- Sealed gas burners
- Illumina illuminated knobs
- Natural gas / LP convertible
- Graphite Stainless finish
The Dacor DTG36M955FM is a current 36-inch gas cooktop. The Dacor DTG36M955FM is a 36-inch gas cooktop, finished in Graphite Stainless, natural gas/LP convertible. This gas-burner platform has no information-code display; symptoms — a burner that will not light, or one that runs weak — are what a technician works from. The DTG36M955FM belongs to Dacor's Contemporary style, described in Dacor's own marketing copy as clean design with an emphasis on symmetry and precision, inspired by architectural elements found in modern skylines. What a technician actually finds on the DTG36M955FM matches its listed features: Sealed gas burners; Illumina illuminated knobs; Natural gas / LP convertible; Graphite Stainless finish. Reading the DTG36M955FM's model number is straightforward for the part that is documented: the number right after the letter prefix (36) is the nominal size in inches, a pattern that holds across Dacor's whole current lineup — there is no official Dacor-published key to every remaining letter position, so treat anything beyond size and hinge/finish letters as unconfirmed. Nobody has independently confirmed a rating-plate location for the DTG36M955FM's appliance category, so the practical approach is to check a door edge, a door frame, and any interior wall of the cabinet, then photograph whichever one carries the plate. What usually fails on a gas cooking surface like the DTG36M955FM is the electronic igniter module, a burner port blocked by boil-over residue, or a worn valve that will not hold a low simmer. A gas surface built like the DTG36M955FM tends to develop a weak or absent spark first, followed by burner ports needing a manual clean, and only rarely a full valve replacement. On a gas surface like the DTG36M955FM, the recurring calls are a spark igniter module that clicks but does not fire, a clogged burner port, or a gas valve that has stuck partially open or closed. A service visit on the DTG36M955FM starts with watching the ignition sequence directly — does the igniter spark, does the burner catch, how long does it take — before any valve or module is replaced. Unlike the induction cooktops in this lineup, the DTG36M955FM has no electronic information-code board behind its knobs — gas cooking surfaces of this generation are diagnosed the same way Legacy gas cooktops always were, from ignition and flame behavior rather than a displayed code. Do not assume the C0/C1/C2/F0/F1/F2 codes documented for Dacor's induction cooktops apply here; they belong to a different control architecture entirely. Dacor has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics America since the September 2016 acquisition closed, and the DTG36M955FM's control platform reflects that ownership. The DTG36M955FM is a product of a brand with real history: Pasadena, California, 1965, three generations of family ownership, and then a September 2016 acquisition that made Dacor a wholly owned Samsung Electronics America subsidiary while it kept its own name and dealer network. Getting the DTG36M955FM repaired correctly starts with correctly identifying it — model number, generation, and platform — rather than assuming a code, a part, or a symptom seen on a different Dacor appliance carries over automatically.
The DTG36M955FM is a cooktop, not a rangetop and not a range — a distinction that decides which parts fit and which problems are even possible. A DTG36M955FM problem usually has a page of its own in our repair guides; the model directory has the neighboring models, and www.dacor.com the factory specification.
