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...I used to work very hard to even out the discrepancies only to make them run equally lousy in both directions , now I tune it to its best performance and let it go at that...

Thanks Bruce

What i went with as well, now at least one direction is satisfactory.

I did get a partial refund from the seller, after quite a bit of communication back and forth.
It was just enough to cover the cost of the new heater, so overall i am happy with the purchase.