Boiler Operator Training in California
Classroom and hands-on training for your operators, in front of your own boilers, plus factory training where operators see how boilers are built.
Code-built boilers and vessels
Code repairs and alterations
Factory-authorized Tech Center
Factory-authorized Burner Tech Center
Fifth generation, family-owned
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McKenna Boiler Works, Inc. trains boiler operators for plants across California. Training is offered three ways: in the classroom, hands-on in front of the plant’s own boilers, and factory training at McKenna’s shop in Oceanside, California, where operators see how a boiler is built. Training covers daily and weekly checks, blowdown, low water cutoff testing, safe startup and shutdown, reading the combustion controls, and keeping the boiler log, on McKenna boilers and other brands. Family-owned since 1921. Call (323) 987-1816 or email info@mckennaboiler.com to schedule training.
What it covers
What operator training covers.
- Daily and weekly boiler checks
- Bottom blowdown and water column blowdown
- Low water cutoff testing
- Safe startup and shutdown
- Reading the combustion controls and fault codes
- The boiler log and what to record
- When to call for service
Three ways to train
Classroom, at your boilers, or at our shop.
Classroom
At your site or at our Oceanside shop: how a boiler works, steam and water basics, safety controls, water treatment basics, and the boiler log. The water treatment program and blowdown schedule come from your water treatment company, within the limits in the boiler manufacturer’s manual.
At your boilers
Hands-on in front of the plant’s own boilers, controls, and feedwater system, so what operators practice is what they’ll do on shift.
Factory training
At our Oceanside shop, operators see how a boiler is built: the pressure vessel, tubes, refractory, burner, and controls.
Training can be part of a new boiler startup, a refresher for an existing crew, or onboarding for new operators.
How it runs
How operator training runs.
01
Review the plant
We look at the boilers, controls, and how your crew runs them.
02
Plan
A training plan built around your equipment and your operators.
03
Train
Classroom, hands-on at the boiler, factory training, or a mix, with a McKenna technician.
04
Follow up
Refresher training when you add operators or equipment.
Why McKenna
Why plants use McKenna for operator training.
Autoflame Tech Center
McKenna is a factory-authorized Autoflame Tech Center and also sets up controls from other manufacturers. The technicians who set up those controls teach your operators to read them.
See how boilers are built
Factory training in our own ASME shop shows operators what’s inside the boiler they run.
Other brands
Training on McKenna boilers and other brands.
One company
Training, maintenance, service, and repairs.
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McKenna Boiler Works, Inc. trains boiler operators for plants across California, in the classroom, hands-on in front of the plant’s own boilers, and at its shop in Oceanside, California.