i want to use this to keep a cabinet door shut during an earthquake, any thoughts?
1575959
It could not withstand the force of our children . . . but then, they are far more determined than an earthquake. I think it would work for that application, even though it did not work for us.
1575960
If you're able to install this successfully then I think it should keep a cabinet door secure in the event of an earthquake. The problem I had was that the lock broke during installation, snapped clean off! I was unable to install the product, but the glue was very strong, if it had worked I'm sure it would have been secure.
1549624
Should work fine. If the space between the door and the floor is real tight you may need to tape it down so it doesn't move around.
1495814
This could create quite a lot of vibration within and throughout the cabinet. In my experience users have integrated fabric or other acoustically transparent material into the cabinet door
77375
It is a metal box. Not a safe. There is no seal on the door. The box has about half a dozen small holes for mounting screws and you probable won't use all of them. You could seal them up , and you could probably add some sort of weatherstipping to the door to help, but plan on it being as dry as any normal cabinet.
2027958
It would be the best product to use because it will hold up to the extreme heat. You might try a color close to your counter top, I used the red for what I needed to seal.
635177
I don't think this item would be useful for that purpose. Primary purpose is to use in small cabinets or safes. The interior of a car would be too much for it to handle ... I believe.
316325
I dont think its designed for that. Its really made for the doors that swing outward (like kitchen cabinets).
1117176
Hi K.,Mine has a lot of play too when the door is closed & locked.I think it is part of the design, and cannot be remediated.I believe that it is fine against a fire or theft.However, I think that there a risk a the docs getting wet in case of a flood. Have not tried this hypothesis though. I kept mine. (Did not return it.)CheersCam
1958456
We use it on the door knob side to keep fingers from getting smashed when my toddler tries to close/slam doors. One of the other answers was to put on the top of the door near the hinge side would probably work if you're concerned about pinching fingers on the hinge vs door knob side.
608335
I wouldn't want to be pulling the contents out unless it were securely mounted. I think you'd have to keep setting it back upright. I put it on the inside of my cabinet door, and it's ideal there, but it could hang on the outside of a cabinet door or be fastened onto a wall.
230356
I don't know how it could withstand a house fire. I am terribly disappointed in mine. The hinge pins are made of plastic. It would appear to me that they would melt fairly quickly and there would be no structural integrity. I guess they have tested it, and their claims are accurate. But, the top fell off of mine after a year of use. I would not trust it with my important documents. I now use mine to store odds and ends that have no value.
69547
If you are actually building the box of a cabinet I would recommend screws. In theory the nails would work, but they will loosen.
703403
It will work great, but if your neighbors are to close they will complain. I sometimes turn it on in my garage and it shakes the whole house.
346845
It would not work for that situation. It is designed to close a door, not slow it down.
435073
i dont believe so , most likely it wont resist the extreme temperatures of a house fire . however it is great for keeping documents/valuables/dangerous items away from family memebers and friends. although if you threw it out of the 4th story of a building it would probably break right open. this is not for top level safety this is just for a hobbyist to keep certain items out of reach of others
1789101
This is for use with the bifolding closet doors. Prevents them from being opened by keeping the folds from being moved. SEE http://www.lowes.com/pd_10758-77999-10758_0__?productId=3406594&Ntt=closet+doors&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Dcloset%2Bdoors&facetInfo= for example. Not for use on your basic single panel door.
890935
I used it for an alarm systemAnd all I had to do was push it and worked so I believe it will be push to close