Lehigh Vs Direnzo Coal.

I have been burning direnzo rice and also buck coal for the last 3 years. I'm very satisfied with the coal quality for the price of $190 a ton. I'm interested in trying Lehigh anthracite since it's been too cold for me to pick up direnzo coal because of the amount of water that gets dumped into the bed of my truck. I have had several occasions now that I'm breaking up frozen chunks In the bed of my truck to unload it. Has anyone burned both that could give me a comparison? Thanks.

I used DiRenzo bulk in nut the previous heating season and was happy with it. Clean and uniform sizing. It seemed like a medium hard blend. Average red ash. I went with Lehigh bulk this Winter, also nut. It's on the harder end of the spectrum. Very low white to tan ash. I believe I can get a little more heat out of it than Direnzo, or any other brands I can get. I did pay more for delivered Lehigh bulk than I paid for the Direnzo. $265/ton vs. $235/ton. To be fair, the Direnzo was picked up at their breaker by a hauler and the Lehigh was delivered by a lawn and garden place from their stockpile.

I think that you won't go wrong with Direnzo. The Lehigh I got last Fall, appears to be range coal. Maybe 75 % nut, the rest pea, with a little stove sized. Very clean, with a little wood from timbers. I like it a lot! I tried some bagged Lehigh around the end of the heating season last year. I also burned many tons of the old company Lehigh's greenwood mine rice in the 70's to 2001. Compared to several common brands and some not well known brands that I have used, Lehigh or Direnzo are above average.

Thanks for your reply. I am happy with the direnzo coal except for the amount of water in it. I may give lehigh a try. Hopefully the coal isn't as wet as direnzo coal. I do like the fact that's it's clean but with all the water and low temperatures lately I hate having to break it up in the back of my pickup.

I burn LCN rice and Direnzo nut both bulk not bagged. Both seem excellent high heat coals with moderate ash. When I fill up again my choices will remain the same. I have to say the Direnzo nut is just superb but I have never burned LCN nut for a strict comparison. A little niggle is that the LCN rice did seem have to many fines in places in the load.

burning lehigh pea last month and a half with no problems, had load delivered and it was dry, don't know what its like picked up?

Please see my review .If pickedat the breaker site you go to and Inside Building an coal is Inside .My nut was dry no fines an actually oversize .About 10to 15 percent was on the stove size .At 160 a ton you are getting aPremium Coal .Price is due to slow China Sales .However Lehigh is picking up South Tamaqua customers .Keep in mind this company has been around Since 1820 not a misprint .A received a salea slip stating Primrose vein .The Primrose is second in thickness to the Mammoth vein .29 to 40 feet thiclk and Glasslike .2 weeks ago my buddy Snider picked up 1.75 ton of pea .The slip was Mammoth vein .We compare are coals .Low ash an longer heat than Blaschak .I am a self employed brickmason so no tie in to Lehigh .Bottom line the coal is discounted due to low China sales But The Coal Is Absolutely Not A Substandard Product .They Lehigh an Jeddo have there own pits an do not buy from other strip mining companys take note .The following buy coal from other sources .Gale Di Renzo Mazaka.
Is that bad .I would certainly want my heating source from one company .Just my review jack

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the lehigh I picked up has really red ash

Thanks for all the responses . I'm going to try and get over Saturday if I can find the place. I read on here probably a year or two ago they have a "super rice" sized coal which is a little larger than standard rice. Does anyone have any info on that if they still have it or not? Thanks

Jschreffler wrote:I have been burning direnzo rice and also buck coal for the last 3 years. I'm very satisfied with the coal quality for the price of $190 a ton. I'm interested in trying Lehigh anthracite since it's been too cold for me to pick up direnzo coal because of the amount of water that gets dumped into the bed of my truck. I have had several occasions now that I'm breaking up frozen chunks In the bed of my truck to unload it. Has anyone burned both that could give me a comparison? Thanks.

I have burned a little bit of Direnzo and about 50 tons of Lehigh. Both were/are excellent for me.

You can get coal off the stockpile that doesn't have as much water in it, but it may also have more fines and/or whatever else the loader bucket scoops up. It is a compromise.