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Posted: 2/17/2013 5:29:06 PM EDT
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I recently purchased a safe where the manufacturer built the shelves so that the inside of the safe door sits flush with the shelves when it is shut. Wouldnt this set up create a bunch of semi airtight compartments that my goldenrod and dehumidifiers wouldnt be able to get to (unless i put one on each shelf)? Am I just over thinking this or should I take out all of my shelves and trim off about 1/2 an inch off of each so I could have airflow throughout the entire safe?
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Nothing about your average safe is as airtight as it would seem at first. Unless the door has a compression system, it won't be very air tight at all. Some more so than others, but even a very small door gap, multiplied by the dimensions of the door, will add up to several square inches.
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Unless you have some sort of rubber gasket on the door, I wouldn't think so. The fire seals themselves usually won't seal well until they heat up and expand.
If a typical 60x30 gun safe has a 1/16" gap around it's door, you'd be looking at approximately 9.75 square inches of opening. |
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