clippers258
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2025
Works great and feels like a heavy unit. I think I will get at ten years out of this heater
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2025
This cranks out the heat when needed. Got us thru a cold winter in my 25’ stairwell. Perfect.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
Thus unit was awesome! Fit right where we had an older unit didn't have to change the wall at all where it went because it was so much like the older version. Only problem we had was the fan is not cut and installed in the unit the best. When turning on it tends to tap the housing some making it a little loud but when you need heat and its already installed you deal with it.
tkingjr
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2025
This heater works great in my garage. I have an older one that still runs after 25 years. The newer version is very good if you get one that works for more than a few days. I had to order 6 to receive 2 that worked.
Alex Fredin
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
We just had an addition put onto our old MN farmhouse, revising the front entry. We didn’t want to mess with the ducts so we had this heater installed. It kicks on when needed and it’s not loud. It’s only been a few weeks but we’re really happy with it!
Gary S. Ainsworth
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
I’m using this to heat an enclosed and uninsulated outdoor gazebo on an as needed basis in the cold northern Illinois winters. I’m reviewing the day of the installation, very pleased with the quality, directions, and ease of installation. It looks great and works great, should allow us some cozy days and evenings this winter!
John S.
Reviewed in Canada on December 1, 2022
This Heater was purchased to replace an old model #194 that had served us well for over twenty+ years. Dimensions are the same, so the new unit fit directly into the framed wall opening without any cutting or drywall repairs required ...like a hand in a glove. The problem is the new heater frame, fan mount and in-wall box all vibrate when the fan is running, creating Excessive NOISE! I have spent many frustrating hours adding vibration isolators at various locations to reduce the ensuing 'rattle' when the heater is running. More attention to quality manufacturing would have eliminated this problem ...but it does heat very well.
Return of Mel Street
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2019
The first few times I used it after installation,it tripped its own reset after a few minutes.Youre supposed to have to remove the grill but I stuck a knifeblade in and pushed it back in.But finally it stayed reset.There's a half wattage setting you can use by removing a jumper and having only one element instead of 2,but the one element requires 240v,so you have to leave both line circuits intact.I used 12/2 w ground to install,with an AC fused disconnect.On to the fan noise issue.When the fan is new it is quiet.But it grows louder in a month and sounds like it is about to fail.One problem is that the motor is too heavy not to be supported at both front and rear,so it only has 2 little nuts holding it to the rear and they must be TIGHT.There is nothing in the front and it wobbles about reverberating its woes to the entire assembly.Another issue is end play or runout.I did this:Remove power,remove knob,then grill,remove fan from motor by pulling it forward,it is a friction fit.Remove 4 screws at corners of unit being careful not to let it fall out of wall insert..I propped the unit up at the bottom,but it's best to disconnect the wires(is power off?)and place on a bench.Remove the 2 mounting nuts from the fan motor,let the fan motor down to rest without pulling hard on the wires.Using a T15 torx bit remove the 2 motor thru bolts,then remove the front and rear bearing from the shaft,taking care not to lose the 2 tiny thrust washers on front and rear.Dab a little smidgin of automotive grease into the rear bearing with a toothpick to cushion the end play.Put a drop of light oil(remington gun oil?,sewing machine oil?)on each end of shaft and reassemble.When you get back to putting the motor into the unit,be sure the nuts are good and tight.When I got my heater back together it was nice and quiet again.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016
The builders Report : Broan - NuTone is Beyond Worthless !!!I will try the Fahrenheat and Marley heaters.I have used numerous brands of this type of 4000 watt wall heater over the years. Many of my 1,000 Plus rental apartments have this type of heater installed in the bathroom. If I get any complaints about inadequate heat in a particular room, this type of heater would always fix the problem, simple, fast and cheap. Just don't use Broan / NuTone !Installed 6 of these Broan / NuTone heaters in my beach house for backup heat. Every one of them has failed repeatedly. The thermal overload switches and the circuit beaker switches break all the time. I keep a box of them for replacement. The thermostats are a joke, as other users have reported. I hard wired in wall thermostats, but the other sensors fail relentlessly. The reset button is in the worst place, difficult to reset, difficult to tell if it has reset. The fan makes a racket. Don't think you will talk on the phone with this heater running, but don't worry, it won't run unless you are a really good electrical repairman with a box of specialty parts.I plan to tear out every one of these heaters and run them over with my bulldozer. This is MY HOUSE ! it is personal !This is the simplest of devices, other brands are still working after 30 years. Broan / Nutone has major manufacturing quality control problems and design issues.Not only will I never buy this product, I will never again buy any product with the Broan or NuTone (same merged company)This company has no shame !