Be sure to check out Preferred Utilities’ contributing article to Today’s Boiler written by Robert Frohock, PE. From “5 Things You Might Have Missed In NFPA-85″ “Reality isn’t always what you’d assume when it comes to boilers, their controls, and their plants. Several lesser-known aspects could prove useful, so take some time and crack the rest of the code.” You […]
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Draft Controls: Then and Now [Article]
By David Eoff Danbury, CT – In 1964, Preferred Instruments published an article in the Fuel Oil & Oil Heat magazine. During that time, draft controls were used primarily to control excess draft from tall chimneys and lower excess air to conserve fuel. (Heating oil was 25¢ a gallon in 1964!) Additional benefits included more reliable burner performance, reduced burner emissions, and increased […]
Critical System Maintenance – Is My Fuel Oil Delivery System Ready for an Emergency?
Danbury, CT — An extremely important, but often overlooked component of the back-up generator system is the Fuel Oil Delivery system. Like a silent sentinel, the fuel oil delivery system’s mission is to supply and constantly replenish diesel fuel to the generator day tank(s). It is therefore critical to perform regular maintenance and inspections in order to ensure reliability […]
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 […]
A Year Later, Hurricane Sandy Spurs Waterproof Innovation
A year after Hurricane Sandy, engineers are rethinking designs for subterranean equipment. Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation has created a solution that should limit the power outages that plagued mission critical facilities during the destruction of Hurricane Sandy. That solution is the submersible waterproof pump. Designed for areas in flood zones, the pump attaches to back-up generator equipment. The state-of-the-art […]