Rinnai 1004F compared to Toyo Laser73

I wanted to throw my opinion out there about this obscure topic (but very important in Alaska) simply because I haven't seen much written about it, even on the vast Internet....
Simply stated, the Toyo stove and Rinnai are similar units--stoves or "mini-furnaces" that produce enough forced air heat to comfortably heat a small home.
The primary difference is that your Toyo is powered by heating oil (diesel) and the Rinnai is a propane or natural gas system. Needless to say, everyone preferred oil up to a few years ago-and that's mostly because of cost.
Now these two units cost about the same brand new and the energy used to run them is equal as well. So the other pros and cons???? Well there are quite a few die hard Toyo enthusiasts up here and I mean big time enthusiasts who would sell their first born before criticizing a Toyo stove. I can somewhat see why as the benefits are: reliable workhorse, pretty efficient, puts out the heat and we loved the programmable options. However, a badly insulated house will still run up your oil bill past $1,000 per season at today's prices. (speaking from experience)
The main cons that I have to say are: the thing produces some exhaust, which always managed to seep back into our home. The other problem is that a 10 year old unit starts gunking up and having a few maintenance issues--like possible leaky valves, seals, etc.. mostly resulting in diesel odor, but a worse case scenario could be a hazard. Needless to say--a new Toyo shouldn't have that.
So we just switched over to a Rinnai 1004F (with propane). Basically in anticipation of it becoming more cost-effective and less stinky (yet the Toyo crowd has scolded us for this move). So with one month of the Rinnai, here are the pros I have seen: no more exhaust smell (!), really fast, forceful heat production and cool to the touch. The cons are there too: it is a bit louder than the Toyo, and sometimes mysteriously whistles. I also believe it has a somewhat drier heat, and thus comes with a vaporizer which constantly needs to be filled (but that's not a big deal). It's too bad our unit doesn't have a computerized thermostat, so each morning we have to switch it back up.
Needless to say, we are very happy with the Rinnai, mostly because our Toyo had become a stinky little guy and we are glad to be oil free. I honestly don't know what the new cost breakdown will be--but we'll see at the end of the winter!