Skid-Mounted Boilers for Rent
Nationwide Boiler offers a comprehensive fleet of industrial boiler rentals and rental boilers, including skid-mounted package firetube and watertube boiler systems with capacities up to 200,000 lb/hr. Our boiler rental inventory supports both saturated and superheated steam applications, with design pressures up to 750 psig, making these units ideal for refineries, chemical plants, food processing facilities, power generation projects, and other demanding industrial operations.
Unlike fully mobile boiler rooms, these skid-mounted boiler rental systems provide greater flexibility for facilities requiring higher steam capacities, customized plant integration, or extended rental durations. The units can be transported worldwide and positioned by crane for efficient installation, allowing customers to overcome space limitations, infrastructure challenges, and complex site requirements while maintaining reliable steam production. Whether you need a temporary boiler rental for a planned outage, plant expansion, equipment replacement, seasonal demand, or emergency steam supply, Nationwide Boiler delivers engineered solutions tailored to your project. Our experienced team manages logistics, transportation, installation support, startup coordination, and system integration to ensure a smooth rental experience from start to finish.
With one of the industry's largest selections of rental boilers, flexible delivery options, and 24/7 technical support, Nationwide Boiler provides dependable boiler rental solutions that help facilities maintain operations, minimize downtime, and meet critical steam demands when they matter most.
Skid-Mounted Boiler Rentals Available from Nationwide Boiler
Benefits of a Skid-Mounted Boiler
Compact Footprint
Because skid-mounted boilers do not require a trailer chassis, wheels, or additional housing, they maximize boiler capacity while minimizing space requirements. This streamlined design makes them ideal for facilities with limited installation space, allowing higher steam output in a smaller footprint.
Flexible Installation Options
Project Spotlight - Dynegy Moss Landing, LLC (Formerly Duke Energy & PG&E)
One of the largest fossil fuel-based electric power generating facilities in the U.S. is operated at Moss Landing, California. Two oil-fired boilers provide steam to two steam turbines which, in turn, drive two 750 megawatt generators. When a system is taken offline for maintenance, superheat steam is required during the system restart.
Occasionally, both boilers that provide steam to the two turbines at the Moss Landing facility must be taken offline at the same time. When this occurs, an auxiliary steam supply capable of providing 700°F steam is needed to pre-heat the system and draw a vacuum on the condensers. Because of the strict environmental standards, emissions produced by any boiler used for this purpose must not exceed 25 ppm NOx and 50 ppm CO.
A 55,000 lb/hr, 700°F steam skid-mounted package boiler rental was available in stock at Nationwide Boiler's Fremont, California facility. Although this boiler had sufficient capacity and met the steam temperature and pressure requirements, it did not meet the current NOx and CO emission limits of the Monterey Bay area at the time. The boiler was retrofitted with a new low NOx burner. After installing the new burner, the boiler was fully tested at the Nationwide Boiler test facility.
Because of the salt-air environment and since plans called for using this boiler only twice each year on average, special protection was provided. This protection consists of all NEMA 4X electrical enclosures and panels, Sealtite conduit, special priming and exterior paint, and a dry nitrogen blanket system that maintains a positive pressure of 10 inches of water inside the boiler. The protective inert-gas environment is used whenever plans call for a boiler to be out of service for an extended period.
Nationwide Boiler delivered the complete, fully tested boiler system with the low NOx burner. The boiler was installed with the support of Nationwide Boiler technicians and was available for service whenever needed to support start-up procedures. Actual emissions fell well below the required limits. Third-party source tests confirmed levels of 15 ppm NOx and 10 ppm CO at full-load conditions.
Skid-Mounted Boiler FAQs
A skid-mounted rental boiler is an industrial steam boiler mounted on a structural steel skid rather than inside a trailer. These boiler rentals are designed for transportation to customer sites and are commonly used when facilities require higher steam capacities, customized installations, or long-term temporary steam generation. Skid-mounted rental boilers are a flexible solution for planned outages, plant expansions, and emergency steam requirements.
Skid-mounted boilers are often selected when a facility requires greater steam output, integration with existing plant systems, or a customized installation. Compared to trailer-mounted units, these rental boilers can provide greater flexibility for long-term projects, facility upgrades, and applications where site access or space limitations require an alternative boiler rental solution.
Are skid-mounted boiler rentals available for emergency projects?
Yes. Skid-mounted boilers can be deployed to support emergency outages, boiler failures, unexpected increases in steam demand, and critical plant operations. Nationwide Boiler provides fast-response boiler rentals, along with transportation coordination, installation support, and startup assistance to help facilities restore steam production as quickly as possible.
Skid-mounted boiler rental systems are used across a wide range of industries, including refineries, petrochemical plants, food and beverage processing facilities, chemical manufacturers, pulp and paper mills, power generation stations, hospitals, universities, and industrial manufacturing operations. These boiler rental solutions help facilities maintain reliable steam generation during outages, maintenance projects, and capacity expansions.
Yes. Many boiler rentals can be equipped with low NOx or ultra-low NOx combustion systems to meet local air quality regulations and project-specific emissions requirements. Nationwide Boiler offers rental boiler solutions designed to help customers meet both operational and environmental objectives.
Can skid-mounted boilers be integrated with existing plant equipment?
Yes. Skid-mounted boiler systems are frequently incorporated into existing steam plants and can be connected to deaerators, feedwater systems, economizers, and other plant equipment as required by the application.
If you have additional questions, visit our full Boiler Rental FAQ page for more detailed answers and guidance.
