As some of you may know from a previous post, the glass on my fireplace broke. So, I called Dimplex and they sent me a new piece of glass. While I was on the phone with them, I also told them that the heater makes occasional noise, so they sent me a new heater as well.
So far, so good. I installed the glass, but left the heater to be, since I didn't have the time to install the heater.
We had the fireplace and heater going last evening and I began to smell burning insulation!
I removed the fireplace, took off the top panel and looked around. This is what I found:
After looking at it for some time and sitting back and thinking about it, it seems that the line (hot) connection to the connector block was loose and it must have generated heat because it was loose. If it wasn't loose, my thought was that the breaker would have tripped if it was a short, or if the motor was drawing too many amps.
Anyway, I replaced the heater (just in case the heater was bad, and causing a heavy amperage draw), and put everything back together.
For those of you who leave your furnace on while you are away or sleeping, I suggest you remove the top panel and make sure the connections at the connector block are tight.
I plan to call Dimplex on Monday to discuss this with them.