Fire Pit Accessories

At GasProductsCompany.com, we offer several options for filling your fire pit to achieve the perfect look for your tastes.

You can use our midnight campfire gas logs for a rustic look, filling the empty space around the fire ring with natural lava rock for the perfect finish. The logs sit on top of the lava rock for a wonderfully natural appearance. You could also opt for a simpler look with only lava rock filling your fire pit, which lends your unit the look of a fire burning on coals.

For another approach, you can choose from many colors of our decorative fire pit glass (also known as fire ice or fire crystals) to fill your fire pit. This material (pictured, Luna Noche Mosaic blend) produces a beautiful effect by catching and diffusing the light of the fire. You can choose one uniform color of decorative glass, or create a custom made blend to your specifications.

Whatever material you choose to fill your fire pit, it is important to support the fire ring in the pit with a non-combustible material. All of our filler materials are safe and non-flammable.

Assembling your Fire Ring Kit

Our fire rings kits already include many of the gas fittings needed to get your customized unit going. The flames of your new fire pit are simple to control using the hi-flow brass valve and key. First, however, you will need to assemble your new unit.

Here are some expert tips for installation:

While installing the components for your fire ring, it is essential that you use either pipe compound or teflon tape sealant for all of your gas connections. The gas key valve should be located on the side of the fire pit during construction. This valve's position should allow the decorative cover to attach to the valve resulting in a finished, uniform surface once the unit is complete.

• Once you have run the gas line from the fuel source to the valve in its correct position, install the 1/2" gas pipe nipple and the 90 degree elbow to the valve.
• Next, install the 1/2" gas pipe to the center of fire pit. Depending on the design and size of your fire pit, you may need to supply a nipple for this pipe length.
• The next step is to install the other 90 degree elbow and nipple to the preferred height of the burner ring, from which the flame itself will burn.
• For fire rings fueled by natural gas (with the burner holes facing down) attach the fire ring to gas pipe. Lastly, install the plug on the top center of the hub.
• For LP fueled gas fire rings (with the burner holes facing up) attach the LP orifice fitting to the fire ring and install this orifice fitting to the gas pipe. Lastly, install the plug on top center of hub.

Congratulations! After taking these steps your fire pit will be nearly complete. For your safety and the safety of your family, please make certain to double check all of your connections for leaks. These connections should also be retested after any repairs.

**NOTE** Never check for leaks using an open flame! This is a very dangerous method that can result in serious injury. Instead, use leak detector fluid and a pressure test piping system.

Fuel Specifications for Perfect Flames

When connecting your new fire pit unit to a source of fuel like natural gas, trust the judgment of an experienced, authorized professional. The installer must calculate the fuel line sizing, which is of paramount importance for safety and quality of use.

The fuel line size is determined by considering BTU's, gas pressure, geographic altitude, and the length of the run from the fuel source to the fire ring. If your fuel line size is improperly estimated, your fire ring won't burn with a full flame pattern, and its performance will be disappointing.

For the sake of reference, arm yourself with information. The maximum input fuel capacity for natural gas is 300,000 BTU's; for LP (liquid petroleum) gas with orifice it is also 300,000 BTU's. Flexible gas lines are strongly discouraged as an option for fueling a fire pit. These lines are often ribbed, fluted, or corrugated which can lead to an annoying whistling sound in high BTU units like your fire pit. Always check with local codes for approved galvanized or black steel pipe. They're there to keep you and your family safe!

Installing the Fire Ring

Once you've made the primary decisions about your fire pit, the next decision involves the placement of the fire ring inside the pit itself. The Fire Ring should be installed a minimum of 2 inches and a maximum of 8 inches from the top of the fire pit.

The depth you choose will be dictated by the materials you'd like to fill your fire pit with. These accessories greatly enhance the beauty of the flames as they burn. Decorative fire glass is a popular choice, as it breaks the light of the fire into colorful shafts of light inside the glass pieces. Fire glass comes in a variety of colors to mix and match to your specific tastes. Decorative fire glass shows off its best advantage at a minimum of 2 inches thick and poured to the top of the fire pit; therefore, you should install the fire ring burner 2" below the top of the fire pit.

If the natural look of gas logs is more to your liking, choose the depth you'd like to see them in the pit. If you want your logs to sit 4 inches below the top of the fire pit, install the fire ring burner 6 inches from the surface. Ideally, the 2 inches spared should be filled with lava rock around the burner. Lava rock is a natural material that further enhances the illusion of a natural wood burning pit.

The fire ring you purchase from Gas Products Company is specially designed so that the burner's holes may face either up or down. The direction you place them is dependent on the variety of fuel you are using. LP gas (liquid petroleum) is heavier than air, and tends to flow to the bottom of the fire pit. This can make lighting more difficult, so in this instance you will want to install the fire ring with the burner holes facing up. When using LP gas and a manual ignition, make sure that your lighter or match is directly on the burner when lighting your unit. Doing so will conserve your resources and prevent fuel leaks.

When using natural gas to fuel your fire pit, the burner holes can be facing either up or down. We recommend the downward facing option to our customers, as it allows the gas to flow around the lava rock or decorative glass and adds to the aesthetic effect of the flames.

Besides lava rock and decorative glass, you can use ordinary bricks or concrete blocks to fill the void beneath the fire ring. When you are using electronic ignition, please see the user's manual for all special considerations.