Therese from Aberdeen, NJ has been a Green Sun Energy Services client since December of 2021. The generator was commissioned in September of 2022, sized against a 19 kW calculation for the 1,951 square foot house – a high figure for that floor area, and an electric range and oven combination with an electric dryer are most of the reason. The contract fixed the position precisely: on the Van Brackle side of the house, about eighteen feet from the front, with three large bushes to be removed by the household first. Naming the side of the house and the distance from the front leaves nothing to be worked out on the day, which matters because where a generator sits determines how much gas pipe and electrical conduit the job needs. Annual maintenance, an extended parts-and-labor warranty and monitoring we manage all sit behind the machine.
Project Facts
- Location
- Aberdeen, NJ
- Services
- Standby Generator Installation, Standby Generator Service
- Client since
- December 2021
- Manufacturer
- Generac Model # 7042-2
- Rated output
- 22 kW LP / 19.5 kW NG
- Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Home sized for
- 1,951 sq ft
- Electrical service
- 200 amp
- Transfer switch
- 200 amp
- Load management
- Managed Whole House
Standby generator questions from Aberdeen homeowners
Does a generator keep the well running during an outage in Aberdeen?
Yes, when the well pump is included in the design. A private well pump is electric, so without power there is no running water at all -- a different order of problem from losing the lights. Homes on a well are among the clearest cases for standby power, and the pump belongs on the load list from the start.
What is Base Flood Elevation and why does it matter here?
Base Flood Elevation is the elevation associated with the base flood -- generally the flood with a one percent chance of being reached or exceeded in any year. For a generator it is often the starting point for working out how high the mechanical and electrical equipment has to be protected or raised.
Can a standby generator run central air conditioning?
Yes, when it is sized for it. The design has to account for both the running demand and the starting surge of the air-conditioning equipment. Load-management equipment can be used where necessary so that demand does not all arrive at once.