Made in the U.S.A., Preferred believes the best products are the quality products. We routinely revisit our equipment for updates and improvement. Our latest improvement, the updated graphics and features on our controls touchscreens, provides better value to the end user as well as a much more intuitive and consequently safe experience for the boiler room staff. Learn […]
Upgraded Performance for NYC School
Over the holidays, we installed (4) new 200hp high performance, low NOx, API-AF burners with BurnerMate Universal controls at a high school in Brooklyn. These burners are oil-only, 8:1 turndown, mechanically atomized, and feature reduced electric usage and NO fiber metal mesh heads which reduces annual costs/ maintenance. Made in the U.S.A., and started up and serviced by […]
Fuel Oil Design Marathon Webinar: Everything you need to know!
Explore the fundamentals and take a deep dive into the intricate details of designing a Fuel Oil System for burners and emergency back up power. REGISTER HERE! for our session on Thursday, December 17th at 2 PM Eastern Time! This marathon webinar will cover everything you need to know– from pipe sizing, the different types of leak detection and the codes you should […]
Auto-Calibrate: the Next Gen of Opacity Monitoring
At Preferred, we are constantly looking for the next improvement, addressing issues in the industry for better tech and better safety practices and equipment. This makes our boiler rooms better and our facility managers more efficient and safe. To that end, the updated Opacity Monitor JC-30D-EZ now comes standard with a new feature: Auto-Calibrate. The commonly code-required opacity […]
Join our Webinar: Boiler Controls 101, System Fundamentals
When: June 25th, 2020, @ 2:00 PM Presenters: David Eoff, National Sales Manager with over 20 years of boiler design experience. Although today’s boiler rooms have much of the same equipment as 10 or 20 years ago, the integration of advanced computer systems has changed the way we operate them. While much more efficient than old systems, today’s boiler room requires […]
Keeping ‘Essential Services’ Running
This complete burner and controls retrofit from Preferred was installed an existing watertube boiler at an “essential services” corporation in the Midwest. In partnership with Simoneau Sterling, Preferred Special Combustion Engineering, a division of Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation, provided critical combustion engineering services, and products to meet the clients Emission Reduction, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability Goals. Excellent project […]
The Importance of Sensing Lines to Performance of Boiler Room Instrumentation
-By David Eoff Sensing lines are everywhere in the modern plant, whether it be a boiler plant, refinery, chemical plant, or water treatment plant. Often the instrumentation problems that stump operators, contractors, and sometimes full-time service technicians are related to how sensing lines are installed and maintained. We’re going to examine some of the most common instruments that […]
Preferred’s Webinars for Stay-at-Home
Due to the stay-at-home mandates, education and engagement has moved even more to online platforms. In an effort to provide valuable information and resources to clients, colleagues, and friends during a time where many people are getting their only interaction virtually, we launched a “Weekly Webinar” series, drawing from years of knowledge and experience across our company. Our […]
Free Online Tools Helping Critical Healthcare Facilities
Free online tool for designing reliable generator systems now available for vital healthcare facilities, for whom a power outage could be catastrophic Connecticut-based Preferred Utilities Manufacturing offers software solution to senior care institutions and nursing homes already under pressure by mandatory COVID-19 quarantines DANBURY, Conn., April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Read the article here. In times of widespread uncertainty, the dependability […]
Tips and Tricks for Proper Feedwater Control
1. Feedwater Valve Selection: Although the feedwater valve must be designed so that it will flow the required water for full boiler steaming capacity, the flow rate from blowdown and the relief valves opening must also be factored into the sizing of the feedwater flow control valve. It is important not to oversize the valve too much to accommodate blowdown and pressure relief. A […]