Just replaced my old one in my bathroom with the new Broan. Looks exactly the same except the heating element is updated from the older style you find in older homes. Very easy install compared to what some reviews say. I took it out of the box and slid it right into place with the screws I left from the old heater. If all you have is an electrical box instead of an exhaust fan box this will work great. It’s no louder than an energy star exhaust fan in new houses that pull over 50-60cfm ( I’m energy star certified rater for new homes and inspect houses daily). Quality of the metal is cheap but overall good product.

Perfect fit. Easy to install

I have one of these in each of my bathrooms on a timer (so they can't be left on accidentally for too long). My first set were installed in 1989 when I built the house. Recently the element burnt out in one and the limit got weak again in the other. So, we are on our 2nd heater in one bathroom and the third in the other. That is in 31 years.When the limit gets weak, it will not run constantly but goes on and off.I wish I could get this heater in a larger output but they are good enough. In our small 2nd bath it works pretty good but in our master bath I may install 2 heaters. First I will try turning it on ahead of time. My sister prefers a heater on the floor but I prefer the convenience of this type.In the master bath I installed the heater right over where you get of of the shower. It feels nice stepping out in the relative warmth! Then the timer cuts it off when I have set it to and I don't have to worry about leaving it on all day.A little stronger fan might work better at pushing the heat to the floor.I've been using these 31 years and haven't found anything I like better. I could install the 2nd heater, hook it to the first one and wire then 240 V to run off the already existing wire. Just a thought.

This replaces an older Braun that's been in a bathroom for 20 years. The old one started to turn off after 20-30 seconds and eventually quit turning on all together. Time will tell if this one lasts another 20 years, but it does seem somewhat upgraded as it has a a solid heating element vs the old one having a heating coil. Otherwise looks identical to the original and was an exact replacement in terms of installation.

As the headliine says, it didn't even last 15 minutes before the Thermolink broke. Now, no heat, no fan.This was to replace the original Broan fan installed when the house was built in 1963. Installation was simple enough. Once everything was connected and secure, we checked the 157's operation, which heated up nicely as the fan spun quietly. Then we turned it off for a couple of hours until the first use.It wasn't a long shower. A few minutes to preheat the room, then it ran during the shower. Unfortunately, it was no longer working once the shower was done. It has been almost 48 hours now and it still doesn't work.Yes, I'll file for the warranty work and see how that goes, but for now, the first thing that I'd say to anyone looking to replace their old heater fan, do it, but not with this one.

This Broan-NuTone 157 fan-forced ceiling heater is exactly like the one we were replacing. We are very happy with this ceiling heater, it is working perfectly. It was easy to install since I had already removed the old ceiling heater twice.The instructions were not complete but the installation was very easy for me since I do this stuff all the time. If you have not replaced one of these fan-forced ceiling heaters I recommend you google how to do it and pick a video to watch someone else do it. It's not hard but just a few small tips can ensure this process goes smoothly.

Does it do what it says it does? Yes, it puts out heat. Not a ton of heat, but I have a fair-sized bathroom. Is it noisy? Not if you mount it right. It’s no noisier than a common bathroom exhaust fan. It looks ok, I guess. Those are the good things about it.Everything you read about installing it is true. I have put up a lot of light fixtures and ceiling fans and such over the years, especially since I recently moved, so I know what I’m talking about. This thing is obviously made as cheap as they could manage and they put ZERO effort into making the install easy on the customer. You open the box and there’s the heater and a hooked wire to temporarily hang the fixture up while you connect the wires and that’s it. There is no hardware or wire nuts or anything. There is a small book of directions. Throw it away. You won’t be needing it.This is straightforward. Use your existing junction box bolts to (firmly) mount the gizmo after you wire it up and tuck the wires away so it fits flat on the ceiling. That’s all there is to it, except that’s way easier said than done. It’s practically a blind install because how do you spot your junction box mounting holes looking through the gizmo’s little mounting holes which, by the way, are inconveniently located up behind the fan itself? It ain’t easy, and you better have some small baby-fingers. So, here’s my advice. I can think of 4 ways to do it:1. Use a regular old screwdriver to mount it and cuss and sweat all day as you try to align the holes in between the fan blades and your bolts fall to the floor repeatedly and then you start to scream at the wife and kids and household pets to vent your frustration.2. Use a magnetic screwdriver and that way you can more easily put the bolt into the mounting hole and try to spot the other one for alignment.3. (This is what I did). Put a couple of small dabs of hot glue to temporarily attach the screwdriver to the bolt and this makes putting the bolt where you want it so much easier. Once you get the first bolt loosely mounted, it should be easy to twist the screwdriver away from the bolt and get the 2nd one started, tuck away the wires and then fasten down.4. Do what the lazy designer of this product should have done to begin with and make your own mounting base. Get a piece of sheet metal. Use a compass to mark out a round shape to match the base and cut it out. Use a piece of paper against the ceiling to locate the hole placement on the junction box, transfer this to the disk, and make mounting holes. Guesstimate the larger hole position for the wire assembly and drill that out with a hole bit. Then you can run the wires through the disk, connect them, mount the disk to the junction box, and then mount the heater itself to the disk using sheet metal screws. Hopefully it wouldn’t vibrate too much. Maybe double up on the sheet metal so it’s not as flimsy.One other thing.- this might not be obvious to some-so, if the head of your mounting bolts are smaller than the holes on the base of the gizmo and they slide through when you try to screw them down, just go to the hardware store and get a couple of washers with a small enough diameter hole that the head of the bolt can’t slide through.It’s ridiculous to have to problem-solve a product when a simple mounting plate that the manufacturer should have had the intelligence to include is not included, all to save a couple of pennies per unit. They sure didn’t spend any money for embellishments in the looks department, either. It looks like a old chrome toaster or something, especially when the heating element is glowing.Buy it if you want. It does what it says it’ll do, but Broan sure didn’t put much effort into this, which makes me wonder how long it might last. The designer of this product should get sentenced to an eternity of putting this thing up in an endless sea of bathroom ceilings.

I was so looking forward to a warm loo and ordered this heater . Had it fitted by an electrician and within seconds of it being turned on it began to spark furiously and smoke . Luckily it had a separate fuse which I was stood next to so I could quickly turn it off but even so it smoked for a while.Maybe it was a faulty on but it was a unpleasant disappointing experience.

Works good

Works great

The ceiling heater in my downstairs bathroom finally quit after 20 plus years and this was the replacement. It does the job and works fine, just doesn’t appear to be as well built as the previous one, as with most things these days. I found it a bit pricey but there isn’t much of a selection of ceiling heaters out there.

Not very attractive but serviceable. I was looking for a brand called Nautilus that we purchased in 1989. It still works but does not put out the heat that it once did. It seems that Nautilus brand is not longer around! It was much more pleasing to the eye and extremely reliable. This Broan heats but is not attractive, hence the 3 star rating. It was easy to install for us, as the Nautilus was in the same position before.