Cannon residential safe, electronic keypad dead after battery leak
Wednesday afternoon at Addison Reserve - Cannon residential safe in a master closet, electronic keypad dead from a leaked AA battery. Owner hadn't opened it in 2 years; combination was on a slip of paper inside the safe.
We manipulated the keypad bypass mechanism non-destructively, opened the safe in 25 minutes, replaced the leaking batteries + the corroded battery contacts, reset the electronics, and re-keyed the mechanical override to her existing house key. 90 minutes total.
The owner kept the safe (no drilling, no damage). We left her with a written reminder schedule for annual battery replacement on Cannon residentials.
Residential safe opening