In the manual for my refrigerator in my Pop-Up it mentions changing a part when running on LP at high altitude. My wife and I are planning a trip in about a month to Northern New Mexico, some of the areas around around 10,000FT. elevation. Is this something I need to worry about? Any other things I should be aware of besides the obvious effects to myself.

We have crossed the Rocky Mountains several times with our fiver and never had any problems with using the refrigerator on propane.

Some brands may perform better than others at altitude.Our RV tech warned us about our Norcold above 10,000', but we did not have issues with our weekend up above that level. Could be our fairly new unit performs better than what he's seen in the past.

Spent two months this summer with my Dometic running on propane at 7000' and had no problems.

Just spent93 days in NM and Co some at 9300 ft and NO PROBLEMS

JoshuaH wrote:In the manual for my refrigerator in my Pop-Up it mentions changing a part when running on LP at high altitude.-- snip --It would help if we knew what trailer you have and the make and model of your fridge.Sometimes the propane burner will run rich at high altitude; replacing the orifice will solve the problem.The flame color will tell you if the mixture is correct/incorrect.Examples #1 and #2 are way too rich.Example #3 is borderline too rich.Example #4 is just right.

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camperpaul
Explorer
Aug 22, 2014
JoshuaH wrote:
In the manual for my refrigerator in my Pop-Up it mentions changing a part when running on LP at high altitude.
-- snip --

It would help if we knew what trailer you have and the make and model of your fridge.

Sometimes the propane burner will run rich at high altitude; replacing the orifice will solve the problem.

The flame color will tell you if the mixture is correct/incorrect.

Examples #1 and #2 are way too rich.
Example #3 is borderline too rich.
Example #4 is just right.
Crazy_Ray
Explorer
Aug 22, 2014
Just spent93 days in NM and Co some at 9300 ft and NO PROBLEMS
jmcgsd
Explorer
Aug 21, 2014
Spent two months this summer with my Dometic running on propane at 7000' and had no problems.
BubbaChris
Explorer
Aug 21, 2014
Some brands may perform better than others at altitude.

Our RV tech warned us about our Norcold above 10,000', but we did not have issues with our weekend up above that level. Could be our fairly new unit performs better than what he's seen in the past.
Road_Runners
Explorer
Aug 21, 2014
We have crossed the Rocky Mountains several times with our fiver and never had any problems with using the refrigerator on propane.

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