Made in the U.S.A. Preferred has smart and long-term sustainable ways to reduce emissions and shift to, affordable, reliable, “real world” renewable fuels to power America. Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation has just installed a new 10,000 gallon, double wall, above ground tank so we can continue burning Bio-Residual Oil or BRO-500 ♻️. Bio-Residual Oil is the product left […]
Is a Fuel System Controller the right choice for your critical applications?
The Fuel System Controller is a general-purpose programmable logic controller that is programmed with function block logic. A single FSC can be used to control a single device or process, or multiple FSCs can be networked together for coordinated distributed control of larger systems. Up to ten FSC nodes can be linked together using the redundant, masterless Preferred […]
The Importance of Ventilation in Boiler Rooms
As seen in Today’s Boiler and Engineered Systems -Mike Toussaint, Danbury, CT Boiler experts — from engineers, operators, and plant supervisors to service techs and contractors — all recognize the importance of fresh air in boiler rooms. Keeping fresh air circulating can reduce or even eliminate many common problems, but, no matter how many regulations are in place or how […]
FlexFit Linkageless Control for Boiler Control Retrofit
Made in the U.S.A. 🇺🇲 Combustion Controls Retrofits for better performance, energy efficiency, and monitoring. The FlexFit Linkageless Controller brings automatic control to your burner with an integrated flame safeguard system. This quick and easy retrofit solution increases savings, efficiency, and improves control in the boiler room. The FlexFit flame safeguard plugs directly into Fireye E110 and Honeywell RM7800L wiring bases, […]
Diesel Exhaust Fluid Systems: Reducing Emissions at Mission Critical sites
At Preferred, we are combining security and sustainable solutions at some of our highest security project sites, data centers and mission critical facilities, such as manufacturing centers. A global pharmaceutical manufacturing company bought generators and commissioned the Preferred staff of experienced and qualified engineers to design this Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) system, pumping 300 gallons (of ammonia) per […]
Converting NEMA 4 Plant Wide Controllers to the Mutli-Node Fuel System Controller
Problem: Committed to the future of our technology in hospitals, nursing homes, data centers, schools, and airports, we are converting Preferred NEMA 4 Plant Wide Controllers’s (PWC) nearing end of life to Fuel System Controller (FSC) based controllers. Pictured are before (prior to shipment in 2015) and after of one of the units that was converted in this […]
FlexFit Retrofit – More savings, More efficiency
Made in the U.S.A., Preferred retrofits provide sustainable solutions for reducing energy costs with upgraded efficiencies. At this site in Queens, NY, one of our skilled field service engineers replaced an obsolete Honeywell RM7800 L flame safeguard/ ControLinks fuel-air combination with our FlexFit Linkageless Controller. The FlexFit controller brings linkageless control to your burner with an integrated flame safeguard […]
Case Study: Integrating a Successful Fuel Oil System at University Hospital Complex
-David Eoff Preferred loves this system because the engineer contacted us early on in the design process and had the same goals Preferred has for a fuel system. He wanted a system that would be reliable, robust, redundant, and include the features Preferred has proven to work for large generator fueling systems like this one in Mission Critical, […]
Innovating Time Tested Solutions: The Anti-Siphon Valve
Made in the U.S.A., Preferred invests in continued innovation on time-tested products like the Low Vacuum Anti-Siphon (Or Syphon) Valve. The Anti-Siphon valve was one the very first products ever brought to market by Preferred close after its founding in 1920. Preferred originally entered the oil and energy industry as a Fuel Oil component provider, and the original […]
Fix the Boiler in July to Limit Emission in the Winter
As the city’s apartment complex managers know all too well, New York City’s electricity rates are some of the highest in the country. Surprisingly, one of the biggest sources of energy usage for these structures is often the building’s boiler, which runs nearly continuously through the long, cold winter. That is why it’s not a bad idea to […]