Refrigerator Problems At High Altitude
When we camp at high elevations our refrigerator does not work on propane. The manual does say that elevation can cause problems on propane and recommends using electric at those elevations. But of c...
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This might or might not help... The laws may have changed but when I got certified in 78 in Denver, gas appliances could have the S.L. btu input up to 2000' but the input had to be derated 4%/1000' as soon as they went above 2000'. BBQ grills, gas driers and anything with over sized heat exchangers were exempt from that rule but I have no idea about RV fridges. The correct way to derate is with a smaller orifice but the pressure stays the same cuz the pressure is critical to get the correct air/fuel ratio. Decreasing the orifice pressure will cut down the input but there's no guarantee the mixture can be adjusted correctly with the primary air shutter. Craig
