Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, as President and Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Nortek, Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify that to their knowledge:

1. the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Michael J. Clarke
Name:	Michael J. Clarke
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Almon C. Hall
Name:	Almon C. Hall
Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer