Broan-NuTone Wall Heater, White Grille Heater With Built-In Adjustable Thermostat, 750/1500W, 120/240V AC

7 reviews for Broan-NuTone Wall Heater, White Grille Heater With Built-In Adjustable Thermostat, 750/1500W, 120/240V AC

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   jairster – December 20, 2019

   *** update *** With dial turned all the way, the bathroom was left for approx. 20 minutes to heat up before a shower. the room got warm but not overly so. I then did same test putting the old unit back in and had dial on full for approx 20 minutes. The room was noticeably warmer with the old unit. The new unit seems hotter when the dial is initially turned on, but it apparently shuts off sooner than our old one so thermostat must be at a different limit than our old one. Maybe there is some variance among individual units which could be quality control thing. I am returning and staying with our old unit for now.We already had identical model installed. Our old heater still works but was getting a little tired. The new unit seems to have a little stronger fan and appears to get hotter. I compared the old vs the new by holding a thermometer up as they were running. The old unit read 188 degrees F and the new unit gave an error code I think from getting too hot for the thermometer to register. I was able to use the same housing and just swap out the heater/fan assembly. It is recommended for new construction but can be done in existing (I just cut out a little extra piece of drywall to get the housing installed and attached via screw(s) to a wall stud. Then I simply reinstalled the drywall piece with a couple screws. The heater works great. My only minor complaint is the heating element is on the left side so heat mostly comes out the left side and not the whole grill evenly. Still it is a great heater for a small bathroom.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Techgineer – April 18, 2020

   I like the ease of installation, and the simple look of just a flat plate on the wall with hot air coming out of it.It’s quiet and unobtrusive and doesn’t smell.Some complained that the built-in thermostat didn’t work right, but mine works fine. It might be what size the room is, or the particular installation. The bathroom I’m using this in is only about 40 square feet, and I mounted it a couple feet above the floor. I see it mounted near the ceiling in some folks’ photos. I’d suggest mounting it no more than 3 feet above the floor. Otherwise you have to crank up the built-in thermostat to get it warm near the floor, and the unit could be on constantly and could even overheat.The instructions say that to use at half power, disconnect one of the two connectors with black wires going to the fan. It sounds like you can disconnect either one. You can’t. One connector has TWO black wires going to it, and one of those is for the fan motor. You never want to disconnect the fan motor. So disconnect the other connector, with ONE black wire going to it. I wonder if some of the failed units were because the heating element burned out since the fan wasn’t blowing any air over it.All in all, I’m very satisfied with it. I’ll post back if I have any reliability problems.

3. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Adam S. – October 19, 2020

   I got this heater to help heat a porch that was converted into a room in my old, drafty house. It didn’t previously have heat and would get pretty cold in the winter, but not as bad as a stand-alone unconditioned structure. The 750w/1500w convertible feature is nice, in my case I used the 750w setting and it’s kept up well on the few cold days we’ve had so far in this 120 sqft room. The fan is a nice alternative to baseboard heaters and heats up quickly. Other reviewers noted an issue with the thermostat which caused the fan to cycle on and off quickly because the heat was getting trapped in the housing, this hasn’t been an issue for me and the heater can run for over an hour without shutting off prematurely.Installation was easy, and I was able to put it on an existing circuit safely. PLEASE consult an electrician if you’re not confident in your electrical skills or don’t have a good understanding of your house’s wiring, even hard-wired space heaters can cause fires if improperly installed or there’s too much load on the circuit.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   JWB – December 13, 2020

   I have had a model 174 in my bath for 25 years and it has worked flawlessly. The only reason why I replaced it was because the faceplate started to rust around the finned area where the hot air comes out. I could not find just the faceplate so I bought the entire unit. As other reviewers have noted, the unit has a thermostat which cycles on and off with long pauses in the off mode. My old one stayed on without stopping no matter how hot the bath got – not sure why. You can read other reviewers explanations for why this happens with the new units. I feel having a thermostat on a wall heater is a bad idea either way. You can inadvertently walk away from the heater when it is dialed to the highest setting, but currently in the thermostat’s off mode. It will soon cycle back on. Imaging leaving your house – perhaps for days or weeks – and this unit is still turned on! I currently have a spring-loaded timer on order with Amazon which I will install in place of the thermostat. My hope is that Broan/Newtone people read these reviews and consider a manufacturing fix for future models. In my opinion, that would be to simply replace the thermostat with a spring-loaded timer

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Jim Bruce – April 10, 2023

   see headline above. Use this unit to replace a unit that went bad after 30 years in my master bath which is very well insulated. Unit seems to put out much more heat then old unit and is quite. Heats large bathroom nicely and took less then an hour to install. My only complaint was that advertisement for this unit seemed to show two different conflicting physical dimensions and it was not clear to me if the factory wiring was for 110v or 220v.

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Goodnight Lucas – May 12, 2023

   Nice looking and great value

7. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   J Brown – July 9, 2023

   You can choose to have a 500 watt or a 1000 watt heat. I chose the lower 500 watt for safety reasons. I installed it as close to the floor and as close to the shower as possible. Now when I step out of the shower, the tile for is all nice and warm, as is the entire bathroom.Why pay for an expensive heated-tile floor when this baby will do the trick?Nice unit – made in USA!!!!! 🙂