[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/06\/gun-safes-seal-properly-fires\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/06\/gun-safes-seal-properly-fires\/","headline":"Most Gun Safes Do Not Seal Properly in Fires","name":"Most Gun Safes Do Not Seal Properly in Fires","description":"Earlier posts talked of the problem with gun safes having only one seal.\u00a0 We have two safes in our shop from different manufacturers that went through fires, and they demonstrate the point perfectly. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gun safe manufacturers all talk about having the intumescent seal which is supposed to protect your valuables in a fire.\u00a0 The…","datePublished":"2017-06-05","dateModified":"2017-06-05","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/#Person","name":"Admin","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/author\/grandesigns\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fac20c1e017ea994921aa12c985138f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5fac20c1e017ea994921aa12c985138f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hoogerhyde Safe and Lock","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Hoogerhyde-logo.png","width":600,"height":217}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2609-e1496676031753-200x300.jpg","url":"http:\/\/www.tomziemer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2609-e1496676031753-200x300.jpg","height":"300","width":"200"},"url":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/06\/gun-safes-seal-properly-fires\/","about":["Uncategorized"],"wordCount":323,"keywords":["Fort Knox gun safes","gun safe construction","gun safes","Vault doors"],"articleBody":"Earlier posts talked of the problem with gun safes having only one seal.\u00a0 We have two safes in our shop from different manufacturers that went through fires, and they demonstrate the point perfectly.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gun safe manufacturers all talk about having the intumescent seal which is supposed to protect your valuables in a fire.\u00a0 The theory is that when you have a fire, heat will cause the intumescent seal to swell up and seal the door shut.\u00a0 But in many fires the gun safe does not get hot enough for the seal to work, allowing heat and smoke to enter between the door and frame.\u00a0 Pictured is a gun safe with a \u201c60 minute fire rating\u201d which uses only the intumescent seal.\u00a0 While the safe got coated with sooty smoke it did not get very hot, so the seals did not expand.\u00a0 The paint will clean up fine; everything inside, however, was damaged by heat, acidic smoke, cinders and ash.\u00a0 You can see that the seals never expanded.\u00a0 Pictures of the interior show damage from smoke, ash & cinders.\u00a0 Ironic: \u00a0 The \u201cFire Safe\u201d label is coated with soot and smoke that the \u201cfire safe\u201d did not protect against.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The plain fact is that for good fire protection gun safes need at least two different seals.\u00a0 One needs to seal the door ALL THE TIME, whenever the door is closed.\u00a0 See posts dated 7-6-15 and 7-20-15 for details.\u00a0 Fort Knox gun safes use an airtight fin-type seal on most of their units and Amsec uses a foam cushion.\u00a0 In both cases the gap between the door and frame is closed even when the safe is cold.Seal systems on gun safes and vault doors are not a minor point \u2013 they are one of the most critical features.\u00a0 Yes, you might need to pay a little more for real protection, but there is no point in paying less for a product which does not work!"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"2017","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"06","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/\/06\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Most Gun Safes Do Not Seal Properly in Fires","item":"https:\/\/hoogerhydesafe.com\/2017\/06\/gun-safes-seal-properly-fires\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]