Battery Issues with GunVault

Jan 2010
371
0
Sherwood, OR
So I bought a GunVault a few months back when my daughter started crawling around. I like it for the most part, but the batteries were only lasting a few weeks. A month at a time at the most. With 8 AA a month, I was getting really annoyed and thinking about getting rid of it and looking for something else.

Well I was reading the manual, and they suggested changing the batteries at least evety year wether they needed them or not. So I called the company, and they are sending me a new one, just like that. I'm pretty happy with the customer service so far, but lets wait until it's all figured out before I get too excited.

Anyone else have similar problems with a GunVault or similar lock box?
 
Jan 2009
745
0
Dri-Shities
I would guess you got a defective unit & the new one will be much better.

I have a MultiVault Standard that I have had for 12 or so years & have had no issues with it what so ever. I check the batteries about once a year & have replaced them maybe four times. It has never failed to function for me.

Hope your new one is as reliable for you as mine has been for me!
 
Dec 2009
41
0
Winthrop, WA
I let the batts go until they died when I first got mine, just to see how long it would take. It took a little over two years.
Now I change them every January.
 
Jan 2010
371
0
Sherwood, OR
So I ended up getting the new one in like a week. It is a little different, it now takes 1 9V instead of 8 AA, which is nice. The buttons engage/push a little different, and if I try to push the code too fast, it doesn't register properly, but other than that, it seems to be working great. Let's just hope I don't have to change the battery in a month. Great customer service though, other than the wait time.
 
Aug 2011
1
0
Washington
I bought a Winchester Safe and it had the same issues. It is the wiring in the electric keypad. Myself and the store owner called them for almost a year, finally after posting negative info on their website they sent me a new pad and it works fine. I had to provide a receipt when I bought the safe so dont wait or have a friendly retailer :).
Hope this helps.
 
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