Articles Written By Edward McKellar

The Boilers Gauge Glass The boilers gauge glass or sight glass as some may refer to it is an essential boiler room component. Boiler gauge glasses give operators a visual indication of the boiler’s…

How to Optimize Boiler Room Effectiveness  At Power Mechanical Inc. there are two things that we love, building boilers, and building people. That being said anyone with even a short tenure around …

Boilers absolutely must be operated on level surfaces-  Seems a fairly obvious statement right? Boilers rely on being level in order to ensure both safe and proper operations. This is especially tr…

Combustion tuning of an industrial boiler is critical for continued efficient and effective boiler operations. When is the best time to perform a combustion tune of a boiler? First things first, th…

Oxygen present in boiler feed water is a killer for the tubes of a boiler. Water contains many elements that can either accumulate or erode the metal surfaces inside of a firetube boiler. Oxygen an…

Wintertime has arrived and it is in full force in many parts of the nation. With temperatures plummeting in many regions across the United States it’s critical to ensure that everyone is mindful of…