I will be moving to a campground that is about 10500' and woke up this morning wondering if my propane appliances will work ok at that altitude. Anyone had any experience with this?
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In Colorado there are many places at high altitudes that still use propane. Many of the ski areas have ski patrol huts, ski lift attendant buildings, etc., that use propane for their heat source.
At some places, like Arapahoe Basin, 10,500 feet is the elevation of the bottom of the ski area.
One thing to have checked is the pressure output of the regulator. If it isn't about 11 inches of water, then I've found that the furnace and water heater don't want to work right.
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The propane flowing is not the problem, it is whether your appliances have enough oxygen to work properly.
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Bingo! That's the problem.
You may, or may not, be able to adjust the air flow to correct for altitude, and you will have to correct it again when you get back down. At high altitude, if your appliance lights, the flame may be yellow instead of blue. If you try to adjust it for the high altitude, make sure you mark the shutter's position before you adjust it so you can put it back.
Speaking of, I was camping Colorado's high country a couple of weeks ago and I couldn't keep the hot water heater going. I would light the pilot, wait for the thermocouple to heat up, then turn on the main burner which fired up with no problem. Everything seemed OK so I would close the door to go about my other business. After about 30 seconds, the flame would lose power and go out. This happened a couple of times and it finally dawned on me that closing the door was the problem. The burner couldn't get enough air so it quit. I adjusted the air mixture setting and the problem was solved. I suppose I could have just left the door open.
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