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    Thermopile not producing enough voltage

    I have a gas fireplace (Fireplace Xtrordinair 36 DV XL) with a millivolt system. It's around 20 years old. I'm using a millivolt compatible digital thermostat (White-Rodgers 1E78-140), but often there is not enough voltage (~459 mV) from the thermopile to operate the thermostat - it does not...
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    Need advice on cleaning zero clearance Fireplace Extraordinair 36 chimney

    I need a little stovepipe cleaning 101 help as the last woodstove I used was pre-catalytic and the cleaning process involved running a brush down the pipe and scooping out the creosote pieces from inside the stove. The fireplace that I have now has a catalytic combuster and other parts that seem...