How much does it cost to buy or lease a propane tank when adding a gas fireplace?
Candler cuts both ways. The developed Enka-Candler corridor reaches natural-gas mains, where there's no tank to lease or buy, but out in Hominy Valley and along Pisgah Highway you're in propane country and a tank is the fuel source. That tank is leased or purchased through your supplier, not us — we run and pressure-test the gas line and connect the fireplace.
Which side of Candler are you on?
Closer to Enka-Candler, natural-gas mains mean a metered line and no propane tank at all. Head out into Hominy Valley or up Pisgah Highway and you cross into propane territory, where the tank belongs to a conversation with your fuel supplier. Fast-growing new subdivisions here often came with basic decorative builder-grade fireboxes owners quickly want to upgrade to real heat — that upgrade works on either fuel.
Confirming your street's fuel is step one; it decides whether a tank is even part of the plan.
If it's propane: lease, own, and clean burn
Leasing keeps upfront cost low with a small or waived annual fee tied to buying fuel there; owning costs more but frees you to price-shop. The Hominy Valley bowl traps air, which is one reason a clean-burning sealed direct-vent appliance suits it — closed combustion vented straight outside. Your supplier sizes the tank to your total load.
Buncombe permit, one accountable crew
Whether you're on the main or on a tank, connecting the fuel is licensed work a showroom can't do. We pull the Buncombe County permit, pressure-test the line, and connect the unit, about fifteen minutes west of our showroom. Any leased tank stays with your propane company. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Candler
We install and service fireplaces throughout Candler and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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