[rohrmann]

Just to throw another twist to this discussion, at Quartzsite a couple days ago, we had a presentation by Paul Unmack, the ARP guy, and during the discussion, he indicated that the use of electric is harder on the steel of the boiler assembly than is the use of gas. He said that when the fridge calls for cooling, the electric elements get hot right away, which stresses the boiler area quite a bit, even to the point of causing stress cracks, but when in gas mode, the heat comes on gradually which is easier on the steel. He says either mode works OK, but his recommendation is to use gas only, and also said the fridge doesn't use much gas compared to the water heater or the furnace, so the cost isn't very much.