Used to have one of these in the milk room, and figured it would be the right thing to have in my addition where it seems to stay cold (too far away from the wood stove). Anyway, it's -13ºF outside this morning and normally it would be somewhere around 53ºF, 54ºF in here. I set it up yesterday and it boosted the room relatively quickly to 70ºF, and then backed it off last night. This morning the room is at 68ºF. That's great! It hasn't been this warm in the addition since last September.
It's heating an area of about 350 square feet, so not huge, but still a good sized room, and it's doing it easily. It could do more, I'm sure.
Some people complain about fan not moving much air. It doesn't need to, and you don't want it to, or it would be creating a drafty feeling. You don't feel much a few feet from the unit, but trust me, it's heating the area. The thermometer on the wall here is 12' away, and it climbed steadily when the heater was first turned on.
As everyone can tell by the picture, things like this aren't "pretty". It's functional, and the look is casual to say the least. Remember, these things used to hang up in the corners of milk rooms all over the country, and farmers are really only concerned with frozen pipes. :)
It's not quiet for its size (farmers don't care about that either, when the vacuum pump and tank compressor are running), but it won't drive you out of the room, and you get used to it quickly.
BTW, another great use of these small heaters is defrosting a manual defrost freezer. You can defrost your freezers even in the summer time and get the food back in them in an hour and never mind the warm temperatures. A fan works well for that, too, but the added heat really speeds things up.
I'm happy with this heater, and got it at a great price here at Amazon. Would recommend to anyone.
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Patton fans are built to endure rugged environments with reinforced industrial construction. They are designed for workshops, garages and other areas where a more rigorous demand for cool air and ventilation is needed. You can count on the Patton brand to deliver the feeling of being cool and comfortable with lasting durability.
Patton Milk-House Utility Heater
The Patton Milk-House Heater has the rugged, all metal housing which makes this heater ideal for the garage, workshop, or job site. For your convenience, the Comfort Control Thermostat and the high and low heat settings allow you to set the heat to a level that’s just what you want. The easy to adjust manual controls will allow you to maintain your ideal comfort level. Plus, front guards have also been added to protect the unit in case of tip over, and to provide further peace of mind.
- Milk-house utility heater with durable design and rugged steel housing.
- Fan forced heat with automatic thermostat low and high settings.
- Front guards and auto shut-off if tipped over.
- Great for heating open areas like the basement, garage, or workroom.
- 1000 & 1500 Watt heat settings.
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Powerful and DurableYour work space will heat up quickly with 1500 watts of instant focused heat. |
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| Heating Components | Fan blade blowing across a wire element | Fan blade behind PTC heating element | Exposed glowing tubes with metal reflector sheet | Uses convection and reflective heat for immediate warmth | Enclosed glowing tubes with metal sheet, fan pushes heat into room |
| Feels Like | Soft heat, room feels comfy | Medium intensity, focused heat | High-intensity, sun-like warmth | Gentle heat | Medium intensity, whole room |
| Room Type | Small rooms | Medium to large rooms | Primarily large living areas and basements | Large bedrooms and living rooms | Primarily large living rooms and basements |
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This Item  HOLMES Patton PUH680-N-U Milk-House Utility Heater |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | $99.99 | -28% $25.65 Typical: $35.50 | $137.14 | -15% $32.99 List: $39.00 | $17.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 15 | Get it May 20 - 21 | Get it May 15 - 16 | Get it as soon as Monday, May 13 | — |
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| Sold By | — | Albatross Industry | bestbrandsupply | VoyageSupply | Albatross Industry | HBO-USA |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Electric |
| heating method | fan & forced air, Convection | fan & forced air | — | Convection | Convection | Convection |
| wattage | — | 5000 watts | 1500 watts | 1500 watts | — | — |
| heating coverage | — | 592 sq.ft | 200 square feet | — | — | 150 square feet |
| heat output | 1500 watts | 18000 btus | — | — | 1500 watts | 1200 watts |
| weight | 5.45 pounds | 22.9 pounds | 3.44 pounds | 5 pounds | 5.64 pounds | — |
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I do like the heater that I got
I do like the heater that I got. I did get a different heater than what was described though. Instead I got a EUH352 Comfort Glow MHH. However, I don’t care because its a good heater as far as I can tell. The heater arrived within four days of ordering it. I like it because it was just in time for the temps here in KY to dip in the teens again. Last night it hit 11 degrees outside and it did a good job of keeping me toasty in my approx 100 square foot bed room. Matter of fact I turned it back on this morning, (I turn the heater off when I go to sleep, just common sense.) and its still keeping me toasty despite the 15 degrees that it is outside as I am writing this review. while the heater is noisier than more pricey heaters, its easy to get used to. The noise wont overpower my television show or make me shout at the person that I am talking to. The heater has four settings on it: Off, Fan only, 1300 watt, and 1500 watt. I usually have it set to 1300 watt. The heater still gets the room up to comfort level in about 15 minutes. The heater includes an adjustable thermostat on it. As a matter of fact, it would run me out of my room if I didn’t keep the heater turned down. The heater also has Tip-over protection, and overheat protection (Both automatic protection and a visible alert light.).UPDATE: 07/04/16So far, the heater is still going good and strong. The only issue that I have ran into is the mechanical thermostat will became too sensitive every once in a while, causing the heater to kick on and off constantly. However, when this happens all I have to do is just turn the thermostat to the highest setting and leave it for a while. It sorts itself out when I do that. Other than the thermostat issue, the heater is still surviving to this day.
