Does high elevation affect how a gas fire pit burns?
At Clyde's 2,612 feet, thinner air does start to affect how a gas fire pit burns — a sea-level burner can run rich this high. Clyde runs a mix of natural gas and propane, so the jetting has to match both your fuel and this elevation. Add the river humidity that rusts outdoor metal, and a tuned, weather-rated burner is what lasts.
2,612 feet earns tuning
At this height the oxygen per breath drops enough to soften an untuned flame — it goes yellow and lazy, and heat output slips. An outdoor pit forgives more than a sealed indoor unit, but the difference between a tuned burner and one set on a bench and forgotten is easy to see up here. Setting the orifice and pressure for the real elevation is the mountain tuning we do on every install.
Mixed fuel, damp valley
Clyde runs mixed — natural gas in parts, propane elsewhere — and propane jetting differs from natural gas, so the burner has to be set for whichever you've got. The town shares Canton and Waynesville's cold-air drainage and river humidity, which rust dampers and degrade outdoor metal, so weather-rated components on the pit are worth insisting on.
Haywood permit, 25 minutes west
The buried gas line is licensed work; we pull the permit with Haywood County and pressure-test it. At 25 minutes west, it pays to tune the burner correctly on the first visit. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Clyde
We install and service fireplaces throughout Clyde and the rest of Haywood County — just 25 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.