Super helpful video. Thanks for taking the time to make this!
@brandonwatsonmedia5 ай бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to let me know!
@brucewilliams42912 жыл бұрын
Called Sentry safe. They're sending me a replacement, but they're on back order. Waiting is unacceptable. As my warranty had expired, your option was what I was searching for. Purchased one for 2/$20 at Amazon. Must've been a price drop. I installed mine by detaching the spring side, unscrewing both ends of the old piston, and screwing in the new piston. Thanks for the link for the replacement piston. It made the search so much easier.
@brandonwatsonmedia2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. People helping people is what it's all about. :-)
@statgenie65756 ай бұрын
Thanks for all the research you have done, really helpful with the two videos. Getting the struts and lithium batteries for my two safes
@brandonwatsonmedia6 ай бұрын
Absolutely! I love hearing that the video has helped people.
@michaeltrue3 жыл бұрын
Just found your first video and really appreciate the follow up to report how it is working out. Now off to buy the Apexstone gas strut pack. Thanks Brandon!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! I really hope it helps!
@michaeltrue3 жыл бұрын
@@brandonwatsonmedia Received the replacement gas strut and replaced it using the same spring. Works better than new. Will keep the idea to add another spring for the future just in case. Thanks!
@Eugenewk2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. FYI, There is no need to unscrew the door side fitting. The door fitting will pull off of the ball stud if you pry out on the metal spring clip with moderate force. There is a notch in the top of the door fitting that provides an access point to get a small screw driver or scribe under the spring clip to pry it out.
@brandonwatsonmedia2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that, Gary! 👍
@Caseydid2 жыл бұрын
I called SentrySafe about my safe's strut and they sent a replacement for free. This one was much better than the one in the safe.
@brandonwatsonmedia2 жыл бұрын
Well, that’s awesome. I know a lot of people in the past have not had that experience, but maybe SentrySafe is doing better with addressing this. Thanks for sharing! 👍
@Jordan23232 жыл бұрын
Thanks for both videos Brandon! This was driving me crazy! Just ordered the pistons and springs and gonna chance it all. Can't wait!
@brandonwatsonmedia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I hope it all works out for you!
@abesebag10852 ай бұрын
I noticed that you swipe instead of place your finger on it, and I was wondering why, does it work better that way?
@brandonwatsonmedia2 ай бұрын
For that particular model - the QAP1BE - you swipe on the finger sensor. Different models may just have you press and hold, so definitely check the manual.
@abesebag10852 ай бұрын
@@brandonwatsonmedia you are right, I just checked, mine is the QAP1BLX
@meesterdinglefritz2064 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Exactly what I needed, thank you good sir!
@brandonwatsonmedia Жыл бұрын
Happy that it helped!
@chubbypan53393 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you. I watched your original video and this one. I've been pissed off at my safe for a while, but glad there's a fix. The last thing I want is to be using my fingernails to try and open it. Oops, too late. I'm dead. Thank you for sharing sir!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - I appreciate your kind words! It’s all about people helping people, so I hope this little bit of info does just that. 🙂
@apost8not3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Brandon, for these helpful videos about the SentrySafe Biometric safe. My strut has gotten lazy so I will be ordering a pair soon. BTW, they are still available for 12.99 at Amazon at this time. I'll add a couple more tips that have proven useful for me. I just have the one safe in a bookcase headboard. 1) When I go to bed I put the override key in and give it a half turn. That keeps it from popping back out and leaves it ready to quickly turn and open the safe even faster than swiping your fingerprint. In the morning I pull the key and put it back on my keychain. This is something that the belt and suspender types among us will appreciate. I started doing this when I first got the safe and I was unsure how much to trust the biometric function. Now it's turned into habit. 2) You can more securely mount this safe to a shelf by using short carriage bolts (5/16"-18 ~ 1" to 1 1/4") fed from below through holes drilled in the shelf. Install and securely tighten the hex nuts inside the safe. The rounded edge of the carriage bolt set into the bottom of the shelf will be hard to grasp which helps prevent removal of the safe.
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the kind words. And thank you for the great feedback! People helping people - that's what it's all about it. 👍
@TheRonZombie5 ай бұрын
Kemper!
@brandonwatsonmedia5 ай бұрын
You know it! 🤘
@user-bq5us3lu9y3 жыл бұрын
Brandon You're a lifesaver! Your suggestions were spot-on. I bought the package of springs from Home Depot and didn't change the spring. How do you know if the spring needs changing and/or can I add one of the smaller springs on top of the original or replacement spring? Thanks for everything.
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear the video helped! As far as spring replacement goes, that is really up to you and your situation. Simply adding one of those small springs to the existing one can just help give the door a little extra nudge in opening. Otherwise, some of springs in that Home Depot package that are the same size spring as the SentrySafe stock spring do feel (to me) to have just a hair more coil compression strength. Again, you may not need to enhance you safe’s spring, but it’s a super simple method you can just experiment with.
@thebigbryc58736 ай бұрын
Is this the 7" or 7.5" strut?
@brandonwatsonmedia6 ай бұрын
The ones I used in that video are listed as a 7 inch strut.
@mnrodriguez3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! You got a new subscriber!!!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
You are most welcome! I hope the information will be helpful.
@mnrodriguez3 жыл бұрын
@@brandonwatsonmedia, after hours looking for the gas strut replacement for my gun safe (online search), you solved my problem in minutes. Very well presented and useful information. I truly appreciate it!!!
@Flo.8912 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Thank you. Do they still work or did you already replace them since this video? Keep it up ! 👍😊
@brandonwatsonmedia2 жыл бұрын
Thank you - Glad they were helpful! Fortunately, since that video, I have not had anymore replacements. Of course I always keep an extra spare around juuuust in case. 👍
@juliantijerina10663 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info!!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you - Hope it helps!
@lphillips62823 жыл бұрын
Thanks brother!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@frankmoralesiii69083 жыл бұрын
I replaced my gas struts. Thanks. Also, Is your content also on Rumble? If not please consider using Rumble.
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I’m glad the video helped. I’ll check out Rumble - thanks for the suggestion!
@DustedDreams Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your great video, Brandon. However, I recently discovered that Apexstone has introduced the 7.68" gas strut. Could you please let us know if this size would be more appropriate for SentrySafe QAP1BE?
@brandonwatsonmedia Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the feedback and suggestion! I am actually about to try out some other struts to see how they work and I am hoping to put out another video soon.
@abesebag10852 ай бұрын
@@brandonwatsonmedia did you end up finding a better suited one, I'm interested to see if there's a way to make it open even more so its fully 90 degrees.
@brandonwatsonmedia2 ай бұрын
@@abesebag1085 I had gotten in some other struts try (when I wrote this response comment about a year ago), but they turned out not worth making a video about. But your comment now has me wanting to revisit this endeavor. So those struts I'm using are still functioning as expected - so that's good - but I would like to look around just to see what's out these days in case there now is something better.
@abesebag10852 ай бұрын
@@brandonwatsonmedia sounds great, I bought this safe about 2 weeks ago so my strut still works, I’m just curious if I use a bigger strut will it open more?
@brandonwatsonmedia2 ай бұрын
@@abesebag1085 The issue with trying to use a bigger/longer strut is that the safe's two anchor points that the strut is attached to are basically only going to accommodate a similar sized strut to the one that comes with the safe.
@nickjury42153 жыл бұрын
Helpful ,thanks!
@brandonwatsonmedia3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Thank you
@johnray4033 Жыл бұрын
I want to order these struts, BUT now one of the Sentry safes has a different problem. It is stuck in the OPEN position. In other words, the locking mechanism (next to the batteries), is open and won't lock. Even when I use the key, I turn the key and the locking "bar" does not slide into the open space/groove where it is located. Anyone else have this problem?
@brandonwatsonmedia Жыл бұрын
I wish I could offer some kind of suggestion on that, but I haven’t experienced that issue 😕. I am assuming it is out of warranty, but it still might be worth reaching out to SentrySafe. Hopefully, someone in the comment forum can also help with a solution. 🤞