Why won't my propane fireplace light after the tank ran empty and was refilled?
Weaverville is split: downtown and much of the new Reems Creek construction sit on the natural-gas main, while homes up Ox Creek and the outer valleys run on propane. Only the propane side sees this — a refilled tank that gives clicks and no flame because air entered the line as it emptied and the regulator locked out when the new tank was connected.
Which side of town you are on decides it
This is genuinely a tale of two fuels here. On the gas mains through downtown and the newer Reems Creek subdivisions, you never run a tank empty, so the problem cannot happen. Up the creeks and out toward Barnardsville Road, propane is the fuel, and that is where a dry tank starts the trouble — air gets pulled into the line behind the last of the propane, and a refill leaves that air pocket sitting between the tank and your pilot.
The clicking is air plus a locked regulator
So the igniter clicks against air until the line is purged and clean gas reaches the burner. Layered on top is the regulator's excess-flow safety, which saw the rush of gas when the emptied tank was reconnected, took it for a leak, and clamped down — which is why a full tank still gives you nothing. Purging the line and resetting the regulator in the right order is what clears both, and neither should be forced by hand.
Quick trip north from the shop
Weaverville is about fifteen minutes north of our Emma Road showroom, and its north-facing valley is slow to warm in spring, so it is worth sorting before the next cold stretch. New Reems Creek buyers are sometimes surprised to learn neighbors a mile up the creek are on an entirely different fuel. Your propane supplier resets the tank and runs their leak check; we purge and relight at the fireplace and confirm the sensors. As a licensed gas contractor in Buncombe County, we do this end properly — confirm the tank with your supplier, then call us at (828) 545-0525.
Fireplace help in Weaverville
We install and service fireplaces throughout Weaverville and the rest of Buncombe County — just 15 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.