Sentinel Push Button wall mounted Key Safe

Very robust safe, good quality. Push button makes it easier to use. Code 4-6 digits & can include * and/or # so if you want more than just a 4 digit code you have that option. As letters show on the buttons like a telephone keypad, you can always use a word instead of the number to help you remember it. Push button is easier to use than a dial & if you make an error you just press a button to reset so you can enter the code again. The code is needed on opening & closing the key safe, but you don’t need to worry about scrambling dials, so very quick. So easy to change the code for a new one.Was told by an employee of a lifeline service that this keysafe was one of the best they’d seen & far sturdier/superior to the ones local councils/social services fitted.I’m very happy with this purchase & am satisfied my relatives keys are secure inside.

It is very sturdy and fits perfectly in small space weight great and to fit in small space great value for money it’s a love small side table weight easy to lift

I bought this one because I could not find any videos online about how to bypass it (unlike others!).It comes with four heavy duty screws and the wall plugs to fit, an 8mm masonry bit is required. Like most of these you set the code by turning over small plastic screws on the rear. The code can be any length of numbers and in common with other devices like this, you can put the numbers in any order and use each number only once (but pressing a wrong number will stop the safe being opened) so the number of combinations with a four digit is not 10,000 and could be stepped through given enough time.The safe is quite large inside and feels well made, hinges down such that the keypad remains in place unlike others where it comes away from the back. There is a weatherproof top that clips over but we put it out of sight in the porch anyway as you don't want to advertise it (though obviously better than keys under a flowerpot!).The only downside I can see is you need to put the code in to re-lock it - it doesn't lock automatically if you push it shut. I can sort of see why it wouldn't (to stop you slipping the lock open with a credit card or whatever), but if whoever uses the safe is careless, you could push it back as if to close it and think it had locked when it hadn't - a short pull would re-open it. The other thing to bear in mind once open is that the code is visible.We are very pleased with this safe especially for the price. It's easy to use and has letters on the keypad so you could make up a word.

Easy to use although the cover is a bit tough to open which isn’t really a bad thing. Setting the number is easy, once set they can be pressed in any order. Plenty of room for key/keys inside. The only downside I’m not keen on is the numbers have to be pressed to lock the thing but not had any issues yet.

Quick delivery. A good, secure and easy to operate key safe.

Unlike the smaller key safes, this one with push buttons is much easy to open than turning the four rollers with indistinct numbers on my previous model. It also has more room, especially depth, than the smaller key safes. A good sturdy unit and well built.

Bit of a pain to put on the wall but nothing too difficult. Very weighty and strong. I have ordered a few for family members as others have been impressed.

The Sentinel Key Safe was bought for a village hall to replace another one that had four rotating number wheels, as some people had difficulty seeing and setting the fiddly little numbers. The Sentinel certainly solves that problem as the numbers are clear and the push buttons very simple to operate. Once the correct code is entered, the catch is operated with minimum force and front door drops down to give access to the inside. The Sentinel is as robust as any I have seen and more robust that some.Now for the negatives. The setting tool, used to set up the access code, is a flimsy bit of perspex which is next to useless. Use a small flat-bladed screwdriver instead. Why the manufacturers can't provide one, even a cheap plastic thing moulded in ABS, I don't know. Even worse, the front cover is extremely flimsy and arrived damaged. It has two thin plastic ears forming the hinge and one of these was already snapped before I opened the pack. However, as the safe was being used indoors, I just threw the cover away.The comments made by others, regarding the fact that the access code numbers can be entered in any order, are valid. This means that the safe is probably not suitable for situations requiring a high degree of security as it is much simpler for someone to try every possible combination in order to open the safe. A four number wheel type of key safe, with ten digits per wheel, has 10000 different combinations to try. But because the numbers in the sentinel can be entered in any order, there are only 2047 - and even this allows for the fact that the combination can be of any length from 1 to 11 digits. If only four digits are used (and the person trying to crack the code knows this), then it would take only 330 tries. Working systematically, at five seconds a try, the code could be cracked in less than half an hour. You will get the most security if you use five or six numbers in your code as this gives 462 possible combinations.22/06/2015 The Sentinel at our village Hall has just failed after less than eighteen months of infrequent use. The keypad was completely solid and inoperable. This was particularly embarrassing as I was letting in our local MP who was holding a surgery. I did finally manage to get it open, but have since replaced it with a Supra C500, the only key safe recommended by the police. The C500 is an excellent product, which we have used elsewhere and in my view is well worth the extra money, although it has a smaller key compartment than the Sentinel. I suspect the problem we had with the Sentinel was just an isolated case, but nevertheless I have decided to reduce my rating from four to three stars.