I put the nutone heataventlite (light/fan/heater) in a 5 x 10 bathroom almost
eight years ago. the heater will heat the room within a few minutes.
everything still works fine.
I would find a different model, though. the exhaust fan doesn't seem to
exhaust much and the light isn't as bright as I'd like (I guess you could
rectify that with an additional fixture). the unit comes with a three-toggle
switch. I guess you could send the light circuit to a different switch for a
dimmer. it is not terribly quiet.
overall, I'd be very pleased if it looked a little better, had a brighter
light, and was quieter. but it does work.
scott
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> I want to add a bathroom vent/fan, and was thinking of adding one of the
> fan/light combos. The Panasonic Whispher line seems to be the best performing
> in my research so far, people say it's the quietest. I was in HD today, and
> noticed NuTone carries one with a fan/light and heater, 1500W. We have an 8'
> x 8' bathroom, so I'm wondering how well the heater would actually work.
> There are no heat vents in there, only in the bedrooms, so it does get quite
> cold this time of year after you step out of the shower. Would I need a
> dedicated 15A line to power this guy, with the heater? Would the heat be
> noticable enough for a bathroom of this size?
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