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SimpliFire •  SF-SCT43-BK, SF-SCT55-BK Service Manual  •  2043-960  •  7/20

SERVICE MANUAL

Glass Front, Heater, Control Board, LED Spotlight, Ember Bed Cover, Glass Side Panels, Glass Screen 

Panel, Remote Receiver, Flame Screen, Rotisserie, Rotisserie Motors, Flame and Ember LEDs,

Model: SF-SCT43-BK, SF-SCT55-BK

- Instructions -

CAUTION! Risk of Cuts, Abrasions or Flying Debris. 

Wear protective gloves and safety glasses during 

installation and service. Sheet metal edges are sharp.

Leave this manual with party responsible for use 

and operation.

NOTICE!  DO NOT discard this manual. 

Important service 

and maintenance instructions included.

NOTICE!  DO NOT discard any hardware while 

servicing. 

It may be reused.

WARNING! Risk of Shock! 

Always turn off the circuit 

breaker before moving or servicing.  

Tools and Supplies Needed

Before beginning the installation be sure that the following 

tools and building supplies are available.

Needle-nose pliers 
Gloves
Magnetic Phillips screwdriver 
Safety glasses 
Drill  
Flat blade screwdriver

CAUTION!  Two adults recommended for the removal 

or installation of glass front.  

Use caution when han-

dling glass. Failure to do so could result in personal injury 

or property damage.

WARNING!  Risk of Personal Injury or Property Dam-

age! 

Failure to follow instructions below may result in 

damage to the equipment and / or may expose the user 

to the risk of fire, serious injury, illness or death.

Glass Front Replacement

 

1.    Remove the two (2) thumb screws and brackets 

       located on the inner upper corners of the appliance  

       opening. See Figure 1.
2.    Tilt the glass away from the appliance and lift out of 

       the bottom glass channel. 
3.    Set the bottom edge of glass into the glass channel  

       and tip back into the appliance until it rests against  

       the glass stops. 
4.    Re-install the glass brackets and thumb screws.

 

Figure 1.  Remove Glass Front

THUMB SCREW

THUMB SCREW

Summary of Contents for SF-SCT43-BK

Page 1: ...allation be sure that the following tools and building supplies are available Needle nose pliers Gloves Magnetic Phillips screwdriver Safety glasses Drill Flat blade screwdriver CAUTION Two adults recommended for the removal or installation of glass front Use caution when han dling glass Failure to do so could result in personal injury or property damage WARNING Risk of Personal Injury or Property...

Page 2: ...t Figure 2 Heater Assembly Figure 3 Heater Connector Control Board Replacement 1 Remove glass see Glass Front Replacement instruction 2 Support the Control Board Assembly and remove 4 screws See figure 4 3 Slowly lower Control Board Assembly until cable connectors are accessible See Figure 5 4 Disconnect the seven separate connectors attached to the Control Board Assembly and re connect the seven ...

Page 3: ... 7 Reinstall spotlight LED 8 Reinstall media logs 9 Reinstall Glass Front per Glass Front Replacement LED Spotlight Replacement 1 Remove glass See Glass Front Replacement instruction 2 Support the Spotlight LED and remove the 3 screws holding it in place See Figures 7 and 8 3 Gently pull the Spotlight LED cable located on the right end of the Spotlight LED until the connector is visible Disconnect...

Page 4: ...d cover with either 16 or 18 screws See Figure 10 Figure 10 Ember Bed Cover Figure 11 Glass Screen Panel Removal 4 SCREWS TO BE REMOVED only two screws shown BRACKET Remote Receiver Replacement 1 Remove glass see Glass Front and Glass Side Panel Removal Replacement instruction 2 Access internal components see Accessing Internal Components instructions 3 Using a pliers compress each barbed clip whi...

Page 5: ... rubber coupler on the left end disengages from the motor shaft and lift out of the appliance See Figure 17 If not replacing motors skip to step 13 8 Remove each motor until the electrical connector is visible See Figure 18 and 19 9 Disconnect the electrical connector to the motor See Figure 18 and 19 10 Fasten the new motor to the motor bracket with the two screws and two nuts 11 Connect the new ...

Page 6: ...it boards See Figure 21 7 Using a pliers compress each barbed clip along the front base circuit boards while lifting the boards evenly to disengage them from the clips Use pliers to open spread clips along rear LED strip while lifting to disengage it from the clips See Figure 21 Re move all LED circuit boards 8 Install the new LED circuit boards by securing them in the clips See Figure 2 9 Connect...

Page 7: ... and allow it to cool for 15 minutes Then plug in the unit or turn power back on at circuit breaker and turn unit back on Defective main control board Replace control board PCB Defective heater assembly Replace heater assembly Heater shuts off automatically or won t stay on Room temperature temperature at the appliance thermistor is higher than the set point on the remote Increase thermostat set p...

Page 8: ...control board PCB Replace control board PCB Similar infrared signal from another remote causing unit to turn on pre 2019 manufactured units only Some TV remotes may cause the fireplace to turn on for appliances manufactured before 2019 Replace control board PCB Excessive noise with heater on Interference with fan blade Inspect heater assembly and fan for obstructions or interference Defective blow...

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