This century-old Preferred invention is still a vital piece of safety equipment The anti-siphon valve, patented in 1929, helps keep fuel oil handling facilities safe today. Almost a century ago, one of our founders developed the anti-siphon valve, a product that has become a vital piece of safety equipment in fuel oil systems across the country. It’s still […]
The Preferred Design: Waterproof Pump Set for Continuous Power
Made in the U.S.A. to support nursing homes, hospitals, nuclear power plants, mission critical and data center installations: the Preferred Waterproof / Submersible Pump Sets for diesel fired E-Gen Systems and #2 oil fired boiler applications are patented, tested, and proven for continuous operation under more than 40′ of water pressure without leak. This design allows consulting and […]
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, […]
Record attendance at this year’s ASPE Tech Symposium!
A few weeks ago, we told you about two members of Preferred’s team of product specialists being selected to present at the 2021 ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers) Tech Symposium in San Diego. Lee Carnahan, from our West territory, joined Len Swihart, our California Combustion Manager, to talk about “Fuel Oil-Handling Systems for Generators & Boilers.” They […]
Preferred Presents at 2021 ASPE
Lee Carnahan and Len Swihart will present at the 2021 ASPE Tech Symposium Two members of Preferred’s industry-leading team of product specialists have been selected to present at the 2021 ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers) Tech Symposium, which will be held in San Diego in September. This conference is focused on the plumbing industry, and it will […]
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 […]
Boiler System 101: The Advantages of Full System Integration
Danbury, CT – A boiler system functions as a critical component to the continuous operation of a facility. It is important to maintain safe, reliable, and efficient operation while minimizing any downtime of the boiler system to prevent disruption of operation and significant loss. A boiler system consists of many sub-systems working in harmony – the boiler, the burner and its controls, boiler […]
Considerations for Long Term Fuel Storage
–Joe Wallace, Danbury CT Many commercial and industrial facilities are required to have fuel oil bulk storage at their sites. Whether it is for heating applications or emergency power generation, the fuel must be available to use especially in mission critical operations, such as hospitals or data centers. If fuel oil is not your primary fuel or you […]
Third-Party Approval for Vacuum Leak Detection System
Made in the U.S.A., Our Vacuum Leak Detection System is now listed on the National Work Group for Leak Detection Evaluations (NWGLDE) website. The NWGLDE list is “a compilation of storage tank and associated piping leak detection equipment that have undergone Third-Party Evaluations and have been found by the Work Group to meet the evaluation requirements contained in accepted […]
Preferred Service: When Expertise Matters
-Alex Canney, Northeast Regional Office In the middle of the week, we had a preventative maintenance service for a filtration unit scheduled in Maine (see Pic 1) and as we were walking in found out that a Massachusetts hospital had an urgent need for troubleshooting their fuel oil system. We were able to complete the work at the […]