Patton PUH680-U Milk-House 1000/1500-Watt Utility Heater

• Milk-house utility heater with durable design and rugged steel housing
• Quiet, fan-forced convection coil heat; 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
• Measures 5 by 9-1/2 by 17-1/2 inches

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.

very nice:
This product really works. It puts out some heat even on the low settings. I would recommend this product to anyone.

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.