REV. 7-22-14 Page 3
Firestar Fire Pits
If this fire pit is permanently connected to a gas piping
system from a remote supply tank, installation must be in
accordance with local codes or, in absence of local codes,
with the National Fuel Gas codes ANSI Z223/1/NFPA 54.
• If constructing an enclosure to conceal a propane
tank/LP cyclinder- the enclosure must adhere to the
following construction requirements:
• Enclosures may be constructed with one side
compeletely OPEN or if the enclosure is built with four
(4) sides, a top and a bottom, then as ollows:
• A Liquid Propane (LP) gas cyclinder enclosure re-
quires four (4) ventilation openings at the top and bot-
tom of the enclosure. The openings must adhere to
the minumum requirements according to the capacity
of the cyclinder (See diagram 1).
• Each opening in the enclosure must be equally sized
and spaced at a minimum of 180º. Openings must
remain unobstructed.
• Top ventilation openings are required on the side walls
of the enclosure within 5-inches (127mm) of the top
enclosure. They need to be of equal size,
unobstructive and spaced 180º apart. The openings
need to be a total area of 1 in² /lb (14.2 cm²/kg) of fuel
storage capacity.
• Bottom opening must provide a minimum of 1/2
square inches (3.23 cm²) for each pound of Liquid
Propane (LP) contained in the tank (see example
below.
• Every opening must have minmum dimensions to allow
entrance of a 1/2” (3.2 mm) diameter rod.
• Ventilation openings in side walls must not connunicate
directly with other enclosures of the fire pit.
• The cyclinder valve must be easily accessible by hand.
Connections should be easy to leak test inside the
enclosure. A door on the enclosure is acceptable only
if easily opened without the use of tools and is non
locking.
• The enclosure needs to be isolate the cylinder from the
burner compartment and provide protection from
radiation, act as a flame barrier and protect cylinder
from foreign material.
• The enclosure needs to allow connection, disconnec-
tion and inspection of the connection of the Liquid
Propane (LP) gas cylinder.
• The enclosure should allow testing of any connetion on
the Liquid Propane (LP) cylinder that might be
• distrubed during installation.
REMOTE PROPANE / LP GAS ENCLOSURES
INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
5” Max.
5” Max.
2” Min.
1” Max.
A
C
B
Diagram 1.
Propane/LP Tank Enclosure Specifications
A - Opening 180º apart from each other
B - Min.. 2” (50.8mm) from floor/ground to base of tank
C - Max. 1” (25.4mm) from tank base to bottom of opening
ALL
fire pits in this manual come equipped for Natural gas (NG) however, if you are considering
converting to Liquid Propane (LP) gas use the guidelines below for proper tank storage and ensure you
purchase the proper orifice air shutter kit.
