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. […]
AHR EXPO 2023, Preferred Exhibits & Presents
Come See Us at the AHR Expo! Preferred Utilities is once again participating at the upcoming AHR Expo. The Expo is being held in Atlanta from February 6-8, 2023. We are located at booth #4429. Visit our booth to experience our Made in the U.S.A., equipment demos and discuss custom-engineered solutions for applications, including – economic retrofits for residential housing […]
3-in-1: Precision & High Visibility with Preferred’s JC-13D2 Process Bar graph Indicator
Made in the U.S.A.The NEW JC-13D2 3-in-1 Process Bar graph Indicator can accept up to three high precision analog input signals of the following types: 4-20 mA, 0-2.3 Vdc, 0-5 Vdc, 0-10 Vdc, 10k thermistor, type J thermocouple, and type K thermocouple. Ideal for boiler draft, drum level, tank levels, flow rates, operating pressures, temperatures, or any other […]
Preferred Engineering: Nuclear Innovation for Modern Outage solutions
Preferred Engineering supports nuclear plants across the country with outage support and manufactured products to make nuclear outage inefficiencies a thing a of the past. We are proud of our nuclear division’s outage innovation with the RPV Nut Rack – a polished stainless steel weldment designed to support the weight of the RPV Nut, Washers, and if necessary, […]
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 […]