwdriver and manually screw in the 4th screw. Once mounted this thing is going nowhere without a lot of trouble. As another reviewer said, a burglar would probably just give up and break in through the window if they really wanted to get in your house because attempting to get the box open or steal it is not worth the time/effort. I'm very happy with this product and I would highly recommend it to anyone. It seems safe, sturdy, and provides me and my wife with protection necessary in hiding our spare key.

These boxes work well. Very easy to set the combo, super easy to install. This really helps when having contractors working at my location. I did use much longer screws than the ones that came with the device but that is my personal preference. There is plenty of room for my keys on a tagged key ring. Very easy, one hand operation of the box. No fussing or fumbling. My employer has around 200 of these in use and I have never had one fail!

I am surprised at the thickness of the metal of this box. I didn’t expect it to be this robust. The dials are good sized and easy to read. I love the small plastic window that covers the dial, it looks good and will prolong the life and functionality of the dials.

I know too many people who use the fake rock as a place to hide a key outside their houses. Unless you have a lot of rocks that match your key rock (in which case it's hard to find your key rock), you have the second most obvious place that your key is hidden (after the doormat). So don't hide it -- secure it. I advise against trying to install this key-safe on brick/concrete, if at all possible. That's a messy path to start down, and if you screw it up, it can be really expensive to fix and have other repercussions. Find a wood fixture of your home, or use a shed or something, and screw it into that. Installation was a breeze -- open the box, hold it up to whatever you're screwing it into, and make markings for your four holes. Then get a drill (you should have a drill -- wired drills can be gotten for 25-30 bucks or cheaper) and drill pilot holes. I used a 1/8" bit, though I don't know if that was ideal. Then hold the box up to the post and use the included screws to affix the box to the surface (again, the drill will save you some heartache with this process). Changing the combination was easy, and it has enough space inside to hold a few standard house keys, or maybe two house keys and a car key, or something like that. Not a lot of space, but enough for a few keys. It's not like the code is unbreakable. Keep that in mind. Four digits means 10,000 combinations -- so a dedicated thief could sit there and try every combination until they got to yours. It does, however, discourage casual thievery. And a thief with the time and privacy to go through 10,000 combinations on your property will also have the privacy/time to cut a hole in your door or smash a window or something. You get the idea. This is to make a key available without basically leaving it out in the open. You'll thank yourself for this if you ever lock yourself out, or if you have people coming in from out of town who you can't be home to greet, or for dog walkers or cat sitters or whatever.

good size, will hold several keys. numbers turn easily on lock. good quality. recommended.

Great Product

My husband has several health issues and we were worried that even though his Apple watch would call 911 for him, if he was home alone and unconscious, how would the paramedics get it? I asked some paramedics at the hospital where I volunteer what to do. They recommended this product and told me to call our fire department and give them the code so it will be linked to our address in case a call comes to them. It was easy to install and seems very durable. We installed it under our eaves but having the little cover is extra protection from the weather. The price was very reasonable and our cleaning ladies and handyman can use it too.

Easy to install and feels well made.

Good product, solid and handy to have

Durable and rigid

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