SimpliFire • SF-BI30-EB, SF-BI36-EB Service Manual • 2040-940 Rev. D • 5/20
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1. If necessary, place a drop cloth or other material on
the hearth or flooring to prevent scratching.
2. Remove front. Refer to Front Replacement section
for details.
3. Remove glass. Refer to Glass Replacement section
for details.
4. Locate rubber plugs in each end of the grate.
Remove plugs with a small flat screwdriver. Save for
later use. See Figure 2.
5. Remove Phillips screw from each end of grate. Lift
grate from faux ember bed. Take care to retain
screws for grate. See Figure 2.
6. Grasp log ember bed and gently lift up and out of
opening; do not pull too far as to damage the wiring.
Rotate ember bed to expose electrical wiring.
7. Disconnect lighting LED power source pin connector
from back side of ember bed. See Figure 3.
8. Position the log assembly and reconnect lighting LED
power source pin connector to back side of
replacement ember bed. See Figure 3.
9. Rotate log ember bed and align with floor of opening.
Engage back side of ember bed into the opening.
Pivot the front of the ember bed into position flat on
the floor of the opening. Take care not to pinch wiring
under log ember bed.
10. Align the grate and reattach using retained screws.
steel brackets under the ember bed. Ensure that
wiring is not pinched between log ember bed and
steel bracket.
11. Install and tighten the screw in each end of the
grate. See Figure 2.
12. Install rubber plugs into holes in each end of grate.
See Figure 2.
13. Re-install glass.
14. Re-install front.
Log/Grate Assembly Replacement
Refractory Replacement
1. If necessary, place a drop cloth or other material on
the hearth or flooring to prevent scratching.
2. Remove front. Refer to Front Replacement section
for details.
3. Remove glass. Refer to Glass Replacement section
for details.
4. Remove log/grate assembly. Refer to Log/Grate
Assembly Replacement section for details.
5. Side refractory panels are magnetically attached.
Use hand to carefully pry along back edge of each
refractory panel to disengage it from the appliance.
Remove both refractory panels.
6. Remove four thumb screws and metal angle bracket
from upper rear of appliance cavity. Retain Screws.
See Figure 8.
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. Remove screw at the base that retains the brick
panel in the rear appliance cavity. Retain Screws.
Remove the brick panel from the cavity.
See Figure 13.
8. Install the brick panel into the rear of the cavity.
Ensure that it is located so that the notch is in the
lower right of the cavity. Secure at the base with
retained screws. See Figure 13.
9. Reinstall the metal angle bracket at the upper rear of
the appliance cavity and secure with the four retained
thumb screws.
10. Install replacement refractory side panels. Align
Side panels are magnetic and do not require any
other attachment method. Take care to apply even
pressure to prevent damage to the replacement
panels.
11. Re-install log/grate assembly.
12. Re-install glass.
13. Re-install front.
(LOGS-BI30-B, LOGS-BI36-B)
(REFRACT-BI30-B, REFRACT-BI36-B)
