The Heat Exchange

We are excited to share a new interview in our Expert Interview Series.

Thank you very much to long time vendor/partner Mr. Keith Knowles of Limpsfield for taking the time to contribute to our Expert Interview Series. We’ve performed many Cleaver Brooks/Limpsfield retrofits over the years and his expertise is remarkable. Keith has traveled the globe and it was great to hear from him on different topics outside of the burner world. Thank you very much, Keith for your willingness to partake. - Geoff Wilkinson, Jr.

We are excited to share a new interview in our Expert Interview Series.

Thank you to Jason Howard, Director of Sales and Marketing at Power Flame, Inc., located in Parson, KS. Power Flame is an industry leader in providing high quality burners throughout the globe.

Welcome to our brand new series, The Heat Exchange Expert Interview. Our first spotlight is on Steve Kemp, Director at Autoflame Engineering. 

I’d like to personally thank Steve Kemp for his candidness in the interview. We at GTW, Inc. hold Steve and his colleagues at Autoflame in very high regard. Autoflame been on the cutting edge of high efficiency burner technology longer than anyone. In addition to fuel savings and carbon reduction, they provide the ability to monitor emissions at plants of all sizes regardless of fuel. Thank you to Steve and Eloise Kemp.  -- Geoff Wilkinson, Jr.

Do you know what's wrong with this picture? Every so often our technicians come across a boiler that leaves us scratching our heads.

Wilkinson Mobile Boilers is constantly upgrading and updating our fleet to ensure our customers have the best rental experience possible. 

Your boiler room is furnished with valuable equipment that keeps your facility in tip-top operation. This includes boilers, water heaters, burners and combustion control systems, just to name a few. The installation and programming of combustion control systems require an expert technician, specifically trained on each unique system. At The Wilkinson Companies, we have a diverse team of highly qualified service technicians with a combined 290 years of experience.

Draft is one of the most critical aspects in any boiler system. Too much negative draft can cause a flame to be pulled off the burner head whereas too much positive can create excessive heat at the head and cause premature failure.  We call it the “potato chip effect” where the burner diffuser is cooked. All firetube, water tube and cast iron boilers and specific burners alike require a specific amount of draft whether it be positive or negative. With our vast experience we feel as if we’ve “seen it all” however, there’s always a new situation that can truly make us scratch our collective heads.