Published in Engineered Systems here. Yeshiva University in New York City was hindered by an obsolete burner system that was expensive to operate and prone to downtime. Administrators recently approved the installation of a breakthrough, energy-saving control system on one of their many industrial combustion (IC) burners. A large reduction in burner fan speed was immediately apparent, which […]
Pressure Atomization Solutions in NYC Schools & beyond
For the last 100 years, Preferred has been dedicated to boiler room solutions. In modern times, that has included advancements in sustainability and efficiency, for a better, cleaner future in energy creation. The addition of pressure atomization to our API-AF burners eliminates the need for air compressors and atomizing air piping, while decreasing footprint, equipment cost, electric cost […]
NYC Local Law 87 Compliant Draft Control Strategy
Joe Wallace The induced draft (ID) fans at many NYC Department of Education schools are grossly over sized, causing problems including noncompliance with local regulations. These old boilers are not equipped with forced draft fans and rely on these induced draft fans, installed on the flue of the boiler, to create draft. Typically, these ID fans run at full […]
VA Hospitals Invest in Boiler System Upgrades for Savings
By Dan Wallace See the article in Power Engineering here! Upgrading or replacing a boiler system presents one of the most daunting and expensive challenges a large facility can undertake. When the time comes—whether the current system is outdated and inefficient or it fails outright—facility management must understand the process in order to set facility management goals and […]
Block Island School Plagued by Oil Spill Trouble
Experts from Preferred Utilities help them identify their problem, and then get it solved. The Block Island School in Rhode Island has been considering some major upgrades in 2019, and although they’ve hit a couple of snags along the way, Preferred Utilities Manufacturing was able to help them solve a heating oil problem that threatened to stymie their […]
Facing the Need for Boiler Upgrades
By David Bohn Read the article in Facilities Manager here! Upgrading or replacing a boiler system presents one of the most daunting and expensive challenges a large facility can undertake. When the time comes—whether the current system is outdated and inefficient or it fails outright—facility management must take the time to fully understand the process in order to […]
Doing more with less: Staying productive during major upgrades
See the published article in Power Engineering here! By David Bohn Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corp. Given today’s skilled workforce shortage, figuring out how to get the most productivity from the fewest workers has become one of a power sector’s top challenges. How can a plant stay on top of its output requirements when finding and retaining qualified workers is so […]
A New York City Public School central heating plant moves on their Local Law 87 goal
A New York City Public School central heating plant and their consulting engineer made the decision to install 3 new low emissions burners with state of the art combustion control systems to meet Local Law 87 initiatives. For sub 35 PPM NOx, burners maintain low O2 performance without FGR and ability to go to sub 9 PPM NOx with […]
Sustainable Solutions for Special Fuels
Made in the U.S.A., this project demonstrated a a sustainable, safe reclamation of waste hydrogen with high efficiency and carbon foot print reduction. An American based chemical manufacturer decided to make use of their waste hydrogen which significantly reduced their use of fossil fuel for their process steam requirements. But the customer needed the right company to deliver […]
The PCC-IV: a NEW Generation of Quality
The PCC-IV loop controller is the next generation of Preferred’s loop controllers AND upgraded technology for the entire industry. The PCC-IV is more flexible, has extensive memory, and not only replaces the Preferred PCC-III, but also can replace the Siemens Moore 352 and 353, obsolete and no longer supported starting October 2017. Preferred Utilities’s controls are just that- […]