How do I winterize my gas fire pit at the end of the season?
In Canton, before you winterize, have the pit's burner and gas valve checked if they've ever sat in floodwater — the Pigeon River valley's flooding has left water inside burners and gas connections that no cover fixes. Then handle it normally: shut the fuel off, dry the burner and pan, and cover it before the first hard freeze.
Flood exposure changes the checklist
Canton's recent flooding did more than soak hearths — it left standing water inside gas appliances and their connections, and a fire-pit burner or shutoff valve that went under is a real safety concern, not just a rust problem. If your pit was in a flood zone along the Pigeon River, don't just cover it and hope. A submerged gas valve or regulator should be inspected and pressure-tested before it's trusted again, and that's licensed gas work we permit through Haywood County.
Winterizing a flood-exposed pit and quietly firing it up next spring is exactly the kind of thing we'd rather catch first. Call (828) 545-0525 — we're 20 minutes west.
Valley fog rusts things early
Even setting flooding aside, Canton's valley-floor mornings bring fog and dampness that rust dampers and chimney caps earlier than folks expect — and the same damp air goes after a fire-pit burner. That means shutting the pit down sooner in the fall rather than later.
Clear leaves and debris out of the burner ports and pan, dry everything, close the gas — the tank stored upright outside for a propane pit, or the valve shut for a natural-gas one — and get a cover on that sheds water instead of trapping it against cold metal all winter.
Fireplace help in Canton
We install and service fireplaces throughout Canton and the rest of Haywood County — just 20 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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