Steven from Eatontown, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since April of 2020. The generator was installed by another company and commissioned in October of 2013, and the servicing came to us six and a half years later. The seven-year service was carried out in 2020, the eight-year in 2021 and the ten-year interval in July of 2024, and a fuel plenum repair was handled alongside the first of them. The plenum is the part that carries fuel and air into the engine, and a fault there is not something a weekly self-test reveals – the machine runs its ten minutes and stops before anything is asked of it. Faults of that kind are found by somebody opening the enclosure, which is what the yearly visit is for.
Project Facts
- Location
- Eatontown, NJ
- Service
- Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- April 2020
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 6250
- Rated output
- 20 kW LP / 18 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Transfer switch
- 90 amp
Standby generator questions from Eatontown homeowners
What size standby generator does a Eatontown home need?
The correct size is decided by the electrical loads the generator is expected to run, not by the square footage of the house. Central air, heat pumps, electric heat, well and sump pumps, refrigerators and freezers, electric ranges and dryers, pool equipment and EV chargers all count. Where a load is connected automatically, the generator either has the capacity for it or an approved load-management system controls it.
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.
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.