A Honeywell safe. I think I have told you about these before. About why you might need one, and the basics of what they are. But there is more than one type, so I thought I’d go into a bit more detail today.
First though, in case you weren’t paying attention last time, I’ll give you a quick recap of what a Honeywell safe is used for. Basically, these are fire and water-proof boxes, that will protect your valuable paperwork and digital media – such as CDs and USB drives. The basic premise is to make sure that the irreplaceable documents are protected in case of a fire.
So, the different types of Honeywell box then. Well, firstly there is the upright fire safe. All the upright safes have digital locks, and can protect your documents for up to one hour in temperatures of up to a whopping 927 degrees – phew! They are also watertight for up to eight hours, and even the biggest one of them will float in a flood.
The next type is a fire chest, which is used for protecting digital media. So much information is now created and stored on computers that it is imperative that your backups are protected – imagine having to start your company’s digital archives again from scratch – not fun! Keeping digital media cool in a fire is very important, and a Honeywell fire chest will protect your CDs, DVDs, USB sticks, optical drives and DAT tapes by keeping then under 51.5oC for up to one hour in a fire. They are waterproof too, so will protect from pesky water damage. One of the models even has wheels on it, so you can easily move it if you need to.
Honeywell safes are not only fireproof and waterproof, but also secure too. They all feature strong, high quality locks to keep your information for your eyes only. One more product that this company makes is a laptop box. Laptops are highly thievable, high value items, and so keeping yours secure is very important. One of the most common places for laptops to be stolen from is the car. The Honeywell laptop box has a double steel wall to protect your laptop, and also a 1200mm securing cable which can be wrapped around a metal anchoring point in the boot of your car to make it even harder for thieves to get their hands on it.
So there you go. A quick rundown of the Honeywell safes. It is always good to remember that fire and water can do just as much damage as thieves – so why not protect yourself from all three at one time.
