Jerry got my Norcold refrigerator today. What a surprise as JC Whitney could
not tell me when it would be shipped. All they knew was that it had been
shipped as of yesterday since Norcold would have notified them.
Surprise! Norcold shipped it on 1/10/2000. It is indeed a Norcold N641-R
propane/AC refrigerator contrary to what JC Whitneys catalog says. Very
nicely constructed and much more room than the old one.
I was disappointed in the black door panels I ordered. They come in two
sheets neither of which fits the doors. They have to be cut to fit.
The refrigerator was shipped by roadway express, 139# and packed very well.
I received a call from Roadway about noon and they wanted to know where I
wanted it delivered. Told them to the address on the shipping document. They
read off my house address and told me that the freight cost was $59.40.
Sounded OK to me. Than he asked me if my address was a house and I replied
it was. He than told me there was an additional $47 fee for delivery to a
house. OK said I deliver it to my garage in town. We can do that says the
roadway agent. Thats a reconsignment and costs $39.75. Where is it says I.
Syracuse NY says he. I will come and pick it up within 2 hours is that OK.
Yes he says. Bring someone with you says he for we cant help you load it.
And by the way it weighs 139 I will be there says I. Went to syracuse,
paid the freight, picked up the refrigerator and put it in my station wagon
and drove off while the dock workers watched.
Dont know how much it costs yet since JC Whitney has not charged my credit
card yet.
Hope all dealings with JC Whitney are not this labor intensive and time
consuming.
Bottom line I got it though.
>Did you purchase the Norcold 641 frig???? Anything you can tell me
>would be
>appreciated. You can reply over the net. Thanks.
>Jerry,
> I did. I used it for about 2 months, then on a trip, then to keep the
>beer cold while I worked on the rest of the coach. It crapped out in 6
>months. I called the place where I bought it, they had me take it to a
>place authorized by Norcold (close by). They never even looked at the
>receipt, they just ordered me a new cooling system and installed it for
>free. Excellent response. BTW, there was a small crack in a line
>leading from the heater. It does work good. Best on propane, darn good
>on 120vac, sorta kinda on 12vdc. (Good enough for keeping things cold
>while in motion. The propane works well while underway, I've run 75-80
>and nothing seems to extinguish the flame. It also seems like the tank
>never goes down either. Installation was easy, I had to poen up the top
>of the existing framework 1/2" to make it fit. Took 10 minutes.
>Running the propane line took a bit longer, but wasn't too difficult.
>Steve F.
>
>
>
>
not tell me when it would be shipped. All they knew was that it had been
shipped as of yesterday since Norcold would have notified them.
Surprise! Norcold shipped it on 1/10/2000. It is indeed a Norcold N641-R
propane/AC refrigerator contrary to what JC Whitneys catalog says. Very
nicely constructed and much more room than the old one.
I was disappointed in the black door panels I ordered. They come in two
sheets neither of which fits the doors. They have to be cut to fit.
The refrigerator was shipped by roadway express, 139# and packed very well.
I received a call from Roadway about noon and they wanted to know where I
wanted it delivered. Told them to the address on the shipping document. They
read off my house address and told me that the freight cost was $59.40.
Sounded OK to me. Than he asked me if my address was a house and I replied
it was. He than told me there was an additional $47 fee for delivery to a
house. OK said I deliver it to my garage in town. We can do that says the
roadway agent. Thats a reconsignment and costs $39.75. Where is it says I.
Syracuse NY says he. I will come and pick it up within 2 hours is that OK.
Yes he says. Bring someone with you says he for we cant help you load it.
And by the way it weighs 139 I will be there says I. Went to syracuse,
paid the freight, picked up the refrigerator and put it in my station wagon
and drove off while the dock workers watched.
Dont know how much it costs yet since JC Whitney has not charged my credit
card yet.
Hope all dealings with JC Whitney are not this labor intensive and time
consuming.
Bottom line I got it though.
>Did you purchase the Norcold 641 frig???? Anything you can tell me
>would be
>appreciated. You can reply over the net. Thanks.
>Jerry,
> I did. I used it for about 2 months, then on a trip, then to keep the
>beer cold while I worked on the rest of the coach. It crapped out in 6
>months. I called the place where I bought it, they had me take it to a
>place authorized by Norcold (close by). They never even looked at the
>receipt, they just ordered me a new cooling system and installed it for
>free. Excellent response. BTW, there was a small crack in a line
>leading from the heater. It does work good. Best on propane, darn good
>on 120vac, sorta kinda on 12vdc. (Good enough for keeping things cold
>while in motion. The propane works well while underway, I've run 75-80
>and nothing seems to extinguish the flame. It also seems like the tank
>never goes down either. Installation was easy, I had to poen up the top
>of the existing framework 1/2" to make it fit. Took 10 minutes.
>Running the propane line took a bit longer, but wasn't too difficult.
>Steve F.
>
>
>
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