9
LED LIgHT STRIPS REPLACEMENT
Tools required:
Phillips head screw driver
Small cutter or snips
CAUTION:
Follow “Preparation for Service” instructions
before proceeding.
Remove the lower face panel. 5 screws in total are
1.
holding the panel. 3 are located underneath the front
face, and 2 screws are (1) on the left and (1) on the
right, inside the unit.
If the electrical junction box cover was not removed
2.
during the Removal Preparation steps, then remove the
electrical junction box cover located on the bottom right
hand side by removing the 1 screw on the front of the
cover. Lift the cover out and set aside.
Remove the flicker rod by slightly bending the rod and
3.
pulling the rubber bushing off the motor arm located on
the bottom right. Remove the middle plastic bushing
by lifting it up off the center bracket. Slide the remain-
der of the flicker rod off the end bracket on the left.
CAUTION:
When removing and replacing the flicker
motor try to keep any slight bending of the flicker rod
minimal so as to not damage it. If flicker rod is damaged, it
should be replaced to ensure proper operation.
On the top right side, just below the manual control
4.
switches, remove the 2 screws that secure the upper
control panel cover. Remove the cover and set aside
to allow access to the LED driver board wires.
On the LED driver board (smaller board on the right),
5.
remove the two (2) orange wire connectors and sepa-
rate the wires. (One connects the red wire to the black/
orange wire; and the other connects the yellow wire to
the solid black wire).
In the lower area of the fireplace, remove the 2 screws
6.
on each LED light strip, which secure the strips to the
light strip covers.
Cut and remove plastic cable ties that hold the wires in
7.
place from the LED light cover at the bottom and up to
the LED driver board at the top.
Gently pull the LED light strip wires up and around from
8.
the side of the light covers to free the strips. The cov-
ers may require a small amount of pressure upward, to
allow a little “give” when feeding the wires around the
covers.
Lift and remove LED strips out of the light covers and
9.
slide the wires out of the protective insulation.
Feed the wires from the new LED strip back through
10.
the same protective insulation up to the LED driver
board.
Attach the new LED strips to the LED cover with the
11.
screws from step 9.
Tuck wires around the light covers and re-attach the
12.
covers with the screws from the outer bottom panel of
the fireplace.
Reconnect the wires at the LED Driver board at the top
13.
using the 2 orange wire connectors from STEP 6. (One
connects the red wire to the black/orange wire; and the
other connects the yellow wire to the solid black wire).
Tuck wires back into control panel area.
14.
Reassemble in the reverse order as above.
15.
LED DRIVER BOARD REPLACEMENT
Tools required:
Phillips head screw driver
Needle nosed pliers
Small cutter or snips
CAUTION:
Follow “Preparation for Service” instructions
before proceeding.
On the top right side, just below the manual control
1.
switches, remove the 2 screws that secure the upper
control panel cover. Remove the cover and set aside
to allow access to the LED driver board wires.
Remove the two (2) cable ties on the right to allow ac-
2.
cess to the wires of the LED panel.
On the LED driver board (smaller board on the right),
3.
remove the two (2) orange wire connectors and sepa-
rate the wires. (One connects the red wire to the black/
orange wire; and the other connects the yellow wire to
the solid black wire
On the same LED driver board remove the 2 wire con-
4.
nectors that join the 2 white wires together and the two
black wires together.
To remove the board off the 4 plastic mounts, it may
5.
be done in one of two ways. If new mounts are sup-
plied with the board, cut the old mounts off at the LED
driver board. Pull the old board off. Slightly raise the
top of the firebox off your flat surface and push the old
mounts out towards the back. Insert and push the new
mounts from the backside of the fireplace into the back
panel Line up the holes on the 4 corners of the LED
driver board and press the new board onto the mounts.
Make sure the board is secure.
Reassemble in the reverse order as above.
6.
FLICKER MOTOR/FLICKER ROD
REPLACEMENT
Tools required:
Phillips head screw driver.
CAUTION:
Follow “Preparation for Service” instructions
before proceeding.
Partially release the lower face panel. Release (1)
1.
screw on the left side and (1) on the right side of the
panel, inside the unit. Pull the front panel forward from
the topside by approximately 2” inches. There are 3
additional screws located underneath the front face but
do not need to be removed. There should be enough
“give” to allow the panel to pull slightly forward.
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NOTE:
If the 3 bottom screws to the front panel are
accessible in your application, you can remove them to
obtain the most clearance for the repair. If they are not ac-
cessible, you can still proceed with them attached.
