Flicker Motor Replacement - Dimplex DWF36-PG Service Manual

Figure 5
Heater Mounting Brackets
second side.
The fit is tight and a flat instrument such as a flat head
screwdriver may be helpful to guide the last of the 2 sides
when pushing the bottom panel in place. Use care to not
scratch the visible surface of the bottom.

FLICkER MOTOR REPLACEMENT

Tools Required: Philips head screwdriver
Flat head screwdriver
Needle-nose pliers
Wire Cutters
WARNING: If the fireplace was operating prior to ser-
vicing, allow at least 10 minutes for light bulbs and heating
elements to cool off to avoid accidental burning of skin.
WARNING: Disconnect power before attempting any
maintenance to reduce the risk of electric shock or damage
to persons.
1. Remove the fireplace from the wall by carefully lifting it
upward, releasing it from the flanges of the wall-mount-
ing bracket. (Figure 3).
2. Carefully lay the fireplace down on its front.
! NOTE: If necessary, lay a protective barrier between
the front glass and your work surface, (i.e. cloth, cardboard,
thick plastic) to avoid scratching the glass or your work
surface.
3. Remove the left and right side exterior cover panels
from the body of the firebox by removing the screw on
the top flange and two (2) screws on the bottom flange
on each panel, six (6) screws in total. (See Figure 4 for
all screw locations.)
4. Remove the six (6) screws from the bottom edge of the
back panel.
5. Turn the fireplace over and lay it with the front glass
assembly facing up.
6. Remove glass assembly beginning with the four (4)
screws on the top panel. They are located along the
edge of the flat top-panel of the fireplace, where it
meets the angled panel of the glass assembly.
7. Remove the screws from the secondary side panels -
two (2) on the left and two (2) on the right, which attach
the glass assembly to the body of the fireplace.
WARNING: Do not remove the screws located in the
notched/cutout areas on these side panels where they
meet the angled panels on the left and right sides. These
hold the interior Partially Reflective Glass brackets in place
and may cause the Partially Reflective Glass to fall and
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break.
8. Lift the glass assembly off the body of the fireplace and
set it aside in a safe location.
9. Remove the twelve (12) screws which secure the bot-
tom panel to the fireplace: two (2) on the left and two
(2) on the right (side flange); three (3) on the left and
three (3) on the right (corner peak of the bottom panel);
two (2) in the center of the bottom panel (edge toward
the front face).
10. Carefully pull the bottom panel away from the fireplace
and rest it just in front of the bottom opening.
! NOTE: Take care not to damage the wires from the
power cord, which are still attached to both the bottom
panel and the interior switches.
! IMPORTANT:
• If the flicker motor wires are connected into the bottom
terminals on the terminal block, continue with
Steps 11 – 16.
• If the flicker motor wire connections are on the top side
of the terminal block, proceed to step 17.
11. With the bottom panel removed, locate the On/Off
Switch and remove the red remote control receiver wire
and the black power cord wire from the switch termi-
nals, noting their original location. .
12. Disconnect the white power cord wire from the remote
control receiver, labeled T4 AC1(L).
13. Gently pull the white connector to disconnect it from the
Remote Switchboard.
14. Leaving the rest of the wire connections in place, re-
move the remote control receiver by either:
• If you do not have replacement mounting tabs - Use
needle nose pliers to squeeze the flanged tip of each
peg to release the board. Once repair is complete, re-
spread the flanges and re-mount the board.
• If you have replacement pegs - cut the mounting pegs
from each corner. It is best to cut them flush to the
back panel from underneath the board using wire cut-
ters.
15. Carefully grasp the remote control receiver and move
it slightly forward, outside of the lower cavity to provide
better access to the terminal block. Take care that the
Figure 6
Flicker Rod
Mounting Bracket
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