For a Hendersonville gas pit, close the appliance shutoff, let it cool, and spend your effort drying it out — clear debris, dry the burner and media, and cover it snug. Most pits here run off the natural-gas main, so there's no tank to store; just leave the plumbing to us. Portable cylinder pits come under shelter with the tank stored upright outdoors.
Built for low-maintenance winters
Hendersonville skews toward retirees who chose a quiet, sealed gas setup precisely so they wouldn't be fussing with it, and that carries into winterizing — the whole job should take one dry afternoon. Off the Main Street blocks and out in the Spartanburg Highway subdivisions, most of these pits are hard-plumbed to natural gas.
That means your winter task is closing the appliance valve and covering the burner, with no cylinder to disconnect, cap and haul off.
Watch the ground, not just the pit
Henderson County's clay-heavy soil settles and shifts, which is hard on older masonry and can tilt a pit or its pad just enough that water stops draining the way it should. Before you cover up for the season, check that the burner pan still sheds water rather than holding a puddle that will freeze in the cool valley nights.
A pit that drains dry survives winter; one that ponds rusts its burner and igniter.
One call, and the line stays ours
That natural-gas connection is licensed work — we permit it with Henderson County and pressure-test what we run, so if the piping ever needs capping or moving, that's our lane, not a handyman's. We're 25 minutes south for a spring relight. Cover it breathable so trapped condensation escapes, and call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Hendersonville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Hendersonville and the rest of Henderson County — just 25 minutes south from our Asheville-area showroom.