Does high elevation affect how a gas fire pit burns?
In Brevard it's less about the 2,230-foot elevation and more about propane. Out here in Transylvania County most fire pits run off a tank, and propane burns hotter per unit — it needs a different orifice and pressure than natural gas. Get that jetting right and altitude barely registers; get it wrong and you'll chase a lazy, sooty flame no matter the height.
Propane country changes the math
The formula for our part of the mountains is natural gas along the Asheville and Hendersonville mains, propane out in Fairview, Candler, Brevard, and the cabins. On a Sherwood Forest or Connestee Falls property, the tank feeds the pit, and LP wants its own orifice size and regulated pressure. Set that correctly and the modest 2,230-foot elevation is a footnote; skip it and you'll blame the altitude for soot that's really a fuel-jetting problem.
The wet-season angle
Brevard catches 80-plus inches of rain a year, and that March-through-June wet season rusts dampers, spalls brick, and works on any exposed outdoor metal. A gas pit that lives outdoors here wants weather-rated components and a burner checked before entertaining season. Cool evenings most of the year mean it earns its keep well beyond summer.
Licensed LP work, permitted in Transylvania
The tank itself is coordinated with your propane supplier, but connecting it — the regulator, piping, and burner setup — is licensed gas work only a licensed contractor can legally do. We pull the permit with Transylvania County and pressure-test the line. We're 40 minutes southwest; call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Brevard
We install and service fireplaces throughout Brevard and the rest of Transylvania County — just 40 minutes southwest from our Asheville-area showroom.