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Glass Fire Pit Wind Guards

Shield your gas fire pit from gusts, ensuring a safe and steady flame

Fire Pit Wind Guards

Creating a safe and steady flame

Glass Fire Pit Wind Guards are the most popular Fire Pit accessory. Like any good accessory, they don’t just look good; glass flame guards improve the user experience. They are available in Round, Square, Rectangular, and Linear configurations.

If you live in a breezy location, then you will already know that lighting your fire pit in windy conditions can be ill-advised. The flame becomes blown around, at which point you will probably have to turn off the fire pit or risk the flame being blown out completely.

All is not lost, though. The addition of a guard keeps the flame centralized and helps prevent it from blowing around excessively.

One of the recurring themes in the product reviews submitted by customers is that they are surprised at how well they work. Interestingly, many customers also comment that the flame guards provide an aesthetic improvement, a ‘finishing touch’ if you will.

A Fire Pit Wind Guard creates a finishing touch to the fire pit

A Fire Pit Wind Guard creates a safe and steady flame

Fire Pit Wind Guard Features

The combination of heat generated by a fire pit and the outdoors creates a very harsh working environment. A quality fire pit wind guard must be manufactured from tempered glass to resist the fire pit’s heat as well as cold weather conditions.

At The Magic Of Fire, all the fire pit screens we stock are manufactured from tempered glass, with polished edges.

Of course, the fittings that hold the glass panes together also need to be very durable. The most common type is Polished Aluminum or Chrome Fire-Resistant Brackets.

Heat-resistant ‘grippy’ feet keep the glass fire pit guard securely in place and prevent scratching your fire pit’s top surface.

The image below shows what to look for in a high-quality fire pit glass guard, in this case, the American Fireglass Round Fire Pit Wind Guard. 

An image highlighting a Wind Guards Features

Common features of a high-quality Fire Pit Flame Guard

What Size Fire Pit Wind Guard Do I Need?

For optimal performance, the fire pits glass flame guard should extend 2 inches beyond the burn area on all sides.

A fire pit glass guard must never sit on the fire glass or lava rock; it should sit on your fire feature’s top surface, straddling the fire pit burn area.

Most manufacturers recommend leaving a gap of at least 2 inches on all sides between the burn area and the glass. For example, a 30-inch square fire pit pan will need a glass fire pit screen that measures at least 34 inches square.

Brand loyalty is not necessary, as long as you select a size that provides the minimum recommended clearance specified by the manufacturer, typically between 2 and 2.5 inches all around.

Diagram showing how much distance from flame to wind guard is required

Allow at least 2 inches clearance on all sides

Compatible Accessories

Fire pit manufacturers design glass guards to fit their fire pit pan range, and their Fire Pit Lids. The advantage of staying within a brand is that the three items, the fire pit pan, the glass guard, and the fire pit lid, are all designed to integrate.

The American Fire Glass lid shown below can be placed within the confines of its compatible flame guard.

An image showing how a wind guard sits neatly around a fire pit lid
American Fire Glass Fire Pit Lid & Wind guard at work!

An American Fire Glass Flame Guard and compatible Fire Pit Lid

In a nut Shell

Guards allow you to safely use your fire pit in breezy conditions when it may not be possible without one. Ultimately, this means you can spend more time with your family and friends safely enjoying your fire pit.

That is probably why a firepit glass flame guard is the most popular firepit accessory.

Like any great accessory, it doesn’t just look good; it improves the user experience. Fire Pit Guards are available from American Fire Glass, HPC Fire, The Outdoor Plus company, and Firegear Outdoors.

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