From Newsgroup: alt.locksmithing

On Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at 10:12:21 AM UTC-5, pgreen...@gmail.com wrote:

On Saturday, April 28, 2007 11:27:26 PM UTC+1, thedevil...@gmail.com wrote:

Hey guys, I bought a safe off eBay that was pulled from a hotel. It's
an older Elsafe Model m70 with an electronic keypad lock and no key
backup that I know of. The combo is 6 digits long, but somehow I
managed to get locked outta mine. I've been trying like the dickens to
get back in, but I can't and elsafe tech support said since I wasn't a locksmith, they won't help. I searched the safe and found a hole on
the side that leads into the locked door. What does this do? Can
anyone help me get into my safe? I'll pay you via paypal or something. Please help!

This must be too late for the enquirer but just in case it is useful to anyone else in the future...

I don't have the same model but I had to open my Elsafe after a power failure and luckily had the two tools needed to do so. I used the small screwdriver to remove the keypad and saw two holes behind it in the door. I inserted the key, which had a semi-circular head, into the larger hole and turned it 90 deg anti-clockwise. This must have removed a plate preventing full access inside the smaller hole. I then inserted the screwdriver fully into the smaller hole and turned it clockwise which drew the door bolts open.

The screwdriver is a fairly common type with a hexagonal head. The key is customised but you might be able to rig up something to turn the receiver through 90 deg. Good Luck!

I locked myself out by closing the door and hit reset by mistake. Now when I type in my 4 digit number it says error. I have ELSAFE anyone can help much appreciated. Paul
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