Preferred recently completed a combustion and controls package for a cryogenic facility in Canada. The scope covered burners, burner management and combustion controls, power distribution, and fuel gas piping for a dual-chamber water bath heater, all designed, built, and supplied by Preferred as a single integrated system. Project at a glance Burners and heater configuration Water bath heaters […]
Answering the Call: Morning, Noon or Night
Another round of equipment just left our facility in Danbury, CT: pump skids, day tanks, flow control manifolds, jockey skids, and filtration skids, all headed to yet another data center client. It’s become a familiar sight on our shipping floor, and there’s a good reason for that. Data centers don’t get to have a bad day. When a […]
Advancing Low NOx Combustion with Natural Gas & Biogas Piping Trains
Preferred recently completed a Natural Gas and Biogas Piping Train, designed and manufactured in-house, and paired with our API Ranger Burner. This system is built to meet the highest performance and environmental standards, featuring: ✔ Ultra Low NOx emissions for regulatory compliance and environmental responsibility✔ 10:1 turndown capability on both natural gas and biogas for precise load control […]
105 Years of American Ingenuity: The Legacy of Preferred Utilities
105 years of American engineering and manufacturing.As others have taken American manufacturing overseas or across borders, Preferred made deliberate efforts to keep our manufacturing in the states, and even further, to source American. Part of this commitment was driven by global supply chain realities especially in the past 5 years, but much of it came down to principle. […]
Burner Managment Series III: Detecting Low Water Conditions
The most dangerous of all conditions in a boiler is firing during a low water condition. This is true for boilers of all types and sizes whether big or small. For this reason, understanding proper low water detection, alarming, and shutdown conditions is a critical part of boiler operation and burner management. Why are low water conditions dangerous? […]
Achieving ALARA With Custom Safety Solutions
In the nuclear industry, there’s nothing more important than safety. Every day, teams of safety professionals work to make sure that nuclear facilities operate as safely and efficiently as possible, with the goal of protecting workers, the general public, and the environment from unnecessary radiation exposure. Even if the exposure level is well below regulatory limits, the objective […]
The Role of Hydrogen for Sustainable Facilities
As seen in Facility Management As we seek more sustainable energy solutions, hydrogen stands out as a promising alternative to traditional fossil fuels. Known for its cleanliness and efficiency, hydrogen can significantly reduce carbon emissions, aligning with global sustainability goals. This article explores how to utilize hydrogen for sustainability goals, and how it can be integrated into your […]
My Fuel Tank is Sick, what is the Cure?
Your fuel storage tank is designed to be open to the atmosphere. This design prevents the tank from being over pressurized, but at the same time allows moisture in. With changing temperatures, the moisture condenses, and a rainfall effect introduces water into the fuel supply. The water sinks to the bottom and the microbials living in the water […]
Linkageless Control Technology Provides a Breakthrough in Efficiency and Ease of Operation
Preferred’s FlexFit offers a smart, less expensive retrofit solution for boiler room controls. DANBURY, Conn., Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — High costs, inefficient heating, unreliable operation, and myriad other headaches can plague the boiler room. In an effort to make boiler operation less expensive and more dependable, many operations professionals are switching to “linkageless” control systems, which utilize individual servos […]
Q & A with Preferred’s Experienced Service Engineers
Preferred not only provides design and manufacture of burners, controls, and fuel oil handling equipment, but we install and service as well. This part of our company continues to grow as we offer solutions for retrofitting, upgraded efficiency tools, and simple maintenance to make sure the boiler room is safe place with the modern monitoring tools operators need. […]