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BACKGROUND: R.F. MacDonald was recently called upon to provide a new boiler to Smuckers.  The new boiler was to replace a 15-year old Cleaver-Brooks that over years of plant additions was too small for the facility.  Since their first Cleaver Brooks boiler was furnished in 1984 and installed by R.F. MacDonald over a weekend, who better to call but R.F. MacDonald to get a larger boiler installed during a 4th of July week shut-down.   

PROJECT: First, evaluate the existing steam systems and suggest any increases in sizes, which would be needed to support a larger boiler.  Then remove the old 350 HP steam boiler and replace it with a 500 HP steam boiler in a quick turn-a-round project  

Our biggest obstacle was the tight budget Smuckers had to work with and all the equipment they needed for their system.  At the same time R.F. MacDonald refused to cut corners including items / services like boilout, silencing muffler, economizer and emission test ports to the job.  R.F. MacDonald’s refusal to sacrifice quality of the equipment provided or completeness of the system ensures the next boiler upgrade will be a Cleaver-Brooks bought through R.F. MacDonald.  

Open communication with the customer, the contractor and between R.F. MacDonald boiler sales and boiler service, as well as a dedicated and knowledgeable crew, and long hours made sure that all equipment was fully operational.

As scheduled steam was flowing before the plant started up after the extended 4th of July weekend.