Customer Reviews

Safety 1st Power Strip Cover

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4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

We have two power strip covers at our house--one by safety 1st and the other by Mommy's Helper. The Safety 1st cover far exceeds the quality and durability of the Mommy's Helper cover (whose buckles looked like they might break if opened too often.) I like the Safety 1st cover because it allows for adjustability in length and is very wide inside, as well as looking quite sturdy. There was plenty of width inside ours as well, so I'm no sure what other reviews were referring to. For extra safety, we covered the unused sockets on the strip with plugs...wish I had purchased this one first!

It's funny how many people have positively reviewed this. Yes, it's very convenient, easy to use, and fits well. What it doesn't actually do is effectively COVER the plugs! It's trivial for a small child to fit their entire hand in the rather large opening. In fact, I just plugged something in without having to remove the cover. If I can fit my hand in there, so can a child. And it doesn't even begin to protect against a child sticking a metal object in there. This product is, in a word, worthless.

I recommend getting one of the power strips that has sliding covers on each of the individual outlets, or simply placing standard child-proof covers on the outlets of your existing power strip. But please don't use this product and think you are adequately protecting your child from shocks.

I bought this "neutral" color (off-white) cover (UPC 5218110409, model 10409A - I don't know how that differs from model 10409) and Mommy's Helper Power Strip Safety Cover to compare the two. Unlike that item, this cover is expandable from 9" to 13.5" in length. The roughly-cylindrical compartment is about 3.5" wide and 4" high. The slot where the cords for the equipment come out is 5/8"-1" wide and a maximum of 10-3/4" long. When closed, the hole for the power strip cord is 1-3/8" by 1/2". Holes are provided in the base for wall mounting, but no accessories are provided.

To open the thing, you press two tabs on the inner lower cover, then slide off the outer cover, then lift the inner top cover. Place the power strip into the inner lower cover, then replace the inner top cover, then slide the inner cover into the outer cover.

The plastic is stiffer compared with the Mommy's Helper model, but it also seems more brittle. I don't like the fact that there is no way to flick the power strip switch without half-disassembling the thing. It can hold a wider and higher strip and transformers than the Mommy's Helper model by about 3/4" in either direction, which is nice. Buy this from Amazon.com!

This powerstrip cover is pointless. Any child can get their hand in it and get shocked.

My nine month old just pulled three plugs out through the large opening in the top of the cover. I plugged them bag in without opening it - as another reviewer remarked it it easy for a baby to stick their hands in.

This was a great buy if you have a slender power strip, and I would whole heartedly recommend it. If you own wider power strips, though, it doesn't fit them.

Just got this product today. We purchased it to keep our 17 month old son away from turning it on and off ALL THE TIME. However, I should have read your post first, because in fact, the first thing he did when he seen the contraption, was go to it, put is little fingers/hand through the slot and turn the power strip off all in .2 seconds...and let me tell you, he laughed and clapped in all his glory at his defeat against the darned thing! So not sure how I feel about it when my purpose was to keep him from accessing the on/off switch on the power strip. We also have a 28 month old and a 7 week old, 3 under 3 so what might work for one of our toddlers may not work for another. I think we'll keep it and just tape over that area of the open slot where he can get to the on/off switch and see how that works!

I bought this power strip cover to protect my toddler from the power strip we have under a chest in our living room. The design is sturdy and fits our power strip perfectly, it is also easy to put together. But it has two big minuses:

1. Its height. The wires can bend but this is about 1 inch higher than the plugs, so if you want this to go under a piece of furniture you may want to consider whether it fits under or not. It barely fits under our chest.
2. THE REAL ISSUE: The width of the slot through which the cables come out. MY TODDLER's HAND AND A PORTION OF HIS ARM fit through the slot perfectly, so he can reach the outlets AND the switch of the power cord. What is the point of this item? We just hope, at this point, that it will be a further discouragement--and since the piece is all but wedged under the chest, we will get to him before he can pull the thing close enough to stick his little hand in. Hopefully we'll find something better soon.

You can presumably use it by covering every unused outlet in the cord with outlet covers. Although the toddler will be able to reach in, he will probably not have the strength or dexterity to pull out the outlet covers while his hand movements are limited by this shell. This, of course, would not stop him/her from turning the switch off--in our case, this means resetting the clock and being without a phone for however long it takes us to notice the deed, among other bothers.


In summary: buy it only if you mean to attach it to the wall. And if you are planning to do the wall, keep in mind that this is pretty big--like attaching a 1L bottle of soda to your wall, only it is a solid, ugly off-white contraption with wires spewing off it.

Seriously, I just got this, and this product is not worth a single penny. It is too bulky and gets in the way. Even when it is on its smallest setting! Not just that, but there is a large opening at the top for the cords to fit through, but the gap is so big, my kids can still unplug the cords and play with them.

Essential if you are in the process of baby-proofing the living daylights out of your apartment/house, as I am. This product not only makes the powerstip safe for kids, but it also allow your chords to be in a neat casing and not all over the floor.