Fire Pit Functions
- Outdoor Fireplace: Nothing adds to a summer patio party like a cosy outdoor fireplace or pit, creating warmth and ambiance for those cooler summer evenings for outdoor living all year round.
- Simple Grilling: Some firepits come with a cooking grate doubling as a grill, too – great for simple outdoor cooking (e.g. sausages or kebabs) or marshmallow toasting.
- Tables to gather around and creating atmosphere: Firepit tables allow family and friends to enjoy eating and drinking in the warmth of a roaring fire – outside! This feature provides a substantial rim on which to lay your drinks and food plates allowing you to entertain around a fiery centerpiece.
- Decorative: Lit or unlit, firepits can simply act as an outdoor accent, like a piece of garden sculpture. Whether it's a contemporary or rustic affair, the options are vast and dependent upon your own personal style and tastes.
What Type of Fuel for the fire pit?
Firepits can use a variety of different fuels and essentially it all comes down to the brand of firepit you want and personal choice. Here are a few key fuel facts:
- Propane: Propane fed gas fire pits have tanks attached to them, making them moveable. Propane can be more expensive upfront, but can outperform natural gas in power.
- Wood and Charcoal: Depending on how big your fire pit is, you'll need to use different sized logs and kindling. Start stocking up! You can also combine a layer of charcoal on the base to increase your firepit's efficiency by making log burning easier. Also, charcoal helps to produce a controlled, even heat with a smaller flame.
- Natural Gas: Fire pits that run on natural gas generally need to be built-in, and connect to a natural gas line located in your home. Natural gas is significantly less expensive than other fuel options, but may cost more upfront as it must be installed by a professional.
- Bio-Ethanol: A clean-burning, more environmentally friendly and efficient biofuel that emits no smoke, ash, or embers. Two major benefits of bio-ethanol are that it does not produce a smell or air pollutants. For smaller firepits you can get an ethanol based gel. The gel comes in bottles that you pour into the firepits fuel reservoir. Like Bio-ethanol it does not emit smoke or odours.
