Propane vs natural gas fire pit — which should I get?
In Leicester, most rural homes run on propane — the large properties out toward Sandy Mush and Turkey Creek sit off the natural-gas mains — so a gas fire pit is generally a propane pit off a tank. Where a property has limited electrical capacity, we can set it up for match-lit or low-draw ignition.
Propane on the big rural lots
Leicester is rural, large-property country — many homes out here run on propane, with wood heat popular alongside it. So a gas fire pit is usually plumbed from your existing propane tank, or a new one we coordinate with your supplier. For folks already keeping their own fuel on hand, that's a familiar setup, and it frees the pit from any dependence on a utility main that doesn't reach these hollows anyway. A few properties nearer the main lines can reach natural gas, and there we build the burner for NG instead.
When the power supply is limited
Some of the more remote Leicester properties have limited electrical capacity, which is worth thinking through with an outdoor fire feature. An electronic ignition draws very little, but if a property is truly tight on power, a match-lit burner sidesteps the question entirely — you get the same fire with nothing plugged in. We'll talk through which ignition suits your setup. The burner itself is built for propane's hotter, higher-pressure burn; the wrong jets soot, so we size it to the fuel from the start.
Cold hollows, licensed line, Buncombe permit
Cold-air drainage runs Leicester's rural valleys 5 to 8 degrees colder than Asheville on clear winter nights, which means a patio fire earns plenty of use here. Connecting it to propane is licensed gas work — we run the line, pull the Buncombe County permit, meet the inspector, and pressure-test before you light it. Fifteen minutes west of our showroom. Call (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Leicester
We install and service fireplaces throughout Leicester and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes west from our Asheville-area showroom.
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