Dimplex BINGHAM BHM 10, Instructions Manual

Cleaning.
WARNING – ALWAYS DISCONNECT FROM THE POWER 
SUPPLY BEFORE CLEANING THE HEATER.

We recommend cleaning the following components once 
every 2 weeks, particularly in hard water areas:-
Water Tank, Sump and Seal, Sump lid, Tank cap and seal, Air 
fi lter.
For general cleaning use a soft clean duster – never use abrasive 
cleaners. To remove any accumulation of dust or fl uff  the soft 
brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner should occasionally be 
used to clean the outlet grille of the fan heater.

Water tank

1.  Remove water tank, as described earlier, put into sink and 

empty water.

2.  Using the supplied brush gently rub the inside surfaces of 

the cap paying particular attention to the rubber ring in 
the outer groove and the centre rubber seal.

3.  Put a small quantity of washing up liquid into the tank, refi t 

the cap and shake well, rinse out until all traces of washing 
up liquid are gone.

4. Refi ll with fi ltered tap water only, replace the cap, do not 

overtighten.

Sump

1.  Press Switch ‘A’ to the ‘OFF’ 

(0)

 position

2.  Gently pull the drawer out as far as possible. (See Fig. 3)
3.  Remove the water tank by lifting upwards.
4.  Disconnect the electrical connector, located on the left side 

of the sump, by fi rst loosening the two retaining screws 
and gently withdrawing the connector. (See Fig. 8)

5.  Release the lower sump locking tabs by turning 90°, this 

allows the sump to be lifted completely from its location. 
(See Fig. 9)

6.  Gently lift up the sump assembly, taking care to keep level 

so as not to spill any water. 

Do not immerse the sump in 

water as this will damage the components inside. 

(See 

Fig. 10)

7.  Release the two upper sump locking tabs by turning 90°, 

then lift off  the sump lid. (See Fig. 11)

8.  Carefully tilt, as shown, so that the liquid drains out of the 

sump. (See Fig. 12)

9.  Put a small amount of washing up liquid into the sump, 

and using the supplied brush, gently clean all surfaces 
including the metal disc and the rubber seal located in the 
top grooved surface. 

Do not remove the rubber seals

. 

(See Fig. 13 and 14)

10. When cleaned, thoroughly rinse the sump with clean 

water.

11. Clean the outlet surface of the sump lid with the brush and 

fl ush out thoroughly with water. (See Fig. 15 & 16)

12. Reverse the above steps to reassemble.

Air fi lter.

1.  Press Switch ‘A’ to the ‘OFF’ 

(0) 

position (See Fig. 2)

2.  Gently pull the drawer out as far as possible. (See Fig. 3)
3.  Remove the tank and place in a sink with the cap facing 

upwards.

4.  Gently slide upwards the air fi lter plastic holder. (See 

Fig. 17)

5.  Remove the fi lter combination from the plastic holder.

as long than when it is at maximum fl ame setting.

3.  Do not tilt or move the fi re while there is water in the tank 

or sump.

4.  Make sure that the fi re is on a level surface.
5. The 

fl ame thumb wheel ‘D’ Fig. 2 may be turned up or down 

to give a more realistic eff ect.

6.  Sometimes the fl ames appear more real when the fl ame 

thumb wheel is turned down.

7.  Give the fl ame generator some time to react to changes 

you may make on the fl ame control knob. 

Maintenance
WARNING: ALWAYS DISCONNECT FROM THE POWER 
SUPPLY BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY MAINTENANCE

Fitting Replacement lamps.

If a large amount of the smoke appears grey or colourless it 
may be that one or more lamps have failed.
You can check for lamp failure as follows.
1.  Leaving the fl ame eff ect on, gently pull the drawer fully out 

by the tab. (See Fig. 3)

2.  View the lamps from a distance in front of the fi re  and 

observe which lamp needs to be changed.

3.  Put Switch ‘A’ in the ‘OFF’ position, and unplug the fi re from 

the mains.

4.  Leave the appliance for 20 minutes to allow the lamps to 

cool down before removing them.

5.  Remove the water tank by lifting upwards and place in a 

sink.

6.  Remove the sump as described in the Cleaning Section.
7.  Remove the defective lamp, by gently lifting vertically 

and disengaging the pins from the lamp holder, (See Fig.4 
and 5). Replace with an original, 12V, 50W, Gu5.3 base, 8º 
beam angle, coloured lamp. Purchase the lamps from your 
supplier

8.  Insert the two pins of the new lamp into the two holes in 

the lamp holder, taking care not to damage the pins. Push 
fi rmly in place. (See Fig. 4 and 5).

9.  Replace the Sump and water tank and carefully close the 

drawer.

10. Switch on.

Filling the water tank.

When the water tank is empty, the fl ame and smoke eff ect 
shuts off , and you will hear 2 audible ‘beeps’. Follow these 
steps to refi ll:
1.  Press Switch ‘A’ to 

(0)

 (See Fig. 2)

2.  Gently pull out the drawer as far as possible by the tab. 

(See Fig. 3)

3.  Remove the water tank by lifting upwards and outwards.
4.  Place the water tank in sink and remove cap, Anti-clockwise 

to open. (See Fig. 6)

5.  Fill tank with 

fi ltered tap water only

.

This is necessary to 

prolong the life of the fl ame and smoke producing unit. 

Do 

not use a decalcifi er.

6.  Screw the cap back on, 

do not overtighten

.

7.  Return the tank to the sump, with the tank cap facing down 

and the fl at side of the tank facing outward.

8.  Gently push the drawer back in as far as it will go.
9.  Press Switch ‘A’ to ‘ON’ ( 

I 

) position (See Fig. 2)

10. Press  Switch

 ‘

B’ once to turn on fl ame eff ect. (See manual 

control section and Fig. 2)