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EXHIBIT 10.5

           CONFIRMATORY SPLIT DOLLAR AGREEMENT NO. 2

     This   Confirmatory  Split  Dollar  Agreement  No.  2   (the

"Agreement")  is  made and entered into by  and  between  Nortek,

Inc., a Delaware corporation having a principal place of business

in  Providence, Rhode Island (the "Corporation"), and Richard  L.

Bready, of said Providence (the "Employee") (the Corporation  and

the   Employee  are  hereinafter  referred  to  together  as  the

"Parties").

                          WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Employee is employed by the Corporation as  its

chief executive officer; and

     WHEREAS, the Employee is the owner of policy number  [policy

number redacted] (the "Policy") issued by New York Life Insurance

Company ("the Insurer") on his life; and

     WHEREAS, in 1988 the Parties agreed that the premiums on the

Policy  would  be  funded through a split dollar arrangement,  it

being  the intention of the Corporation to provide assistance  to

the  Employee by paying the premiums due on the Policy, with  the

Corporation  ultimately being entitled to receive an interest  in

the Policy; and

     WHEREAS,   in   1988  the  Insured  executed  a   collateral

assignment in favor of the Corporation to secure its interest  in

the Policy; and

     WHEREAS,  the Corporation continues to desire to assist  the

Employee  in  funding  insurance  on  the  Employee's  life,  the

Corporation believing that providing such assistance  is  in  its

best interests; and

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     WHEREAS,  the  Parties now wish to confirm their  respective

obligations with respect to the Policy;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the promises and

mutual  covenants  expressed herein by each of the  Parties,  the

Parties agree as follows:

     1.    The  Corporation shall pay each premium on the  Policy

due  after the date of this Agreement, on or before the due  date

or  within  the applicable grace period.  Immediately thereafter,

the  Corporation  may require payment from the  Employee  of  the

Employee's  share  (as  defined  below).   If  payment  from  the

Employee  is  not  so required, the Corporation shall  treat  its

payment  of  the Employee's share (as so defined)  as  additional

compensation  to  the  Employee.  The Employee's  share  of  each

premium shall be that portion of the premium that is equal to the

economic  benefit  which the Employee would  be  deemed  to  have

received and which would be taxable to him for federal income tax

purposes  under Revenue Rulings 64-328, 66-110 and any subsequent

rulings  or  regulations if the entire premium were paid  by  the

Corporation.

     2.    The Employee shall continue to be the owner the Policy

and,  except to the extent of the Corporation's Interest  in  the

Policy  as provided herein, shall have and may exercise  all  the

rights of a policy owner, including but not limited to the  right

to designate the beneficiaries, select settlement options, borrow

on   the  security  of  the  Policy  and  surrender  the  Policy.

Dividends shall not be applied to the payment of premiums  unless

otherwise agreed by the Corporation and the Employee.

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     3.     The  Employee  hereby affirms his assignment  to  the

Corporation  of  the following limited ownership  rights  in  the

Policy:

     (a)  The  right to obtain one or more loans or advances
          on  the  Policy to the extent of the Corporation's
          Interest in the Policy.

     (b)  The  right  upon termination of this Agreement  to
          realize  against the cash value of the  Policy  or
          the  death proceeds payable under the terms of the
          Policy,  as  the  case may be,  the  Corporation's
          Interest  in  the  Policy.  For purposes  of  this
          subparagraph, the sale, surrender, or transfer  of
          ownership  of  the Policy by the Employee  or  his
          assignee  shall  be  deemed a termination  of  the
          Agreement  unless consented to by the Corporation.
          If this Agreement terminates during the Employee's
          lifetime, the Corporation shall have no  right  of
          recovery  against the Employee or his assignee  in
          excess of the then cash value of the Policy.

The   Employee   shall   upon   execution   of   this   Agreement

simultaneously  execute  a  confirmatory  collateral   assignment

evidencing the Corporation's Interest in the Policy.

     4.    Subject  to  the provisions of Section  6  below,  the

Corporation's "Interest" in the Policy shall equal the sum of the

Corporation's  cumulative  premiums  paid  to  the  Insurer  with

respect  to the Policy, including any additional amounts invested

in  the  Policy  by the Corporation (such as for the  purpose  of

repaying indebtedness on the Policy arising before the Policy was

being treated as subject to a split dollar agreement), since  the

time  that the Parties first treated the Policy as being  subject

to a split dollar agreement.  The Corporation's Interest shall be

reduced  by the amount of outstanding indebtedness on the  Policy

incurred  for the benefit of the Corporation since the time  that

the  Parties first treated the Policy as being subject to a split

dollar agreement.  For purposes of this Section, the Policy shall

be deemed to have been treated as being subject to a split dollar

agreement  from the date the Corporation first paid a premium  on

the Policy unless at some

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later time the Corporation relinquished

all  its  rights in the Policy to the Employee and  the  Employee

became  the  sole owner of the Policy, without any obligation  to

the Corporation for payment of prior premiums.

     5.   This Agreement may be terminated by either party or its

or  his assignee, with or without the consent of the other party,

by  giving  notice to the other party.  If not sooner terminated,

this Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of any one

of the following events:

     (a)  The total cessation of the business of the Corporation;

     (b)  Termination of the Employee's employment with  the
          Corporation (employment shall include  any  period
          during  which  Employee serves as a consultant  to
          the Corporation);

     (c)  The   bankruptcy,  insolvency  or  dissolution  of  the
          Corporation; or

     (d)  The death of the Employee.

Upon  termination, the rights of the Parties shall be as provided

herein.

     6.    The  Parties intend for this Agreement to confirm  the

terms  of  all  split dollar insurance arrangements between  them

with  respect to the Policy.  To that end, as between the Parties

this   Agreement   supersedes  any  inconsistent   split   dollar

documentation concerning the Policy that predates this Agreement,

whether  or  not  such  documentation has  been  filed  with  the

Insurer.   Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  the  Parties  do  not

intend  that  this Agreement in any way reduce the  interest  the

Corporation   had  in  the  Policy  immediately  prior   to   the

Agreement's execution, and therefore any prior documentation that

establishes  that  the Corporation's interest in

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the  Policy  is

greater  than  the  Interest given it  under  the  provisions  of

Section  4  above is not hereby superseded, and the Corporation's

Interest  in the Policy for purposes of this Agreement  shall  be

such greater interest.

     7.    The  Parties  agree to execute any and  all  documents

necessary or proper to carry out the purpose and intent  of  this

Agreement.

     8.    The Parties agree that this is a private agreement  to

which  the Insurer is not a party and for which it can assume  no

responsibility and, therefore, a copy need not be filed with  the

Insurer.  The Insurer shall be fully protected from all liability

under   each   policy  covered  by  this  Agreement  in   dealing

exclusively  with  the  owner of the Policy  and  in  paying  the

proceeds   of  the  Policy  in  accordance  with  any  collateral

assignment and beneficiary designation provided to the Insurer.

     9.   If this Agreement is subject to the Employee Retirement

Income  Security  Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), it shall  constitute  an

employee  welfare benefit plan.  If required, the Vice  President

and  Treasurer  of  the Corporation is hereby designated  as  the

named  fiduciary  under this Agreement for ERISA  purposes.   The

Vice  President and Treasurer shall have discretionary  authority

to   control   and  manage  the  operation,  interpretation   and

administration  of  this Agreement and to  establish  any  claims

procedures required by ERISA.

     10.   Any of the provisions of this Agreement may be amended

or  altered, and such changes shall become effective when reduced

to writing and signed by both of the Parties.

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     11.   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to  the

benefit  of the Corporation, and its successors and assigns,  and

the Employee, and his successors and assigns.

     12.   Except  to  the extent that federal law applies,  this

Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with,

the  laws of the State of Rhode Island.  However, if and  to  the

extent  that ERISA applies, ERISA shall pre-empt any  state  laws

(including  the  laws of the State of Rhode Island)  relating  to

this Agreement.

     SIGNED  and SEALED in two original counterparts  as  of  the
31st day of December, 1996.

                                   NORTEK, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Richard J. Harris
                                   Its:Vice President and Treasurer,
                                     duly authorized

                                   /s/ Richard L. Bready
                                   Richard L. Bready

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   Appendix (prepared by the Company for SEC filing purposes)
                               to
 Exhibit 10.5 -- Confirmatory Split Dollar Agreement No. 2 dated
as of December 31, 1996 between the Company and Richard L. Bready

      The  life  insurance policy covered by  this  Split  Dollar
Agreement  (the  "Agreement")  currently  provides  for  a  death
benefit  of  $1,542,280 to be divided between the beneficiary  of
the policy and the Company pursuant to the Agreement.EXHIBIT 10.6

           CONFIRMATORY SPLIT DOLLAR AGREEMENT NO. 2

                         First Amendment

     Pursuant  to  the  provisions of Section 10 of  Confirmatory

Split Dollar Agreement No. 2 entered into as of December 31, 1996

by  and  between  Nortek, Inc., a Delaware corporation  having  a

principal  place  of business in Providence,  Rhode  Island  (the

"Corporation"),  and Richard L. Bready, of said  Providence  (the

"Employee"),  the Corporation and the Employee hereby  amend  the

Agreement by changing Sections 2 and 3 to read as follows:

          "2.   The Employee shall continue to be the  owner

     of  the  Policy and, except to the extent  of  (a)  the

     Corporation's Interest in the Policy as provided herein

     or, if greater, (b) the Corporation's actual borrowings

     against the Policy as permitted under paragraph (a)  of

     Section  3 below, shall have and may exercise  all  the

     rights of a policy owner, including but not limited  to

     the   right  to  designate  the  beneficiaries,  select

     settlement  options,  borrow on  the  security  of  the

     Policy  and surrender the Policy.  Dividends shall  not

     be  applied to the payment of premiums unless otherwise

     agreed by the Corporation and the Employee.

          3.     The  Employee hereby affirms his assignment

     to  the  Corporation of the following limited ownership

     rights in the Policy:

          (a)  The right to obtain one or more loans or
               advances  on  the  Policy  to  the  full
               extent  that  loans are permitted  under
               the

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               terms  of the Policy, even  if  the
               amount of such loans or advances exceeds
               the Corporation's Interest in the Policy
               (determined   without   reduction    for
               outstanding indebtedness).

          (b)  The   right  upon  termination  of  this
               Agreement  to realize against  the  cash
               value   of  the  Policy  or  the   death
               proceeds payable under the terms of  the
               Policy,   as  the  case  may   be,   the
               Corporation's  Interest in  the  Policy.
               For  purposes of this subparagraph,  the
               sale,   surrender,   or   transfer    of
               ownership of the Policy by the  Employee
               or  his  assignee  shall  be  deemed   a
               termination  of  the  Agreement   unless
               consented  to  by  the Corporation.   If
               this  Agreement  terminates  during  the
               Employee's   lifetime,  the  Corporation
               shall  have no right of recovery against
               the  Employee or his assignee in  excess
               of  the  then cash value of the  Policy.
               Whenever  the Agreement terminates,  the
               Employee or his assignee shall  have  no
               right    of    recovery   against    the
               Corporation with respect to  the  excess
               of   the   then  outstanding  loans   or
               advances   on   the  Policy   over   the
               Corporation's  Interest  in  the  Policy
               (determined   without   reduction    for
               outstanding indebtedness).

     The  Employee  shall upon execution of  this  Agreement

     simultaneously   execute   a  confirmatory   collateral

     assignment securing the Corporation's rights under  the

     terms of this Agreement."

     SIGNED and SEALED in two original counterparts this 15th day

of September, 1997.

                                   NORTEK, INC.

                                   By: /s/Kevin W. Donnelly
                                   Its: Vice President,
                                     duly authorized

                                   /s/ Richard L. Bready
                                   Richard L. Bready

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