Direnzo Coal
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- Location: Frederick MD
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS1600
- Coal Size/Type: Nut Anthracite
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Live in Frederick MD and I think Direnzo is the closest breaker to me by about the 30 minutes. It will save me about 1 hr total drive time
- Keepaeyeonit
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- Coal Size/Type: Nut & stove
- Other Heating: 49 year old oil furnace, and finally a new heat pump
Well I made another trip to Direnzo's for this years coal, I wanted 3 tons and ended up with 5,880 lbs close enough for me. I wanted stove size this year and all I can say is holy *censored* , some of the pieces are quite large to say the least but I'm sure the stove won't mind .
The price was $160/ton, I'm won't be burning this stuff for a month or so as I have coal in front of this years load in the bin but I will post how Its does.
The price was $160/ton, I'm won't be burning this stuff for a month or so as I have coal in front of this years load in the bin but I will post how Its does.
- pintoplumber
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Barry, I thought my loads of stove from Direnzo’s were bigger this year. Dennis
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- Lightning
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- Location: Olean, NY
- Stoker Coal Boiler: Modified AA 130
- Coal Size/Type: Pea Size - Anthracite
The stove size I got last year varied between 4 and 6 inches long. It was almost too big. I found myself layering nut size on top if the temp broke above 35 degrees outside. The big coal doesn't idle very well unless you can put a blanket of smaller coal or fines on top.
Luckily the stove size that came from Lehigh is a hair smaller, perfect I'm thinkin.
Luckily the stove size that came from Lehigh is a hair smaller, perfect I'm thinkin.
- VigIIPeaBurner
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That is bigger on one dimension then egg (3" x 2 7/16")! Does the smaller dimension fall below 2 7/16"? It all depends on how the lump from the seam fractures at the breaker.Keepaeyeonit wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 4:28 pmWell I made another trip to Direnzo's for this years coal, I wanted 3 tons and ended up with 5,880 lbs close enough for me. I wanted stove size this year and all I can say is holy *censored* , some of the pieces are quite large to say the least but I'm sure the stove won't mind .
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- freetown fred
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Hmmmmm
- Scottscoaled
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Nice looking truck bed! Big improvement from last year. Where are the stake pockets? Need to fit more on there.Keepaeyeonit wrote: ↑Sun. Nov. 05, 2017 4:28 pmWell I made another trip to Direnzo's for this years coal, I wanted 3 tons and ended up with 5,880 lbs close enough for me. I wanted stove size this year and all I can say is holy *censored* , some of the pieces are quite large to say the least but I'm sure the stove won't mind .
The price was $160/ton, I'm won't be burning this stuff for a month or so as I have coal in front of this years load in the bin but I will post how Its does.
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- Keepaeyeonit
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Thanks Scott,the whole truck is a big improvement over last year , I'm sure the truck could handle more but I was overloaded 1400 LBS at 15400 LBS. That bed is 8 1/2 wide x 9 1/2 long so it holds just as much as the old truck without 18" sides.
- Pap
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- Location: Middletown, Pa
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: Harman Mark III
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Going to head up to Direnzo Coal in the morning to get a load of pea coal. I have been using their coal since I found out about them five or so years ago. Their coal burns great and they sell it at a good price. Very easy in and out. If you haven't tried it you are missing out on some of the best coal around.
- Pap
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I got my coal from Direnzo on 12-28-17, Pea coal is at $160.00 per ton. It was cold when I picked the coal up. I had a lot of projects to do this year here at home and got way behind on getting my coal. By the time I got loaded and weighed the coal was already freezing from the water that they put on it while loading me. Now I have a 1 1/2 ton of frozen pea coal on my trailer. It was -5 deg. here in Pa this morning so it won't thaw out any time soon. I have been chipping away at it and can get it broken apart but it isn't any fun. Note to self: Get my coal before it gets cold outside!
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Pap, happened to me last year too. Need to run for more by Saturday, and they’re calling for a high of 11. 2 hour drive back for me .
Ended up parking my dump inside of my brothers service garage overnight to thaw/dry. May have to plan on that this year, too
Ended up parking my dump inside of my brothers service garage overnight to thaw/dry. May have to plan on that this year, too
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- Location: Birdsboro PA.
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- Coal Size/Type: rice
glad to see their quality improved. nice price too!
- mooseman100
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I have been burning buck and rice from Direnzo all last year and so far this year. Both have burned well. I was burning stuff from Sherman before, this is WAY better! I have a 9 gal ash pan, plenty of room for a bigger one, which would be heavier. On single digit nights and teens in the day I have a 90% full pan of ash. But it is all burned up. Very little black pieces in the ash.
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- Location: Berks County
- Hand Fed Coal Stove: DS Machine 1400 WH ciculator; 1880's small cannon in reserve
- Coal Size/Type: Nut
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I was curious how the Direnzo from this heating season was burning. I didn't get bulk last Fall or Summer for several reasons. For the two previous seasons I got Direnzo bulk. The nut I got in Fall of 2016 was real high ash with a lot of bone in it. I worked with it but it wasn't a fun 4 tons. Their coal the previous year was much better stuff. Both years was real good sizing and there isn't a cleaner bulk to be found.
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- Stoker Coal Boiler: EFM 350
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- Hot Air Coal Stoker Stove: alaska kodiak stoker 1986. 1987 triburner, 1987 crane diamond
- Coal Size/Type: rice
the mix of strip mined and deep mined coal has to be right. that's what i observed using hand fed stoves and nut coal.
the stokers are not as picky, you just don't get as much heat and more ash.
the stokers are not as picky, you just don't get as much heat and more ash.