MarkV wrote:I just visited Kuntz Coal Yard in Hummelstown, PA yesterday to order my 2 ton delivery, which will be next Friday 11/7. Wanted to check out the Blaschak bulk nut before I bought it, since I wasn't thrilled with the load I got last year. Ed at Kuntz told me Blaschak wasn't delivering to them this month, and he was just about out of nut. He's running a truck up to Lehigh Monday or Tuesday to get a load of their nut, and I'll probably get one the first deliveries.
I'll post back after I fire up about how things are going.
2 tons bulk Lehigh nut delivered 11/11, $270 per ton. Ed told me he got a load of Lehigh rice a few weeks back that he's delivered to several customers, and a couple have called and said they really like it. As for the nut, it's much more uniform in size than the Blaschak I got last year--still some odd small pieces and a few large, but mostly just good-size oval pieces.
I lit the stove Sunday 11/16, had a little trouble getting it to burn the next day or two during a damp/rainy spell, but I gave it more air, and it was burning well during the very cold snap that followed. Doesn't seem to produce as much ash as the Blaschak, but ash is a bit darker and seems to have a reddish tint. Maybe just me--I'm partially colorblind.
Only concern I have is that there seems to be a bit more temp falloff in 12 hours than with the Blaschak. The thermostatic primary air in my DS 1500 should moderate that, but the top temps drop an average of 40-50* over twelve hours. Last year with the Blaschak, I often didn't need to shake in the morning as the temp would be just a bit below the night before.
That's minor though. So far I'm pleased with the Lehigh.