My street is getting natural gas service — what do I need to do with my propane fireplace?
In Canton, if your street is getting natural gas after the Pigeon River flooding, the conversion question comes with an extra step — any hearth or gas appliance that took on water needs inspection first, and some are safer replaced than converted. Your options are convert, stay on propane, or replace. We handle the licensed gas work and pull the Haywood County permit.
Water-damaged appliances come first
Canton's mill-town homes sit on the valley floor, and flooding has left many with hearths and gas appliances that were submerged or soaked. Before anyone talks about converting one to natural gas, it has to be checked — valves, controls, and gas connections that sat in floodwater can be compromised in ways that don't show from the front. In plenty of cases the honest call is replacement rather than conversion, and a fresh factory unit set for natural gas comes with a clean warranty. We'd rather tell you that than convert something that shouldn't be trusted.
If the unit is sound, here's the switch
A propane fireplace that came through fine still can't just take natural gas. Its orifices and regulator are sized for a hotter, higher-pressure fuel, so those change to the natural-gas kit built for your model, or the flame soots and underfires. Running the line from the new meter is licensed work — we pull the Haywood County permit, pressure-test the run, and meet the inspector, which also keeps your insurance and any future sale clean. Valley-floor fog and damp here rust dampers and caps early, so we look at those too.
One accountable company
Rebuilding is stressful enough without stitching a job across a showroom, a mason, and someone licensed to make it burn. We do the appliance, the venting, the gas line, the permit, and the inspection under one roof, about 20 minutes west of Asheville. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.
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.
Related questions
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