Michael from Red Bank, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since July of 2019. The 20 kW Generac standby was installed by another company in November of 2013, and in 2019 the servicing switched to Green Sun. One of our annual service plans supports it, and the most recent service was completed in August of 2025 with 327 hours on the meter against 121 at the first visit, which is a great deal of running for a standby machine over those six years. A service call in June of 2020 dealt with a fault where the generator would start and then refuse to shut down: a blown fuse in the transfer switch, replaced on the visit. The house runs from the generator through a managed transfer switch, so nothing has to be chosen and left off during an outage.
Project Facts
- Location
- Red Bank, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- July 2019
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6250
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Red Bank homeowners
Does a generator in Red Bank have to sit twelve inches above the flood elevation?
That figure should not be treated as a universal rule without looking at the actual property. The required elevation can depend on the flood-zone designation, the municipal freeboard, the Design Flood Elevation, Coastal A or V Zone conditions, NJDEP requirements and the applicable building-code provisions. Each flood-zone installation is worked out individually.
Does every generator need a valve adjustment?
No. Valve-clearance requirements depend on the engine and the model. The technician identifies the model and serial number and follows the applicable maintenance schedule, rather than assuming every air-cooled machine gets the same procedure.
What happens if we add a heat pump, a pool or an EV charger later?
Any major new electrical load should prompt a review of the generator's capacity. A machine sized correctly at installation may no longer be adequate once substantial loads are added. Load management can often accommodate the new equipment without replacing the generator.