Jim from Red Bank, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since September of 2013, which makes this one of the longest relationships on the site. The generator was commissioned that October: 20 kW on natural gas, on a 200-amp whole-house transfer switch with two priority management modules. The load survey is unlike any other we have written up – four well pumps, alongside a sump pump, two refrigerators, a separate freezer, an electric oven, a washer and a gas dryer. Four pumps on one property means water is being moved rather than merely supplied, and none of it happens without power. Thirteen years on, an annual maintenance plan and a ten-year extended parts-and-labor warranty still sit behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Red Bank, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- September 2013
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6244
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 3,700 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Red Bank homeowners
Can a generator be installed on a deck or a roof?
Platform, deck and supporting-structure installations are recognized, but they call for additional review: structural capacity, noncombustible surface requirements, fire clearance, exhaust, airflow, vibration, service access and local requirements all have to be addressed. It is a site-specific installation rather than a routine location.
What gas pressure does a generator need?
It is model-specific and has to be read off the specification sheet rather than assumed. A current 22 kW model, for instance, specifies a minimum natural-gas pressure of 3.5 inches water column. Different models carry different requirements.
Why do outages last longer on some Red Bank streets than others?
Mature tree cover over overhead lines is the usual reason. Limbs coming down in wind, snow or ice take the lines with them, so heavily treed streets tend to see both more frequent outages and longer restoration times than open ones. It is one of the honest arguments for standby power rather than a portable generator.