Match Light Kits
A match light kit is the simplest way to build a working gas fire feature. There is no electronic ignition, no battery, no control module: gas flows when you open the valve, and you light it by hand with a long lighter or a match. Fewer components means fewer things that fail outdoors.
What a match light kit includes
Typically a burner and a pan sized to it, plus the fittings and a manual valve. You supply the fuel connection, the enclosure, and the fire glass or lava rock that covers the burner.
Match light versus electronic ignition
Match light costs less and is more reliable over time, because there is nothing electronic to corrode or lose power. The tradeoff is that you have to reach the burner to light it, and there is no flame-failure cutoff unless you add a separate safety pilot. For a feature that children or pets are around, an electronic ignition kit with a thermocouple is the safer specification.
Before you order
Confirm your fuel type, propane or natural gas, and match the burner's BTU rating to the size of the opening you are filling. An undersized burner in a large pan looks sparse; an oversized one wastes fuel.
