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bcarver · January 8, 2011, 07:29 PM

make sure you are comparing apples to apples.
Some safe companies "rig" the test to up their time rating.
They increase the allowed inside temp and decrease the outside temp.
Fire rating is based on amount of "sheet rock" inside the safe.
If they are the same gauge material and the same weight then they will have a close fire rating. If the difference is large look at the test parameters.

January 8, 2011, 07:29 PM	#2
bcarver Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2007 Location: Jackson,Mississippi Posts: 838	hour rate make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Some safe companies "rig" the test to up their time rating. They increase the allowed inside temp and decrease the outside temp. Fire rating is based on amount of "sheet rock" inside the safe. If they are the same gauge material and the same weight then they will have a close fire rating. If the difference is large look at the test parameters.