Preferred’s Fuel Oil Handling and Boiler Control Cabinets now have California’s OSHPD Seismic Preapproval. This certification, required by the building code for all hospitals and large nursing facilities in California, verifies the integrity of manufacturer’s equipment and components in event of a seismic disturbance, an earthquake. Through “shake table testing,” Preferred’s boiler and fuel oil handling panels have […]
SIMONEAU STERLING MIDWEST exclusive representative for MN, IA, ND, SD, and WI.
Preferred is happy to announce Simoneau Sterling Midwest is Preferred’s new exclusive representative for Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Todd Moore, now with Simoneau Sterling Midwest, has been a valuable partner to Preferred over the years. We look forward to working with Todd on many more great projects, supported by Simoneau Sterling’s engineering and manufacturing.”
Lessons from an Oil Spill
Last summer a facility in Texas spilled 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel intended for one of their emergency generators. The fuel was pushed up through a day tank vent, ran across their parking lot, and into a pond adjacent to their property. The clean-up team recovered about 2,100 gallons of fuel out of the pond, but at a […]
Liquid Wood: The Renewable, Carbon-Neutral Fuel Alternative That Is Finally Ready to Burn
Discussions of sustainable energy don’t often include food flavorings. However, the same process that creates liquid smoke—the stuff you can buy at the grocery store to add a smoky flavor to just about anything—can produce liquid wood, a very environmentally friendly fuel. You may not have heard of liquid wood because, until very recently, it was quite difficult […]
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[Video]: Preferred Special Combustion Engineering
2015 was an exciting year for us at Preferred Utilities. We launched a series of new online engineering tools, we released the new Flexible System Controller (FSC), and we saw several of our engineers published in energy industry trade magazines. To cap off the year, we attended the Power-Gen International trade show in Las Vegas, NV. The show featured a new […]
PUMC Web Applications – Online Tools for Engineers
Writing a Spec? Gotta Retrofit? Try these tools. Finally, there’s a better way to manage your projects thanks to Preferred Utilities’ Web Applications. We designed these free tools with engineers in mind – and they’re meant to be your shortcut to success. Pipe Sizing Calculator The Preferred Pipe Sizing Calculator has returned! A long-time favorite used by engineers […]
Celebrating America
Danbury, CT – Here at Preferred Utilities, we are celebrating the independence of the United States and the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. The entrepreneurial spirit of our forefathers echoes down to us through the beautifully brave words of their fateful declaration: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That was 1776. Founded in 1920, we’ve been living the […]
Preferred Showcases New API-AF Burner and more at 2014 AHR EXPO
When thousands of exhibitors and visitors descended on New York City for the 2014 AHR Expo, many of them weren’t prepared for the sudden snow storm that blanketed the streets of downtown Manhattan. Preferred Utilities, however, came well prepared–and stirred quite a buzz by bringing several big items to the big apple. Preferred Utilities debuted its new Advanced Performance […]
Everything You Need to Know about the Preferred Pyroscope
Everything You Need to Know about the Preferred Pyroscope When a submariner peaks into a periscope, it allows him to survey his surroundings for potential dangers. When an engineer peers into a pyroscope, it allows him to inspect his boiler for potential combustion problems. For frequent visitors to our site, you might have noticed a few changes. First […]
Visit Preferred Utilities at the 2014 AHR Expo!
Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation will be exhibiting at the 2014 AHR Expo, the largest HVACR marketplace! We will be showing off our new “Advanced Performance Inject-Air Low NOx Axial Flow Burner” as our highlight product, as well as the new “BurnerMate Light” combustion control processor, and our “Waterproof Pumps.” We will have “in-person” models of the API Axial Flow burner, the […]