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ITT Goulds Pumps Showcase Reliability At NorCal Airport

ITT Goulds pumps installed at an airport circulate hot water in critical heating system R.F. MacDonald Co. installed ten (10) ITT Goulds Model 3700 API Center-Lined Supported End Section pumps in the central utility complex of a large international airport. The equipment circulates high temperature water (approx. 400°F) in a heating system that successfully services...

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Netzsch Products Support Pumping Hand Sanitizer

R.F. MacDonald Co. offers Netzsch pumps available in Southern CA Netzsch manufactures high-quality progressive cavity pumps (NEMO), rotary lobe (TORNADO), and multiple screw pumps (NOTOS). Netzsch produces sanitary pumps known for a unique fluid handling, like pumping high viscosity fluids such as hand sanitizer. During this period of overwhelming demand for hand sanitizer, Netzsch’s high-viscosity...

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RFMCO Services Essential Businesses during COVID-19

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R.F. MacDonald Co. will continue to service companies classified as an "essential business," according to the CA Department of Public Health guidelines The California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health is ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of...

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Boiler Startup and Shutdown in a Hot System

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Cleaver-Brooks lists the proper procedure for bringing a boiler back online in a warm/hot system C-B offers best practices for recommissioning a boiler that has been offline. Boiler Startup Power the burner switch and prove the pilot and main flames. Check to see that the boiler vent and drain between the main stop valve(s) and...

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