Customer Reviews

Broan-Nutone 52WH244DP Metro Deluxe Bath Cabinet

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Love this medicine cabinet! It is one of my favorite things about my bathroom renovation. Inside mirrors are both beautiful and useful. Definitely has the wow factor when you open it. Frame does stand out from the wall due to the mirrors, but the cabinet itself is flush with the wall. Good storage space and glass shelves are a nice touch. Directions state don't use typical glass cleaners on it (?), especially don't spray directly on the glass. This may be a limitation for some.

Update to original review (12/2009): The outer mirror on the cabinet began to slip down (as if the adhesive were coming loose) and now needs to be replaced. Customer service, thus far, has been somewhat helpful and it appears that this door will be replaced or I will get a new medicine cabinet. Be sure to save original sales receipt/model info just in case. Otherwise, have still liked this medicine cabinet very much (would now give it 3 stars). Lesson learned on my reno: sometimes simple is better. My other hunk of junk medicine cabinet lasted 15+ years with no problems...

Nice medicine cabinet overall and certainly better than the ultra cheap ones at Home Depot but not as good as I expected for the price. The glass shelves fit very tightly and one corner of ours chipped during installation. The shelves are a little thin and the plastic holders are difficult.

Same experience as the other reviewer. I bought the mirrored cabinet for my remodel to give it a high-end, finished look. Everything was fine until the front mirror started to slip off the frame. Turns out that the mirror is not attached to an entire sheet of metal ... the metal part of the door between the two mirrors actually has a couple of inches folded over to create a frame (or lip). Thin strips of double-sided tape and a few dabs of glue are all the hold the mirror in place. Since they only offer a one-year warranty (gee, I wonder why) I had to fix it myself. A bottle of gorilla glue and some clamps seemed to have done the trick. Let's see if that holds. In the meantime, I am very dissappointed with the quality of the workmanship. Unfortunately, in this case, spending more did not result in getting a better product. I would not recommend this cabinet unless you are willing to pay the price for repairs after a short period of use.

I love this medicine cabinet, it looks great, my parents have had their Broan medicine cabinet for years but I think the quality may have gone down a little bit. The inside metal part that is painted white has started to rust in one small area. I will see if I can paint over it and hopefuly it does not come back. Otherwise the design is great. Its also great for a small bathroom. If your looking for a lot of space, purchase the larger model.

Purchased this item because it was difficult to find a fixture that fit the dimensions of my space. The product arrived with a number of the parts missing. The missing parts (shelf supports and empty hole covers) won't arrive for 10 days. Also, the instructions indicate that you need to purchase from a local vendor the four mounting screws. You would think that with a product that costs over $150 they could include four mounting screws.

The installation instructions cover several models but do not indicate which model uses which of the two different hinge designs. Since this model comes with the heavy duty hinges, we assumed that we should use those directions, however, there are no instructions for how to open the hinge from the totally closed position, trust me you will never figure it out on your own. Another call to the service department clarified that but mounting the door with the hinge proved to be tricky and a two person job. The front mirror is now held on by four metal clips (not glued as indicated in earlier reviews). Two of the clips on my chest were bent slightly and because of their position it would be almost impossible to bend them back without possibly cracking or breaking the mirror.

Update: Once installed the medicine chest looks pretty good but those bent clips still bug me. Also, as one of the other reviewers mentioned, the manufacturer does not recommend using glass cleaner on the mirrors. I suspect that this product is not going to hold up to heavy use.