How do I winterize my gas fire pit at the end of the season?
In Marshall, the steep hillside lots and tight access make hauling a freestanding pit down to a garage a real chore, so for many homes here winterizing in place is the smart move — a snug burner cover and a fitted pit cover, with the burner cleared and dried first. Shut the fuel down before the first hard freeze either way.
When moving the pit isn't practical
Marshall's homes climb steep hillsides with limited access, and the revitalized downtown is built right against the mountainside on narrow, multi-story lots. Wrestling a heavy fire-pit table down a set of stone steps to a garage often isn't worth it — or even possible. That puts the emphasis on covering in place and doing it well: clear the burner ports and pan of debris, dry the metal, fit a cover over the burner, then a full cover that sheds water rather than trapping it.
If the pit is light enough and access allows, bringing it indoors once the fuel's off is still the surest way to keep the burner dry all winter.
Gorge damp and mixed fuel
The French Broad gorge keeps Marshall's evenings cool and damp, and that moisture is what goes after an idle burner. A propane pit gets its tank closed and stored upright outside; a natural-gas pit gets its valve shut for the season — the town runs both.
Those tight mountainside lots that complicate chimney routing and draft can complicate a gas line, too. If the pit's connection needs work, that's licensed piping we permit through Madison County, 25 minutes north — call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Marshall
We install and service fireplaces throughout Marshall and the rest of Madison County — just 25 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.
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