Re: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #588

["Eddie" <Eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,
I did not fully check into the other vendors showing free shipping when to 
non-residential delivery. Could you share your decision making choice of PPL 
please. For me it was tax vs. freight and ability to pick it up in Houston. 
Thank you.
-Eddie-
Houston, TX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Shaw" <hardrockcorp@gmail.com>
To: <sslist@tompatterson.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #588


> Great referrals!  I just ordered a Norcold from PPL for my 68 Saber.
> Excellent price.Thanks,
> Steve
>
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Eddie <Eddie@huffstetter.com> wrote:
>
>> Dave and Sherylyn,
>>
>> This is what I actually bought. I lucked into a sale at PPL and paid 
>> $876.
>> They call it an 8 cu ft. label inside the unit. It is the N841 and about
>> $100 more than the N641. Both come in 2 and 3 way and both can have an 
>> ice
>> maker. USA made by Thetford in Ohio, not Sweden like the Dometic.
>>
>>
>> http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-refrigerators/rv-refrigerator-norcold-n841.htm$1049
>>
>> http://kearbey.homestead.com/ref.html N841, $1060 free shipping, no tax
>>
>> http://kearbey.homestead.com/ref.html N841, $1314 free shipping, no tax
>>
>> http://bigdiscountrv.com/refrigerators_norcold.htm N841, $1035 free
>> shipping, no tax
>>
>> I don't actually know if Dometic is still made in Sweden, but they used 
>> to
>> be and all the ones I have say it on the door. I don't like that there is 
>> a
>> http://www.dometicusa.com/recall.php recall site on Dometic.com wherein
>> you have a drop down menu to select your recalled model. There was a 
>> period
>> of unit controller failures.
>>
>> Norcold also has had recalls and on the 641 and 841. These were units 
>> built
>> in 1999. The failures seem all to be non controller related, but a faulty
>> 120 volt heating element that can cause fires. There is a reward for 
>> owners
>> turning in this defective unit for a new one. The reward is $50.
>>
>> -Eddie-
>> Houston, TX
>>