Patton PUH680-U, Poorly built and noisy
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Poorly built and noisy
I’ve had this heater for two years now. It warms up the room well as you would expect, but is quite noisy when it is on. However, the biggest problem I have with it is its poorly built construction. The heating and fan mechanism is riveted onto the frame instead of screwed on. That may be good and well, but if it gets knocked over a few times, the rivets become loose. There’s no way to fix them! Thus, the heating mechanism is dangling inside the case with no easy solution other than returning it for replacement in warranty. If it had been screwed in, it would simply be a matter of tightening or replacing the screws. This is especially disappointing because this is supposed to be a utility fan. One expects that a utility fan could be a little more durable than other types of fans. But when the rivets break after its knocked over, it becomes dangerous.
Update (2/6/2012): This item is currently on sale here for the lowest price I’ve seen. I also found some auctions for this item here.
The featured review for this product, Patton PUH680-U Milk-House 1000/1500-Watt Utility Heater Kitchen, was written by Matthew Clark.
The average rating for this item is out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.
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Reviews (3)
D. L. Flom
February 16th, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Patton Milk-House Utility Heater
This heater ( or very similar from Patton) seems to have been around for a very long time. My father who is 96 actually did use this heater in the milk-house. Besides the nostalgia factor this heater does a good job for what it is designed to do, which is to put out safe heat. Not the prettiest, or quietest, probably not for your living room, but great for a smaller space, basement or garage. Here in Minneapolis where it is -2 degrees outside as I am writing this review, this little heater will take the edge off.
Matthew Clark
March 3rd, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Poorly built and noisy
Rated 1 stars.
Bandesus
March 14th, 2010 at 1:31 am
Milk House Heaters
This is my 4th milkhouse heater in 12 years. I use my heater daily almost 9 months out of the year. I love them for heating up a small room quickly and safely. The only complaint on this new version is that there is no OFF button. It is always on with the button lit up. Unplugging and plugging it in is a pain. But it saves on the energy bill and so I do it.
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