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Important Safety Advice

WARNING:

 This appliance must not be used in 

a bathroom. 

WARNING:

 Do not use this heater in the 

immediate surroundings of a bath, a shower or 

a swimming pool.

WARNING:

 This heater must not be located 

immediately below a fixed socket outlet.

The heater carries a warning symbol to 

alert the user to the risk of fire that exists 

if the heater is accidentally covered.

WARNING:

 In order to avoid a hazard due to 

inadvertent resetting of the thermal cut-out, 

this appliance must not be supplied through an 

external switching device, such as a timer, or 

connected to a circuit that is regularly switched 

on and off by the utility.

This appliance can be used by children aged 

from 8 years and above and persons with 

reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities 

or lack of experience or knowledge if they have 

been given supervision or instruction concerning 

the use of the appliance in a safe way and 

understand the hazards involved. Children shall 

not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user 

maintenance shall not be made by children 

without supervision.

Children  of  less  than  3  years  should  be  kept 

away unless continuously supervised. Children 

aged from 3 years and less than 8 years shall 

only switch on/off the appliance provided that 

it has been placed or installed in its intended 

normal operating position and they have been 

given supervision or instruction concerning 

the use of the appliance in a safe way and 

understand the hazards involved. Children aged 

from 3 years and less than 8 years shall not plug 

in, regulate and clean the appliance or perform 

user maintenance.

CAUTION:

 Some parts of this product can 

become very hot and cause burns. Particular 

attention has to be given where children and 

vulnerable people are present.

If the mains lead is damaged, it must be replaced 

by the manufacturer or its service agent or a 

similarly  qualified  person  in  order  to  avoid  a 

hazard. 

Electrical connection

WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED

This heater must be used on an ~ supply only and the voltage marked on 

the heater must correspond to the supply voltage. This heater is fitted with 

a rewireable plug incorporating a 13 amp fuse. In the event of replacing 

the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13 amp fuse approved by ASTA to BS 1362 

must be used. If any other type of plug is used, a 15 amp fuse must be 

fitted in the plug, the adaptor, or at the distribution board.

IMPORTANT : If the plug is not suitable for your socket, the 13 amp plug 

should be removed. Before wiring the appropriate plug, please note that 

the wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following 

code : 

GREEN AND YELLOW: 

 

EARTH

 BLUE 

   NEUTRAL

 BROWN 

:   LIVE

Connect the 

GREEN AND YELLOW

 wire to the terminal marked ‘

E

’ or 

by the earth symbol   , or coloured 

GREEN

 or 

GREEN AND YELLOW

.

Connect the 

BROWN

 wire to the terminal marked ‘

L

’ or coloured 

RED

.

Connect the 

BLUE

 wire to the terminal marked ‘

N

’ or coloured 

BLACK.

Wall Mounting (Installed)

Three identical wall mounting brackets are secured to the base of the heater 

with a fixing screw. To wall mount appliance, first remove the brackets as 

follows, lay the heater on its back and follow the sequence shown - see 

Fig. 2

. Identify and remove the fixing screw securing the brackets located 

beside mains cable as shown in (a), pull out brackets and rotate them to 

disengage them from the slot and withdraw the brackets from the slot (b).

Select a suitable position, near to a mains power socket whilst ensuring 

the minimum mounting clearances are maintained - see 

Fig. 1

. Fix the 

two top retaining brackets to the wall, using suitable fixings – see 

Fig. 3

.

Dimensions

(Millimetres)

Installation and Operating Instructions

Dimplex Convector Heater

Models : 

 DECS2TN

08/52566/1 Issue 1

IMPORTANT : THESE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY AND RETAINED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

Fig. 2

Fig. 1

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